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I bit the bullet twice and ordered a PGL-III-A-589nm directly from CNI two weeks ago. I prefered the GLP host first and was shortly before buying a Rigel-30 from LASERGLOW. In the end I commissioned a very special built which includes the advantages of the GLP (slim, smooth, no safety features) and the pros from the PGL hosts (shutter, often overspec). I can say right now, it was a pleasure to deal with CNI again!
The laser itself
At first some general specifications copied from the LASERGLOW homepage (CNI doesn´t list this laser):
Dimensions (mm):199 x 23
Battery Type: CR-123A Lithium
Wavelength: 589 nm
Output Type: CW
Cooling Method: Air
Beam Color:Bright Yellow
Transverse Mode:TEM00
Beam Diameter: <1.5 mm
Beam Divergence: <1.5 mrad
The safety features as key-switch and remote controller are deactivated. It has a rotating shutter to cover the lense from any dust and it has a 3 seconds delay before the beam is coming out. A nice decent red light shows that the laser is activated. The PGL-III-A-589nm has a momentary, high quality side switch.
Specifications
I never saw a laser with a better divergence before (and I had a lot of lasers in my hands). Divergence is 0.97mRad and runs in TEM00 mode. I bought this PGL-III-A-589nm in the 50mW version, but it is more a 70mW 589nm! I saw a peak at 89mW what is quite impressive for a yellow at this size. The uploaded vid below is the laser from a cold start with a CR123A battery voltage at 3.63V. Second vid shows the laser on a match with a little help of a simple lense.
Pics
Pointing at an object ~700feet away
Same cam and laser position including a short breath
Laser was 8feet away, balloon popped milliseconds after the pic was taken
Inside my room without adding any steam/smog
Conclusion
This laser is absolutely awesome. I never expected to get such a PERFECT laser, not even for the high price. The only con is that the battery runtime is relatively limited. But it runs on 1x CR123A rechargeables, which can be charged several hundred times!
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Update: Like some of you know, I got a NEW 589nm cause the other had a permanent small wing around the dot. It was only visible from a short distance when shining on a white wall, doesn´t influenced the beam/dot at all. Anyway, I got a new one. This also performs a bit better (can´t really complain about the older one :crackup
. I was told that this is the highest output possible in a PGL-III-A, which is IMO much more beautiful than the fat PGL-III-C.
For the small wing during the power up process (it´s like mode-hopping, but the dot itself is always clean TEM00) Ava told me:
More updates soon.
The laser itself
At first some general specifications copied from the LASERGLOW homepage (CNI doesn´t list this laser):
Dimensions (mm):199 x 23
Battery Type: CR-123A Lithium
Wavelength: 589 nm
Output Type: CW
Cooling Method: Air
Beam Color:Bright Yellow
Transverse Mode:TEM00
Beam Diameter: <1.5 mm
Beam Divergence: <1.5 mrad
The safety features as key-switch and remote controller are deactivated. It has a rotating shutter to cover the lense from any dust and it has a 3 seconds delay before the beam is coming out. A nice decent red light shows that the laser is activated. The PGL-III-A-589nm has a momentary, high quality side switch.
Specifications
I never saw a laser with a better divergence before (and I had a lot of lasers in my hands). Divergence is 0.97mRad and runs in TEM00 mode. I bought this PGL-III-A-589nm in the 50mW version, but it is more a 70mW 589nm! I saw a peak at 89mW what is quite impressive for a yellow at this size. The uploaded vid below is the laser from a cold start with a CR123A battery voltage at 3.63V. Second vid shows the laser on a match with a little help of a simple lense.
Pics
Pointing at an object ~700feet away
Same cam and laser position including a short breath
Laser was 8feet away, balloon popped milliseconds after the pic was taken
Inside my room without adding any steam/smog
Conclusion
This laser is absolutely awesome. I never expected to get such a PERFECT laser, not even for the high price. The only con is that the battery runtime is relatively limited. But it runs on 1x CR123A rechargeables, which can be charged several hundred times!
-----------------------------------------------------
Update: Like some of you know, I got a NEW 589nm cause the other had a permanent small wing around the dot. It was only visible from a short distance when shining on a white wall, doesn´t influenced the beam/dot at all. Anyway, I got a new one. This also performs a bit better (can´t really complain about the older one :crackup
. I was told that this is the highest output possible in a PGL-III-A, which is IMO much more beautiful than the fat PGL-III-C.For the small wing during the power up process (it´s like mode-hopping, but the dot itself is always clean TEM00) Ava told me:
More updates soon.
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right now.