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What should my 95 mW Green be able to do ?

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Im still a little green (new) lol to these things, I started and got hooked after I bought a 5 mW Green on ebay - it became a hit with the family, and my daughters new science project theme.
Then I bought a Dragon Laser 95 mW, total was $217, it arrived fast, I ordered on a sunday on the net and it arrived friday..... same week.

I powered it up with lithiums and it was brighter to the naked eye........ but holding it an inch or closer, almost right on a wooden match head, it will NOT light a match even if I keep it on 30 seconds........ is that a normal 95 mW thingy ?

I am now more interested in the home made reds from 'kenom' and others
 





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ok Im finding it has a LOT to do with reflection and asorbing light I guess....... my matches have white tips. If I blacken them with a marker, they light in about 8 sec, I also have plastic cups. If I shine it at a red cup it will melt through the side in like 12 sec, if it hits a blue cup it melts through in like 5 sec....... pretty happy now. I still can't wait to see what home made reds can do........
 
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I have a DL95 too, I ordered it on Monday and got it on Friday(same week). Shipping from DL is great. Looks like you bought your laser just before they raised all of their viper prices ;) I was wondering, is it just me or does the DL95 seem like it has a quite big dot? the dot is way bigger than the dot on my DX20.
 
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Umm some1 delete this thread ASAP. Pseudo might be lurking ::). nah but yeah a 95 mW laser should light matches almost instantly.
 
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yea you just have to color it black/red
i've had 2x 95mW from DL
both lit matches in under 3 seconds
 
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yea, from further reading I see that my DL 95 mW is normal, light colored matches etc will not light for a long time. Just like the cups experiment I did, color is a major factor at least with a green laser. It takes me quite awhile to burn through thin blue but with a red cup, it goes very fast, just a couple sec.

Here is what another website even says about lighting matches with a green 95 mW from Wicked Lasers, mine was from Dragon Lasers but they seem to perform the same:

" Lighting Matches: Remember this is a laser, not a torch. A Wicked Laser will light matches but only matches with dark colored tips. A white match tip won't absorb the laser's light and create the necessary heat to ignite. "
 




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