Grafting a laser pointer into a cheap lightgun

[AutoMX]

Yep title says it all. I got a cheap laser pointer, the type you can get for cheap on ebay with a yellow box. It runs on batteries, but i got the idea of powering it off the lightgun that i have. The problem is that when i took apart the laser pointer, i couldnt find both poles (positive and negative) where the batteries plug in, and on top of that it would not work directly from ps2 or with batteries either. I used a 4.7v source from the gun and the laser pointer should normally use 4.5v. Did i fry the laser diode by giving it too many milliamps or something? Any tips at all?

BTW the lightgun is called the Gunman

[ps2daddy]

You can get a lightgun with a red dot for about $30 at the-console.corner

[moethacriminal]

isnt that bad for your TV and also dangerouse for your eyes because the TV surface is reflective?

[AutoMX]

it shouldnt really affect your TV, and as for eyes, its bad directly or through a mirror, but reflected from glass it shouldnt do any damage (otherwise laser pointers would be illegal to sell)

[loy]

get some pictures of the laser pointer dissembleded

[eight_heads]

i think they usually use the metal housing of the laser pointer to connect the negative side...kinda like a flashlight.... hope it helps