OK, I finally got my new "greenie" from China! It's definitely heftier, thicker and feels sturdier than my red one! However, I've noticed a few "odd" things about it, and having never owned a green DPSS laser before, I'm not sure if this is normal, so I thought I'd ask all of you experts here!
The spot is definitely bright, particularly at close range! But the beam is not what I was expecting. It is thin (which I figure is good - nice tight focus, right?), but barely visible at night or in a darkened room (but with some intermittent bright speckles along the beam length), and completely invisible in a room lit with even indirect light from another room! Outside at night, it is barely noticeable when horizontal, but more noticeable when pointing upwards towards at a star (damp night).
I'm not sure if I got a wimpy laser, or if I had just oversold myself on how noticeable the beam should be at night?
The other thing I noticed is that when I turn it on, the spot starts out very bright for an instant, then gets noticeably dimmer (still bright, just turned-down a notch), then gets a bit brighter after a few seconds (but not as bright as when it started).
Is this all normal for a DPSS laser?
Thanks!
The spot is definitely bright, particularly at close range! But the beam is not what I was expecting. It is thin (which I figure is good - nice tight focus, right?), but barely visible at night or in a darkened room (but with some intermittent bright speckles along the beam length), and completely invisible in a room lit with even indirect light from another room! Outside at night, it is barely noticeable when horizontal, but more noticeable when pointing upwards towards at a star (damp night).
I'm not sure if I got a wimpy laser, or if I had just oversold myself on how noticeable the beam should be at night?
The other thing I noticed is that when I turn it on, the spot starts out very bright for an instant, then gets noticeably dimmer (still bright, just turned-down a notch), then gets a bit brighter after a few seconds (but not as bright as when it started).
Is this all normal for a DPSS laser?
Thanks!