Would a laser made from a Blu-Ray player/burner diode be powerful enough to light fireworks on fire?

blu ray player laser pointer image

Ghast

And what about just from a Blu-Ray Player with no burner?
Oh trust me, I'm not wasting my Blu-Ray player. Way to much money for just a laser. I posted on a couple sites just asking around and seeing if anybody had a broken one that they'd be willing to part with. And I've seen less-powerful lasers light matches. I can't imagine it being that much harder to light a firework fuse.

Answer
Commercial lasers fall into the following general categories:

â¦less than 1 mW â laser pointers
â¦5 mW â CD-ROM drive
â¦5â10 mW â DVD player or DVD-ROM drive
â¦100 mW â High-speed CD-RW burner
â¦250 mW â Consumer DVD-R burner
â¦1 W â green laser in current Holographic Versatile Disc prototype development
â¦1â20 W â output of the majority of commercially available solid-state lasers used for micro machining
â¦30â100 W â typical sealed CO2 surgical lasersâ¦100â3000 W (peak output 1.5 kW) â typical sealed CO2 lasers used in industrial laser cutting

Your Blue Ray burner is quite possibly in the 100mW range, and
may be classified as a Class 3A (Intermediate power) or Class 3B
(Moderate power) laser. The player laser without the burner will
have lower power.
Only a Class 3B or Class 4 is considered
a fire hazard, with enough power to ignite something like the fuse
on your fireworks. The laser you are considering should have its
class rating listed on the side, but it will definitely take at least a
Class 3B.

Is it possible to turn a dvd eye into a laser pointer?

Jack

I was wondering since I have a spare dvd player and was looking for a little project. Is it possible to take the dvd eye that reads the dvd and turn it into a laser pointer powered by a battery?

Answer
Yeah, DIY lasers are big on the internet. Lots of people do almost exactly what you've described, although I think they usually use DVD burner diodes. Those have the power to burn black tape, pop balloons, etc. I saw one tutorial where they built the laser into and old NES zapper. Wicked! The main point is to rip your player/burner open and get the laser diode out, which basically looks like an LED. You need to buy a housing for the diode, which will have a lens on it to focus the beam. After that you just wire up your power source, and that's it. It's pretty fucking easy to make a laser. If you can get a Blu-Ray diode, then you'll have a purple laser that makes things fluoresce, or glow, when it hits them. If you want to do this for the fun of building your own highly dangerous laser, then you're on the right track. Search around for tutorials with specific instructions and pictures. If you just want a laser that can cut things, you can also check out the stuff at www.dealextreme.com. Those things can blind a small child in seconds!!! Have fun.

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