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I'm currently looking around for 2W+ laser and i have inquired from a couple of members sellers about purchasing a laser. Looking around and watching vids, i came across with a wickedlasers laser. The low/high/strobe mode caught my interest. I've been hanging around the B/S/T section and i dont see builders offering that feature unless i just missed them which might be a technical term i'm not familiar with. Are there any pros and cons on having that feature? Does it affect performance? diode life? battery power consumption? etc?
 





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I cannot speak about lasers having a strobe, but on flashlights. it bugs the sh*t out of me, popping in to strobe nearly every time I turn the unit on. one of the coolest things I like about lasers is their narrow beam. seeing it strobe just seems... well... pointless.

hah. a pointless laser pointer. go figure. ;)

if it cannot accidentally be placed into strobe mode, then maybe, once or twice, I could check it out and not mind the feature.

also, having a lower power mode of a high power laser may be cool, if i didn't already have a plethora of lower powered lasers in my coffers.

getting a high power laser with a low power mode as my first laser, has a great deal of merit. but once I got to know how to use it, my subsequent purchases would not need the low power mode.

just my two cents.
 
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I just like the idea of havin a low power mode for like star pointing with out worrying much bout overheating and high power for burning. Dual maybe multi purpose lasers or even any other item for that matter seems innovative for me. I recently got a 1W laser from lazerer and the only thing i can use it at the moment is for burning. Cant really use it to play with my cats, good thing i have a <5mW and sometimes my <100mW for that.
 
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Most 2+Watt lasers use two li-ion batteries to operate. These lasers are run by a buck driver. The coolest thing is that you can actually use one 3.7V li-ion cell for a considerable reduced output. The output will dropped to 100mW-300mW depending how efficient the driver and the diode is.
You will need swap the batteries instead of a fancy switch for dual output.
 
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Blord said:
Most 2+Watt lasers use two li-ion batteries to operate. These lasers are run by a buck driver. The coolest thing is that you can actually use one 3.7V li-ion cell for a considerable reduced output. The output will dropped to 100mW-300mW depending how efficient the driver and the diode is.
You will need swap the batteries instead of a fancy switch for dual output.
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Thanks for the input. Decent alternative for having a dual switch i suppose. :)
 
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There are a couple people that make multi-mode lasers. Here is one Yobresal sold recently: http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/1-4w-5-mode-copper-blue-ice-445nm-sold-78830.html
I have seen them offered for sale from time to time.

I like the pulse/strobe feature... Looks like a Startrek phaser blast:)

@Blord: In your experience, which buck drivers allow for use of 1 cell for reduced power? I have a couple 445s with X-Drive V6 and they won't lase with only 1 cell :( IMO this would be a cool feature to have.
 
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I'm a bit disappointed now that I bought that 1W laser from lazerer. Dont get me wrong, I'm still satisfied with the purchase. Looking at the price and the feature of that laser I should had went that route. I wish I had joined LPF sooner before I bought that laser. With that note, I'm not rushing on buying my next laser which is a 2W+ without researching and asking around first. Thanks for that post ENX.
 
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Several of the lazerer 1W lasers, you can attach a diffraction tip to them. Think of that as at least a partial consolation to your disappointment, because indoors at least, the diffraction gratings are great.
 
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No regrets!!! My first was a 1W from O-like, was really around 700 to 800mW. It was a good starter and point of entry into the hobby. Make sure you get a good pair of goggles.

Just search around, there is a lot of great information here and lots of helpful, very knowledgable people. If you're like the rest of us, there will be many more lasers in your future :). Maybe even build a few of your own.
 
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I promised my wife that the 2W+ laser will be my last that I'm buying. As far as building my own, any place i can start from? A beginners guide for DIY projects?
 
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I feel confident making that call. You already love the night sky. Once you see a bright blue beam across that sky... you'll be in love with lasers. :cool:
 
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