DX red LASER disassembly

[chuck]

Someone posted, a while back, that he had disassembled this red pointer from DX.

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I have one (and it's very nice) but I don't see immediately how to disassemble it...could someone enlighten me?

I want to have a little fun with it...and maybe completely re-engineer it. I'll start, though, with just reinforcing the button and making it feel a little more secure. THEN I'll worry about overdriving the diode...

-- Chuck Knight

 

[The_LED_Museum]

Overdriving the diode in a red laser pointer is generally not a good idea; the power output gain is likely to be minimal at best before you let all the magic smoke out.

 

[chuck]

Thanks for the warning...nevertheless, I'd still like to get in there and mechanically reinforce the board/button, so it doesn't feel quite so spongy.

Any hints for disassembly?

-- Chuck Knight