S&S R&F: LaserBtB 660nm 1W Laser from Zraffleticket

Laserbtb 1W 660nm Laser Review!!!

Hello everybody! I recently purchased a 1W red laser from Zraffleticket's big blowout sale. Well, I got it in the mail today and I just can't help but to make a little review and leave some feedback for Zraffleticket. I put this in red lasers because if someone is looking for threads about this laser that is where I would look first.

First things first:

THE HOST:















SELLER INTERACTION: 9.5/10

Zraffle is very busy and yet he still saw to it that the laser was shipped in an expedient manner, which I very much appreciate. He was quick answering PM's, and notified me when he realized he had forgotten to pack up the key to the laser. No biggie, its on the way but I don't let a laser sit idle. No sir.

MY WORKAROUND:

So I was originally just going to let the poor thing sit all dejected until the keys arrived, but that isn't how I roll. So I started looking for anyway to flip that key socket. I looked at small screwdrivers, hex keys, pencils, tweezers, EVERYTHING. Finally I realized that I would need to search for something cylindrical to insert and turn. My savior? A LEGO. WTF? Seriously. Here is what I did.

1. I found a LEGO that would fit over the middle of the key hole but go inside the outer ring of it.







2. I then used my dremel to bring the OD of the LEGO down to the size of the part that fit, using it as a guide.



3. Then I took a boxcutter and carefully cut two very thin notches; exposing a tab that would fit in the part of the lock that needed to be pushed to the side.

4. After the notches were made, I used a pair of needle nose pliers to carefully bend the tab outward, creating my own little key.



5. After a few alterations to the tab size and cleaning off the plastic shavings, we are ready to rock and roll!


And of course, no review is ever complete without some....


BEAMSHOTS!!!!










CONCLUSION!

I am loving this laser. The build quality is pretty high, and having never owned one of laserbtb's bigger handhelds I can honestly say I am fairly impressed. Divergence is not lovely, but that is to be expected with a multimode diode. In fact, I cant wait to build my 1W 638 Mitsu to pair with it. Output is about 800mW consistently, which while not being as good as 1W, is definitely respectable. Great beam, Great host, Great seller. I do not regret my purchase in the slightest!

Thanks for reading!
-Isaac

That was a steal at that price you've got from Zraffleticket there, WBS. I remember buying mine for about $300 last year (although brand new). I'm a bit surprised to see it doesn't go near 1W mark though, considering that laserbtb usually matches the prescribed mw power or even goes over the limit. Nonetheless I'm sure you enjoy the dark red spectrum, the pics say it all:beer:.

I have always had issues taking pictures of red lasers in the past. Something about f/22 though Thanks for the feedback, it means a lot!

Nice! What about the dot and divergence?

Terrible! But delightfully so. It is multimod, and after about 30 feet you have around a 2 inch line. No wings though, which is a nice change. Very clean actually.

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It is a shop sold for a Japanese site.

Picked a lock with a Lego. Epic

Really cool laser and a classic wavelength. +1 for beamage (if it let me)

:beer:

Thanks guys, I am loving it! Can't wait to do some comparison shots with a 1W 638nm laser soon!

More pics!!!!




















Hope yall enjoyed looking at what I really just love to spend too much time on!

Is this a c-mount diode? I happen to have a c-mount in this wavelength that I purchased off someone here over a year ago. I finally hooked it up to one of those cheap eBay lab style c- mount hosts and my 5A PSU. Cranked it up to around 1400mA or there abouts and ended up getting a fairly respectable looking beam like you have here. If it's a c-mount inside I bet it is the same diode I've got.

Yeah it is.

Christ almighty, that beam is so fat it barely fits out the aperture! Nice laser, I'd be quite interested to see what this amount of red looks like in person.

Lol it actually doesn't all fit out. She is a thick lady and the aperture is like a tight belt around her girth. It isn't quite as bright as one might think, though for a 660 certainly!

looks quite orange in your pics. is the white balance off or is that just how big bright reds look?

It will help when I have my 1W 638nm laser built beside it. I have tried all of the white balance settings short of creating my own white balance but I can't get it perfect. With the 638 next to it though it should darken up.