Anyone tried out this one?

• May 26, 2010

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Focalprice.com offers 400mW 532nm Green Beam Laser Pointer (Silver) ,discount 400mW 532nm Green Beam Laser Pointer (Silver),400mW 532nm Green Beam Laser Pointer (Silver) products,low price 400mW 532nm Green Beam Laser Pointer (Silver),cheap 400mW 532

It says "powered by 2x18650", SHOULD be a lot of energy!

Anyway, did one of you buy this ""400mW"" laser? I´m interested in it´s real power, but definitely don´t trust focalprice

 

• May 26, 2010

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lol, they just dont have the kind of rep to have anyone buy that laser with confidence, It could even be like 50mW, or anything low, it's a enormous risk.

 

• May 26, 2010

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That looks similar to the 'Goblin' lasers Rayfoss used to sell, and I'm pretty sure that's a typo, as it doesn't look proportional to a device that uses 2 18650's. Yobresal (I think) reviewed one a while back.

Edit: Found the review: http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/500mw-goblin-rayfoss-40896.html

 

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• May 26, 2010

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Around $200 for a 400mW laser? HMMM :thinking:

 

• May 26, 2010

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DJNY said:

Yeah but then I ask myself why you don´t buy it? :thinking:

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I think it would work, if the richest person on this forum would buy this laser, and post a review.

 

• Jun 1, 2010

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I don't see the point of having two in series. Unless they have a DCDC converter, that's a lot of voltage that's wasted to drive a diode that needs <2V.

 

• Jun 3, 2010

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Not necessarily wasted; it'll have a much longer battery life.

 

• Jun 5, 2010

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You get what you pay for right? It reminds me of the spyders from wicked lasers.

 

• Jun 9, 2010

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Somebody with a little extra cash should buy this. It could open the door to good treats ahead.

If I had the money at the moment, I would buy this.

Focalprice lets you return goods pretty easily. I was in the live chat there earlier, and saw another conversation where they let some kid RMA a phone because he didn't know how to unlock it.

So, order the laser, test it, if it's a dud, send it back for a refund. We already know the body is identical to a laser that put out over 500mW.

This is just too damned tempting!!!

 

• Jun 9, 2010

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Normally I would step up to the plate here and order this just to test it out but I just can't do it with focalprice anymore. I have yet to receive a laser from them in the last year that was even half of it's specified output power. I suspect this alser will do 100mW. Honestly that is probably very close to the reality of it.

 

• Jun 9, 2010

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Guys I strongly agree here with yobresal, I've yet to reviece anything over 5mW from focal price! I bought 3 lasers advertised 200mW, and all are 5mW or less for me.

 

• Jun 9, 2010

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Ah that is too bad.

Yay for the Chinese and their scams.

 

• Jun 9, 2010

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Exerd said:

Ah that is too bad.

Yay for the Chinese and their scams.

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lol thats what they do