First Impressions: eBay pen-style 10mW 405nm(pics)

Alright, just got my laser today. Incredibly fast shipping from the UK to US, California (5 days total.) I open it up, and pop in the batteries. To say it lightly, I was shocked. The violet dot is just so mysterious. And as everybody has said, hard to focus on, which creates a weird sensation to the eyes.

I was at work when I got it, so during the whole day I was just randomly shining it around. The fluorescence effect is truly a sight to see, simply amazing. A orange high-lighter glows so bright, I almost felt as if it was hurting my eyes. And the blue that white paper emits is very neat looking.

Here are a few specs just for the hell of it.



Type: Pen-style, traditional size.

Mode operating in: Oval shaped (dunno the TEM #) and sometimes TEM00

Measured mW output via Coherent lasercheck: 25mW peak 22mW low. Also been using it the whole day, so on fresh batteries its possibly higher.

Frequency: Continuous (CW)

Batteries: Lithium ion 3.7v 350mAh type 10430, rechargeable. Also type 10440 3.6v 300mAh work as well.

Focusable: Not that I can tell. the top screws off, but its just a barrel that sticks out. And cannot be turned.

Brightness: On a wall, non-fluorescing, it appears to be as bright as a 5mW or less red. When fluorescing, appears to be its actual output. About 25mW.

Looks: You know, its not that bad looking. Its a matte black body with a silver top, clip, and battery cover. Matches quite well.

Feel: Feels sturdy, just like any other pen-style laser. Could probably drop and be ok...but nobody wants to do that.

Negatives: There is some beam-splatter. But not much. Button is a tad loose and jingly, and I would personally prefer a TEM00.

Price: $245 USD, free shipping.

Here is where I got it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=140208506120&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI


And here is a few pics.









The dot against a non-fluorescing wall


A little scanner action on a white T-Shirt


some open shutter pics, good comparison of fluorescing on white and non-against the walls


Another open shutter one. Kinda neat how it 'charges' the white shirt below it.


Good show of how bright it is. fluorescing on white


Fluorescing on some greenish material under my toilet


Tide VS the violet laser

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sweet ;D

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Thats one sleek looking blu-ray

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Oh and BTW, it burns too I took a lens out of one of my binoculars, and its starts frying the WL glasses case no problem at all.

Also was burning my desk too. ;D

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Can it pop a balloon without a lens?

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I doubt it, the dot is pretty big coming out of the aperture, and only seems to get bigger. If I could manually focus it, I'm sure it could easily.

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Best pictures of 405nm ive seen.

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Thanks, here's a few more neat ones.

This one is shot inside a empty Goldfish box (ya know, crackers) and the broken pieces seem to almost illuminate a whitish color. I am bouncing the laser off the side of the box, and it appears to be shining a 'light' onto the crackers.


And here is some extra exposed shots that just look neat. 5mW green was used.

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nice!

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MERC said:

Best pictures of 405nm ive seen.

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What I've thaught
That one on the Tide jug looks awesome, it's like white on orange.Are the batteries rechargeable?

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erm when i first posted about this laser few months back, all i got was negative feedback about it.
i was told not to waste money and buy a good one lol.
oh well, atleast u like urs and now we know more about them.

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Switch said:

[quote author=MERC link=1204088003/0#6 date=1204093868]Best pictures of 405nm ive seen.

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What I've thaught
That one on the Tide jug looks awesome, it's like white on orange.Are the batteries rechargeable?[/quote]

Ah, thats what I forgot to put in my first post..I knew I was missing something.

Yes, that are rechargeable. They are Li-ion type 10430. 3.7v 350mAh. I also picked up some type 10440 Li-ion 3.6v 300mAh batteries, and they work as well.

Although its a bit tough to find a charger that charges these things.

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darklandz said:

erm when i first posted about this laser few months back, all i got was negative feedback about it.
i was told not to waste money and buy a good one lol.
oh well, atleast u like urs and now we know more about them.

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Well, I paid $250 for a 25mW violet pen-style laser that can fit in my pocket for ease of transportation and use. I don't know why you would get negative feedback, cause this is as good as anything anybody else can make out of a PS3 diode. And a lot of those are only 10mW or less. This sucker is 25mW and has a 22mW low...thats not to shabby.

The price is right, the thing works great, and its small. Only downside is its got a slight oval shaped dot, but its not that bad.

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Where did you buy the Li-ion batteries? And I'm glad to hear you got a nice 405nm laser.

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Anyway, just about anything beats the sonar, pricewise : Is this 25mW CW? Ah but if your meter shows 25mW it must be even higher if it's pulsed so it can have a 25mW average.

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hey leukoplast do you have an idea what LD driver did they use in that pointer? if you know this must be a big help for everyone to built bluray laser using 2 pcs of 3.7v of battery.. any body who knows the driver used in this gadget please reply on this thread thanks.