Super Beast Green

sampson · Dec 23, 2010

Thanks for the thanks!!!

Bobby said:
Don't want to run the batts dry before I know if the charger will arrive pre-Christmas or post ... so, sadly, away they go after so short an initial run.

^^ I had the same problem! Both the cheap blue battery and the panasonic battery gave very decent run times.. so don't be too shy :eg:

LtKernelPanic · Dec 23, 2010

Have you measured its output yet to se eif you got another Mega Beast?

sampson said:
It seems as though there is now a thread locker applied to the aperture cap.

Hmm. Tat sucks about the thread locking stuff. I was thinking about ordering another one for a little project I had kicking around but I'd need to be able to disassemble it. Just out of curiosity were you able to get it off? I'm going to order that spanner wrench linked a couple posts up on payday but I have a feeling it won't do any good if there's locker on it.

sampson · Dec 23, 2010

LtKernelPanic said:
Have you measured its output yet to se eif you got another Mega Beast?

Hmm. Tat sucks about the thread locking stuff. I was thinking about ordering another one for a little project I had kicking around but I'd need to be able to disassemble it. Just out of curiosity were you able to get it off? I'm going to order that spanner wrench linked a couple posts up on payday but I have a feeling it won't do any good if there's locker on it.

Don't have an LPM yet... anyone in the Austin area wanna have an LPM party? You bring the LPM.. I'll bring the beer! :san: I'm waiting on that Radian Alpha to become available again. :yabbmad:

The beam is strong and visible in a well lit room.. gotta be ~75mw going by the seat-of-the-pants dyno.

Man.. I just tried again and I definitely can't remove the front of this laser by hand.

Bobby · Dec 23, 2010

Both of mine are visible in a lit room, but I wouldn't call them strong.

Held up to black electrical tape for ~30 secs (1cm away) and no marks (not really expected, just testing).

I may need a tutorial on opening and pot-modding

New Note: I just realized that my #2 unit is not dimmer -- its on-button is loose/faulty; I played with it (squeezing really hard, etc.) and found it to be just as bright when fully depressed. I rotated it 90deg and it seems to go full-on more easily now. However, this means I have a 2-power greenie for the same $19 price!

midias · Dec 24, 2010

got mine today so far it maxes at 77mw I will put in a CR123 and see whats up.

siqueirah · Dec 24, 2010

Droid said:
Negative is always against the spring.

Not always. Some months ago I bought a very good flashlight on DX and the positive was against the spring.

phoenix77 · Dec 24, 2010

I have a laser that has a spring on BOTH ends !?!?!?

enigmahack · Dec 24, 2010

phoenix77 said:
I have a laser that has a spring on BOTH ends !?!?!?

Dun dun... DUUUUHHHHH!!!! </dramatic music>

I figured most lasers were case-positive so I go on that. I'm a complete noob when it comes to flashlights though.

timdp · Dec 25, 2010

Got one of the beasts about a month ago but was not really impressed as I have three of these that are noticably brighter than the beast:
5mw Green Laser Pointer US Quick Shipping&Cheaper Price - eBay (item 180581797082 end time Dec-30-10 20:32:28 PST)

Just got these two from oLike and the green is VERY bright. Nice visible beam indoors The red is quite bright also.

1 x 200mW transformable green laser/adjustable (OLV6200) = $122.99
1 x Cute High power 300mW red laser troch/focusable (OL-CR-250) = $59.99

The red one can be defocused to make a 24" diameter circle at 25', which is kind of fun.

Tim

midias · Dec 25, 2010

timdp said:
Got one of the beasts about a month ago but was not really impressed as I have three of these that are noticably brighter than the beast:
5mw Green Laser Pointer US Quick Shipping&Cheaper Price - eBay (item 180581797082 end time Dec-30-10 20:32:28 PST)

Just got these two from oLike and the green is VERY bright. Nice visible beam indoors The red is quite bright also.

1 x 200mW transformable green laser/adjustable (OLV6200) = $122.99
1 x Cute High power 300mW red laser troch/focusable (OL-CR-250) = $59.99

The red one can be defocused to make a 24" diameter circle at 25', which is kind of fun.

Tim

With the beast I got it would not go above 30mw when using the battery it came with and jumped up to 77mw with a full charged cr123

timdp · Dec 26, 2010

midias said:
With the beast I got it would not go above 30mw when using the battery it came with and jumped up to 77mw with a full charged cr123

Yeah, I saw that and will give it a try...

thanks,

tim

Braddubya · Dec 26, 2010

I got mine the other day. Its brighter than my cheapies but not by much. My cr123a's were not charged so I havent tried those yet...im looking forward to seeing if they make a difference.

Bobby · Dec 26, 2010

For me, brightness looks roughly the same with both the shipped Panasonic and the new Tenergy 900mAh's I got ... however, they say they will not be broken in until I run them down & recharge them 3-4 times. Trouble is, I have yet to run them down once.

sampson: you were right on the "good run time" -- it was only the inconsistent on/off button that was making me think they were running low; that, and perhaps the diode/heatsink warming up ... every time I think they're running low, I walk away for a few minutes, then come back, jiggle the power button, and they are as bright as ever.

How many minutes of on-time are you-all seeing from the batteries?

sampson · Dec 26, 2010

Bobby said:
For me, brightness looks roughly the same with both the shipped Panasonic and the new Tenergy 900mAh's I got ... however, they say they will not be broken in until I run them down & recharge them 3-4 times. Trouble is, I have yet to run them down once.

sampson: you were right on the "good run time" -- it was only the inconsistent on/off button that was making me think they were running low; that, and perhaps the diode/heatsink warming up ... every time I think they're running low, I walk away for a few minutes, then come back, jiggle the power button, and they are as bright as ever.

How many minutes of on-time are you-all seeing from the batteries?

I got at least a good hour out of the BLUE battery.. and I haven't run down the second one (panasonic) yet. I got over an hour with the tenergy and have only gone one cycle so far. Most of this on time was 5-10 minute runs.

All of the cheap greens that I've seen, including this one, have intermittent output while warming. I was thinking I was having a power switch problem too.. but I'm about 100% sure at this point it's warming up when this is occurring. My '09 model wicked green has never displayed this behavior. The heat sinking on the Beast is pretty good too.. so when you turn it off it cools down real fast and again requires the short warm up for full power. I never have felt it overly warm even after 10 minutes; just barely over ambient temps. On all of my longer burns.. the Beast was very stable.

anselm · Dec 27, 2010

Oh darn it! Why oh why won't wlaser ship outside the USA?:yabbmad:
That's such a bummer...

td1042k · Dec 30, 2010

Has anyone seen the #100 super beast listed now? I'm wondering if its just pot modded. I should be getting my regular super beast tomorrow and the new #100 after the first of the new year. I'll report back with comparison shots when I receive the #100

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