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Help me buy a laser for under 40$.

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Can someone please help me find a nice laser for about under 40$ not including shipping. I need a laser just for distance of about 2 miles nothing else really.
Please put some links up i would really appreciate it. And by the way i need something that would get shipped to new york (USA).
 





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Hey nYc...

It's time that you started reading some posts here an do
a little research...
You can start in the Buy/Sell/Trade area of the Forum...

Jerry
 
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i read the guide in buying your first green laser. I looked around but i dont really know which to pick im a noob at this. Im sorry but thnx for the advice and i didnt know that there was a buy/sell section
 
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ledshoppe.com has a cheap 50mW greenie for about $30. You could also try o-like.com, they have a nice 50mW for about $37.
 
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I have one that looks like the o-like one at around the same power. I havent left it on for 15mins straight but I think a good duty cycle like 60secs on and 30secs to cool down should be ok. I think either one is a good choice.
 
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thnx larry but where would i be able to buy the batteries for it and are their any rechargeable ones?
 
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If you just want something to go about 2 miles and you don't want to have to use safety glasses, get a 5mw.

If you could boost your budget like 10-20 $, you could look at some laserglow(.com) 5mw models, or even the 5mw core from wickedlasers(.com)

-Moptsp
 
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so ur saying the ones that are on laserglow and wickedlasers r better then the ones i posteD?
 
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would i rather get a core or evolution both 5mW quick response plz i wanna order as soon as possible
 
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What do you need it for? You mentioned running it for 15 minutes - most cheap greens won't handle running more than a minute or two without overheating. You might want to look into something like a small red laser module with a good heatsink that could run continuously - although red lasers are a lot less bright than green.
 
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nYc said:
I need a laser just for distance of about 2 miles nothing else really.
Click to expand...

What do you mean by this? Do you want something bright enough that someone standing two miles away would see a bright light if the beam was pointed towards them? Or, do you want something bright enough that you can see the spot if you point at something two miles away? What is your specific application?



There's nothing on the market for $40 that's good for 15 minutes continuous operation.
 
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According to WL's site the duty cycle is continuous. I can attest to this. I have 3 Cores that I use with a DIY spirograph for hours at a time and none of them have died.
 
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0o0 thnx for the extra info =) i cant wait for my laser to come in
 
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