I'm not one to buy some of the larger pointers or make my own, but I picked up a 5mw Blue-Violet about a month and a half ago. When I got it, it seemed defective to me. I've since RMA'd it and am on my third one.
The question I have here is, am I correct in saying this is defective?
This is the problem. The specs say the dot should be roughly 6mm at 10 meters.
I see it hit 6mm at 10 inches. When I shine it one something a few feet away, I see what looks like a pattern, best way I can explain it is if the beam wasn't focused or something and was crossing over itself or something. Really not sure how to explain it, but at 10 meters, the "dot" is 2 inches wide or more.
In my opinion it looks like the beam is doing this ><, though at a much smaller angle. Like it crosses over itself and gets larger rather quickly the farther away it goes.
I don't have anyone here to help me take a picture since a camera won't pick it up unless it's a good distance away.
Thanks for any advice or help you can give me.
The question I have here is, am I correct in saying this is defective?
This is the problem. The specs say the dot should be roughly 6mm at 10 meters.
I see it hit 6mm at 10 inches. When I shine it one something a few feet away, I see what looks like a pattern, best way I can explain it is if the beam wasn't focused or something and was crossing over itself or something. Really not sure how to explain it, but at 10 meters, the "dot" is 2 inches wide or more.
In my opinion it looks like the beam is doing this ><, though at a much smaller angle. Like it crosses over itself and gets larger rather quickly the farther away it goes.
I don't have anyone here to help me take a picture since a camera won't pick it up unless it's a good distance away.
Thanks for any advice or help you can give me.