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DX Lasers - Is the truth out there?

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From what I've read, the lower powered DX's (<50mW) have good IR filtering, while the higher powered stuff does not.  I've also heard that none of these lasers have IR filtering, hence their lower prices.  Has anyone tested a few different models of the DX Newwish laser lineup?  Are these things any good at all?
 





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The lasers are worth the money, for sure.

All the dx 50's and below are decently IR filtered - the higher ones HAVE a filter - it just is not of a decent neough quality to really work all that well. The reason why the DX site says that there are no IR filters, is to cover their butts, basically. And, honestly - these things have been torn apart all over the place to verify the filter issue. Now, if you do not MIND some IR - then the DX200 would be a great choice. It fits a LOT of peeps budgets, and it works well - but DOES have a lot of IR. Now, I am not concerned about IR from pointers, unless I am TOLD that they are completley IR filtered (well, not completely, but you know what I mean !) and the IR does affect the beam a little bit - cause a 200mw laser is gonna be bright - no doubt about it !
 
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I was wondering if someone actually put up some numbers.  I guess I am a purist - if I bought a 50mW greenie, I want 50mW of green.
 
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Crossfire said:
I was wondering if someone actually put up some numbers.  I guess I am a purist - if I bought a 50mW greenie, I want 50mW of green.
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There is absolutely no problem with your expectations ! The DX 50mw is a GREAT laser for just Green output. All the 50's I have tested (at least 15-20 of them) have had minimal IR output, and only one that I have ever tested was actually below 50mw....all the rest were 50 and higher !
 
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Interesting.  This may be an option if I ever need another mid-powered laser.  Now if they could get their 100mW+ lasers together...
 
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Very true - I wish they would as well ! Then I can buy CHEEEEP high powered lasers ! It just really goes to show you that some things can be made inexpensively, and wstill work fine...I have no idea what their profit margin is on those - it really cannot be that much, but you never know !
 
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Just out of curiosity, what is the expected amount of green from the 100mw and 200mw DXs? Is it more than 20mw of IR?
 
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Just out of curiosity, what is the expected amount of green from the 100mw and 200mw DXs? Is it more than 20mw of IR?
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Gotta hang out and wait for Stevetexas, or HemlockMike...they've measured it, and the thread is out here somewhere.....
 
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I've got a 200 mW that is in transit right now. Hopefully there isnt too much IR.
 
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andy71600 said:
I've got a 200 mW that is in transit right now. Hopefully there isnt too much IR.
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Well, if it turns out to be too much IR for your tastes, lemme know :p
 
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Have people been able to light matches unaided with the 200mw?
 
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when i pulled my DX 20 apart, i didn't see any ir filter, only a beamsplitter and some crystals and lenses.
 
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on a spectrometer, i get 120mw of green and ~ 15 mw of IR. That's on nimh for a dx200. Reading it with a lasercheck type meter reads 184mw.

with lithiums, I get 180mw of green and 24mw of IR, and 240 mw on a lasercheck.
 
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things said:
when i pulled my DX 20 apart, i didn't see any ir filter, only a beamsplitter and some crystals and lenses.
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the IR filter is in there, a leadlight has a better one though, it looks like a lense, but if you flip it over it does have a tiny dichroric ir filter in there.
 
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Have people been able to light matches unaided with the 200mw?
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yeah in fact, it has some awesome beam specs, rivaling my rpl. that says a lot.

the bad news that i didn't recieve mine like that, i had a fingerpint inside the optics, and other have had similar problems like a fingerprint or herringbone patterns, probably due to cheap labor assembly.

i had to clean mine under a microscope, but now it's sweet.
 
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Aseras said:
[quote author=Moderator link=1183051761/0#10 date=1183059831]Have people been able to light matches unaided with the 200mw?
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yeah in fact, it has some awesome beam specs, rivaling my rpl. that says a lot.

the bad news that i didn't recieve mine like that, i had a fingerpint inside the optics, and other have had similar problems like a fingerprint or herringbone patterns, probably due to cheap labor assembly.

i had to clean mine under a microscope, but now it's sweet. [/quote]
What was involved in cleaning the optics? (just in case i have to do some cleaning of my own)
 
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