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Laser Pointer JD-303 500mw 532nm not working properly

Sath

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Hello!

I've recently purchased a green 500mw JD-303 laser and unfortunately, it's not working properly. At first, it wouldn't produce any temperature whatsoever. You could point it at your hand forever and you wouldn't feel a thing. Now, the seller claimed that it should at least burn paper, so I called him, explaining the issue, and he told me to send the laser back to him. He sent it to me after a few days and said that the battery was acting up and he changed it. I got it yesterday and... sigh. It's not much better, really.
When I first tried it out, you could feel it burning your skin in a few seconds, so I was happy he fixed it, but as I used it more, the power started dropping down until it barely heated stuff up anymore. I tried charging the battery - nothing. I noticed, though, that when I left it for a good couple of minutes and then started using it again, the very first beams were really strong and would really burn your hand/could probably burn paper. That only lasted like 30 seconds and then it went back to normal, though. Right now, it's quite opposite. When I first turn it on, you can't even see the beam travelling through. It shows up after like a minute of playing with the laser, and then it goes back to normal. And by normal, I mean weak >.>... I ordered a new 3,7 li-ion 18650 3800mAh battery online hoping that it might solve the problem, but, I don't know anymore whether it's really the power source or the laser itself. I hope you guys can help...

Regards,
-Sath

PS: There is a video on youtube showing how the JD-303 laser SHOULD work. -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E0UUxVn28M Mine looks EXACTLY the same, and yet, it's so much weaker...
 
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udanis

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Hello!

I've recently purchased a green 500mw JD-303 laser and unfortunately, it's not working properly. At first, it wouldn't produce any temperature whatsoever. You could point it at your hand forever and you wouldn't feel a thing. Now, the seller claimed that it should at least burn paper, so I called him, explaining the issue, and he told me to send the laser back to him. He sent it to me after a few days and said that the battery was acting up and he changed it. I got it yesterday and... sigh. It's not much better, really.
When I first tried it out, you could feel it burning your skin in a few seconds, so I was happy he fixed it, but as I used it more, the power started dropping down until it barely heated stuff up anymore. I tried charging the battery - nothing. I noticed, though, that when I left it for a good couple of minutes and then started using it again, the very first beams were really strong and would really burn your hand/could probably burn paper. That only lasted like 30 seconds and then it went back to normal, though. Right now, it's quite opposite. When I first turn it on, you can't even see the beam travelling through. It shows up after like a minute of playing with the laser, and then it goes back to normal. And by normal, I mean weak >.>... I ordered a new 3,7 li-ion battery online hoping that it might solve the problem, but, I don't know anymore whether it's really the power source or the laser itself. I hope you guys can help...

Regards,
-Sath

PS: There is a video on youtube showing how the JD-303 laser SHOULD work. -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E0UUxVn28M Mine looks EXACTLY the same, and yet, it's so much weaker...


*shakes head*

What it sounds like is happening is the laser is a cheap one that is mode hoping. What company did you buy it from?
 
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Sath

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Since I'm from Poland, I bought it off a polish site very similary to ebay. It's the most popular online store here and they have all kinds of things. As for the price, the one in the video costs around 46 dollars. I paid just as much, maybe a little less considering the currency differences. =(( What a rip-off...
 
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sp5it

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Whan I was in China we went to fake market and found some laser pointers same as yours.
Strongest one I bought after measuring all lasers seller got has 260mW.
Most af them were between 60-120 mW.
He claim, that is laser pointer have 1000mW, his face was priceless when I took LPM out of my pocket and started to measure the power lol.
I paid each 100RMB, starting price was 900 :D
Mike
 
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Since I'm from Poland, I bought it off a polish site very similary to ebay. It's the most popular online store here and they have all kinds of things. As for the price, the one in the video costs around 46 dollars. I paid just as much, maybe a little less considering the currency differences. =(( What a rip-off...

For $46 no way it is 500mw. Probably more like 50.
 

Sath

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I totally understand, and honestly, I didn't expect it to be -that- strong, but since I found the exact same laser on youtube, I expected it to at least burn a black piece of paper...
 




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