DIY: Hack a Dead Computer into a Burning Laser!

This video shows you how to hack a broken computer into a burning laser for just a few bucks! With this simple tutorial, you can use that old computer that is collecting dust for something fun. This setup will give you around 250mW. Wear goggles when using this laser!

Parts links:
Aixiz module: http://modwerx.com/shop/index.php?mai...
LPC-815 sled (if no/weak DVD burner): http://modwerx.com/shop/lpc815-20x-dv...
GOGGLES: http://www.o-like.com/index.php?main_...

Some extra tips:
*Make sure you legally dispose of the computer when you are done!
*Drilling the heatsink can be a pain. A drill press would best best, but I just used a hand drill. I started with small bits and changed bits gradually until I got to 1/2". This is the best way to go about drilling the heatsink.
*If you have an open can laser diode, take care not to let dust get inside of the diode!
*If you don't want to build a driver, just make the module found in this video and hook that up to the power supply. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VrNDe...

http://hackaday.com/2010/09/30/build-...
http://www.gearlog.com/2010/10/hack_t...
http://pcbheaven.com/opendir/index.ph...

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[Aerochalklate]

how is this age restricted?

[styropyro]

I don't know...I tried to appeal it but YouTube denied it. I plan on redoing this video in a way that won't get restricted.

[pauleau]

Because his skin has a lighter color than the tape and those match heads, so it absorbs more of the light. If this guy was black, he might have felt the laser burning on his skin. You see, lasers are pretty racist devices. That's why this video has been flagged.

[kenyu johnson]

wtf was up with the chainsaw funny shit dude \

[turbotonic27]

did you realized the cpu was stuck to the heatsink ?

[Patrick Foster]

age restrictions!?

[TehManofMusic]

No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!

[RedstoneQwerty]

when i first saw this video, i thought you had to get the heatsink out with a chainsaw. O.o

[RiddckNL]

because it shows you how to make something that could be very dangarous

[hsxenon]

because fuck you that's why o.O

[jonathan lavigne]

lmao had a chainsaw i thought it was gonna be hard.