Help with my DX laser?

Hi i bought a DX true 5mW green laser with intent of selling it (for some profit ill admit ). It arrived 2 weeks go and just doesn't work as it should...

You press the button and most of the time nothing happens, sometimes it will produce power of like 0.5mW for <5secs then turn off (even with button pressed down) and sometimes it will flash onto full power for <1sec then switch off.

I have of course tried new batteries but still same problem... its not due to how warm it is either...

I have opened as DX RMA request (2 weeks ago) but I don't think I will get a reply any time soon.

Any help from you guys? I would offer cake but shipping for some help is expensive these days :

Get a free exchange from DX but then of coarse, you wont get the replacement for 2 months ;D Try shaking the hell out of it, stare down the barrel to see if it's producing a dim red light, or hack it appart! ;D just kidding. Sorry about your laser, that sucks. I never had a problem with any of my DX 5's. :-? I assume you bought more then one?

Ace82 said:

Get a free exchange from DX but then of coarse, you wont get the replacement for 2 months ;D Try shaking the hell out of it, stare down the barrel to see if it's producing a dim red light, or hack it appart! ;D just kidding. Sorry about your laser, that sucks. I never had a problem with any of my DX 5's. :-? I assume you bought more then one?

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Yeah I bought 2 and already sold one... I want one for myself!

Stare down the barrel! OKAY

I have shaken it still the same... don't want to destroy it just in-case they want it back...

Do you think it will really take 2 months? - am I better off buying a new one whilst I wait?

i'd buy a true30 for yourself, much more power

MarioMaster said:

i'd buy a true30 for yourself, much more power

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Yeah I was thinking of that on for myself .... but i want an IR filter for it and possibly some green goggles before I go down the green route properly

it might take 2 months or not.
in my case, it took over 3 months to arrive..but wth, i am in argentina

i'd buy another one, but you have to be certain that they will replace your other product.

nikokapo said:

it might take 2 months or not.
in my case, it took over 3 months to arrive..but wth, i am in argentina

i'd buy another one, but you have to be certain that they will replace your other product.

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3 months!

I haven't had any reply from them yet after over 2 weeks as to whether they will replace the laser... any tips? :-/


Does anyone know a fix?

A couple of things to clear up here.
If you buy a true 30 there is no point in getting goggles because the entire point of the true 30 is to look at the green light. A true 30 isn't going to be burning anything reliably. Also the True 30 lasers DO have an IR filter. Just make sure you buy the one with TRUE in front of it.

Btw most of my dx lasers got to me within 2 weeks of ordering. Unless you buy something that is back ordered it shouldn't take too long.

Razako said:

A couple of things to clear up here.
If you buy a true 30 there is no point in getting goggles because the entire point of the true 30 is to look at the green light. A true 30 isn't going to be burning anything reliably. Also the True 30 lasers DO have an IR filter. Just make sure you buy the one with TRUE in front of it.

Btw most of my dx lasers got to me within 2 weeks of ordering. Unless you buy something that is back ordered it shouldn't take too long.

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they have an IR filter?!

SMIDSY said:

[quote author=Razako link=1205342583/0#7 date=1205353348]A couple of things to clear up here.
If you buy a true 30 there is no point in getting goggles because the entire point of the true 30 is to look at the green light. A true 30 isn't going to be burning anything reliably. Also the True 30 lasers DO have an IR filter. Just make sure you buy the one with TRUE in front of it.

Btw most of my dx lasers got to me within 2 weeks of ordering. Unless you buy something that is back ordered it shouldn't take too long.

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they have an IR filter?![/quote]
Yes they do. It isn't a perfect IR filter and they do let 3-10mw of IR through but that much IR is pretty harmless.

Not to be pessimistic, but I've experienced problems right off the start with 2 of 3 of my TRUE DX 30's. I think you would be most happy with the True 100, but it cost $100! And I'm defiantly not one to promote DX. If fact, I suggest you save up for a RPL

RPL?

I have a max budget of $50, but i originally wanted a burning red for that money...since I have 650nm glasses.....

i think i may get a cheap green for the time being...

but anyway is thereno fix available for my DX green?

You could also get one of these. Imo they are better than the true 30s in a lot of ways.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11018

DX have replied to my email saying that they will replace my laser when I send it back to them!

problem is they say only send it back if shipping is <30% of the laser price (<$6) from the UK to Hong Kong is >$12 ;D

I wonder what will happen....

Razako said:

[quote author=SMIDSY link=1205342583/0#8 date=1205354431][quote author=Razako link=1205342583/0#7 date=1205353348]A couple of things to clear up here.  
If you buy a true 30 there is no point in getting goggles because the entire point of the true 30 is to look at the green light.  A true 30 isn't going to be burning anything reliably.  Also the True 30 lasers DO have an IR filter.  Just make sure you buy the one with TRUE in front of it.

Btw most of my dx lasers got to me within 2 weeks of ordering.  Unless you buy something that is back ordered it shouldn't take too long.

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they have an IR filter?![/quote]
Yes they do.  It isn't a perfect IR filter and they do let 3-10mw of IR through but that much IR is pretty harmless.[/quote]

This is one of the most irrational posts I've ever heard here yet.

Any time you work with a laser with an optical output over 5mw, or a DPSS laser with a drive diode over 5mw, you should ALWAYS wear the goggles. Period. Enough people have burned holes in their retinas.

Practice safe lasering... wear protection. ;D

monel_funkawitz said:

[quote author=Razako link=1205342583/0#9 date=1205354527][quote author=SMIDSY link=1205342583/0#8 date=1205354431][quote author=Razako link=1205342583/0#7 date=1205353348]A couple of things to clear up here.
If you buy a true 30 there is no point in getting goggles because the entire point of the true 30 is to look at the green light. A true 30 isn't going to be burning anything reliably. Also the True 30 lasers DO have an IR filter. Just make sure you buy the one with TRUE in front of it.

Btw most of my dx lasers got to me within 2 weeks of ordering. Unless you buy something that is back ordered it shouldn't take too long.

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they have an IR filter?![/quote]
Yes they do. It isn't a perfect IR filter and they do let 3-10mw of IR through but that much IR is pretty harmless.[/quote]

This is one of the most irrational posts I've ever heard here yet.

Any time you work with a laser with an optical output over 5mw, or a DPSS laser with a drive diode over 5mw, you should ALWAYS wear the goggles. Period. Enough people have burned holes in their retinas.

Practice safe lasering... wear protection. ;D
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As long as you aren't doing something overly stupid with it and understand the danger you don't need the goggles for certain things. According to you people should wear goggles for star pointing and pointing the laser around at distant objects outside.
: With a <50mw laser you aren't going to be burning much so why would you want one?
: To actually see what the laser does. If you wear goggles with it you won't be able to see anything so what exactly is the point?

I know about laser safety and it is mainly common sense. If I am pointing my rpl around the house burning stuff OF COURSE I wear goggles. If I am outside or pointing a 30mw laser around in a dark room(not at white walls 5 feet away) what can go wrong? Assuming I'm smart and don't point it at reflective stuff or drop the laser. I have used my RPL 300 outside without goggles before and as long as you point it into the sky or at stuff 200 feet away you should be fine.

Btw ALL dpss lasers use a drive diode over 5mw so by your logic you need goggles for a 5mw green. Also the one person who badly damaged his eyes on this forum was shining an x-175 around his bedroom without goggles. That is nothing like a dx true 30.