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Hey so first of all, this is an opinion, so hear me out. I have just freshly built a 445 running at 1A so I am assuming ~1w. So The first time I fired it up, it was at night about 100 feet. Wasn't nearly as bright as all the people said. It has a nice beam and a nice dot. On the wall inside, it was still not that bright up close, the dot was still not bright.
All of this without goggles. Not a hint of spots. A small amount of retinal overload (Yellow/orange spots) some after image (Blue Spots). No black spots though. And this was ~1W at a white wall. Even burning has the same effects. Now I might be crazy here but how come people are so afraid to look at a dot? It honestly seems like looking at the focus of the sun through a magnifying glass.
I am extremely cautious of looking into the beam and never have and never will. But the goggles, I have never understood.
All of this without goggles. Not a hint of spots. A small amount of retinal overload (Yellow/orange spots) some after image (Blue Spots). No black spots though. And this was ~1W at a white wall. Even burning has the same effects. Now I might be crazy here but how come people are so afraid to look at a dot? It honestly seems like looking at the focus of the sun through a magnifying glass.
I am extremely cautious of looking into the beam and never have and never will. But the goggles, I have never understood.