FS: Auction - Pair: (445nm 1,200mW) and (405nm 650mW)

No Longer FS

I'll start bidding at $200

You've got the opening bid bhwollen. Maybe I should got bid on your hotlight auction, and then we could do this whole transaction without needing to ship anything j/k

Alright - opening bid of has been put up. Let's say at least $5 incriments? Nobody wants to get a million $1 raises via email

So - $200 is current high bid.

Joined this forum just to possibly bid on this. But would like more pictures and information.
What is the divergence? Initial beam thickness, is the housing silver or purple? (I assume silver and ambient light is making them look purple)

Were the pictures above taken in in a room that had fog, smoke, mist? Anything to make the beams appear more solid than they actually are.


This would be my first real purchase of a laser and was doing lots of research about the S3 Arctic. Lots of fuss around that laser so I thought I'd check here.

klimtog:

- Housing is actually BLUE. This is what it looks like in normal lighting here
- There's glycerin in the air which makes the beam more visible.

So, regarding beam specs, divergence, etc - I don't know - and it's probably fairly normal not to know that info off hand for 405, 445 and 660nm lasers. These diode lasers have pretty common standard well-known beam specs. So for example, you wouldn't expect any of the 445s for sale here to have different beams, because they're all the exact same diode, from the same source. What CAN be different is the lens. Having said that, 95% of the 445s you see for sale here will use a standard Aixiz glass coated lens (including this one). There are a few upgraded lenses that give power increases, but they're 5x the price of standard Aixiz glass, so again, not as common on final fully built lasers.

However, ALL THREE lasers are focusable, so you can adjust the focal point for up close, distance, etc. I can't stress this enough though - the beam specs are pretty standard across lasers on this forum. Exceptions based on the lens are usually explicitly noted, and are less common.

Regarding the S3 Arctic - the 445 for sale here is more powerful, by perhaps more than 50%. Even the 405 for sale approaches what I understand the Arctic's power to be (something like 750 or 800mW?).

Are you guys really going to let me take it that easily? Come on guys! I want a bidding war!!!

I'll bid $225.

Hmmm, $235, and thats still a good deal

I can jump to $245, you are correct. This is a nice price! These would be my first ever lasers. I just ordered goggles! I did it right!

Good job, how cool is that red one. 300mW red. SO NICE. and for free :san:

I might have to bump it to $300. What do you think. Wanna continue our bidding war from there?

thejamey said:

I can jump to $245, you are correct. This is a nice price! These would be my first ever lasers. I just ordered goggles! I did it right!

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I'd do $300. Maybe you could get them, and split. I'd love to have the red one. Seems like a good starter one to play with.

Since you already have highest bid. Ill bid $300. You can continue if you wish

I think I'll hold and think about it. Three of these may be a bit much for a newbie. But, I am drooling over them...

Think about it this way, its a great starter set

I don't even need them, its just an addiction.

Indeed, a great starter set. I just can't go higher really, the goggles + $300 put me over my limits. Since I'm not addicted yet, the wallet is screaming at me and I have to listen... haha.

Have you already bought glasses? if so which ones? and $300? for this hobby, thats nothing lol. I can't go any higher then 300 either. I wish I had a 405