Hi there .
I thinking about buying a 5mw laser on DealExtreme. I saw I can get a 30mw laser for around 10$ more.
I'm not going to use it for anything else than things like pointing at stars, :-/ or generally for the bragging...
But is the extra 25mw worth the 10 bucks? I don't really want it to be strong enough to damage my eye if I somehow accidentally got a reflection from a mirror (this has happened for me with a red laser). However, I wouldn't be 'shooting' the laser indoors anyway as I've got the impression that green lasers are very powerful...
Will looking at the beam(in mid air) OR at the dot (on a surface) be harmful to my eyes? And what is a IR filter, and is it necessary for a 5mw?
So which would be the best 'for fun' laser? Oh, and would a 5mw be visible in the air? That's really what makes it funny - that you can see it in mid air...
Thanks a lot ;-),
z92
I thinking about buying a 5mw laser on DealExtreme. I saw I can get a 30mw laser for around 10$ more.
I'm not going to use it for anything else than things like pointing at stars, :-/ or generally for the bragging...
But is the extra 25mw worth the 10 bucks? I don't really want it to be strong enough to damage my eye if I somehow accidentally got a reflection from a mirror (this has happened for me with a red laser). However, I wouldn't be 'shooting' the laser indoors anyway as I've got the impression that green lasers are very powerful...
Will looking at the beam(in mid air) OR at the dot (on a surface) be harmful to my eyes? And what is a IR filter, and is it necessary for a 5mw?
So which would be the best 'for fun' laser? Oh, and would a 5mw be visible in the air? That's really what makes it funny - that you can see it in mid air...
Thanks a lot ;-),
z92