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Hey ALL,
This a Review on "MY" Wickedlasers Arctic Spyder S3 Pro and my Experience with Wickedlasers.
First let me start off by saying i am very HAPPY with the laser. With that said lets go on.:wave: I ordered the Arctic on June 17 2010 and received it on Nov. 24 2010, right before thanksgiving.
I dont know if that means anything. Anyways It was a long wait but iam glad i dint cancel my order only because the Host is Sick. That is the main reason why i wanted the Arctic for. A week after i ordered My Arctic i had a DIY build in Progress, so i was not bugging out to get the laser.
I also want to mention my situation why it took so long to get to me. To make a long story short what happened was i guess after 1 month of my
original order they did not charge my card because of all the delays wickedlasers was giving for the arctic so my Credit Card company put in
a note to Expire the payment. So from around July 15 they Expired the payment and like a dummy i did not check my statements until it started
to get closer to the beginning of November.:scowl: So i contacted wickedLasers through email and i got a very nice person that helped me through the hole
process of re submitting the payment witch was on Oct 28 all the way until i got my laser.:wave: Witch i could not believe the help i was getting.
They
Must of stepped there game up or it was my kindness that got me the Help. I was alls taught that being nice will get you further in life so i took
that route rather then being an A$$. Now i am speak for myself but this was not my first laser so i basically forgot about it just like i do when i
order stuff from overseas. It helps pass the time. But 5 months is very excessive IMO.
Now thats out of the way lets get into the laser itself. The Arctic has come a long way since the first run of G1 and early G2's. I have not had
any problems with anything that came with the laser except for the protective laser goggles witch are horrible. Lucky for my i have another pair that work Awesome.
My Arctic came with only 1 tiny tiny little dent where you screw the tall cap on witch is not noticeable unless you are looking for it."I could not take
picture of it camera dint pick it up". The G2 that i got has the shiny finish to it witch i really like. Does not leave finger prints or smudges on your
laser witch is a plus in my book. The threads on the laser are nice and smooth and well machined. The body is aluminum and dissipates the heat to thepoint where there is no heat when leaving the laser on for long period of times."In High mode or Low". So over all the body has a Very Solid fell to it. It also is a lot thick and longer then i expected, witch is not a bad thing IMO.
This brings me to the smart switch. I like it. Alot of people dont like it because its extra steps to do, but i have it down perfect where iam almost as fast as clicking an on/off switch.:na: The pulse modes are awesome when outside in your back yard. I wish it was slower to make it look like its shooting a laser bullet out.:evil:
The Modes are as fallow:
First power the laser on with the tail clicky.
Then after putting in the main code that turns the laser on Low Pulse Mode.
From there you can either go to Low power mode or High power pulse.
If you go to Low power mode from there you can go to High power mode.
But if you stay on low pulse mode you can go to High Pulse mode.
Holding the smartswitch down in any mode for 5 seconds it turns off.
My Arctic is 758mW."LPM video below" I can live with that as iam more a beam viewer then burner and did not expect it to be 1 Watt. The divergence of My laser is 1.5142 mRad. So it is what its advertised at.
So Overall iam Very Happy with My laser and glad i got it. Very well made. Solid and Sexy looking.:drool: I can only speak for my laser and my experience with WickedLasers.
The Only Regret I Have Is Not Ordering The Expanded Lens Kit:cryyy:I wish i Ordered it at that time.
Now for the Pictures. Enjoy
Everything that you get. "Basic"
Manual.
OK. These safety goggles are Horrible. They block nothing. I can still see the beam with them on.LOLZ
The training lens is on the Left and the High power lens is on the Right.
Extra Sticker.
Battery and Charger. The battery is a Sanyo brand 2250mah. The charger unlike others is still working great for me. I have also charged other sells in it to make sure its OK, But still kinda shaky on using it.:shhh: I have my own charger other then this one.
Here are a Picture of all the cells that i have available to me at the moment that fit in the Arctic Just fine.
From Left to Right:
Sanyo 18650 2250mah , AW 18650 2600mah protected , Sony 18650 2600mah ,Sanyo 18650 2600mah."I have more cells coming will update."
Very thick and Hefty laser. Witch i like.
This is a Large laser. Look at the size of it. It feels so beastly in your hand.
Tail Cap.
Inside the battery holder.
My Arctic is Cool.
Arctic on the Left DIY 1167mW 445nm laser on the Right.
From Left to right:
DIY 1167mW 445nm, Arctic , 201mW Red 650nm.
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.
Nothing like Having some 445nm for lighting.:evil:
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.:san:
LPM Test:
Showing High Pulse mod. With Night Sky.
Some more Beam shots with my DIY 445nm laser. "Arctic is on the Left"
More Cool Beam."Sorry a little shaky"
Iam working on a really Good Beam one Right now.
:thanks: For Looking.
This a Review on "MY" Wickedlasers Arctic Spyder S3 Pro and my Experience with Wickedlasers.
First let me start off by saying i am very HAPPY with the laser. With that said lets go on.:wave: I ordered the Arctic on June 17 2010 and received it on Nov. 24 2010, right before thanksgiving.
I dont know if that means anything. Anyways It was a long wait but iam glad i dint cancel my order only because the Host is Sick. That is the main reason why i wanted the Arctic for. A week after i ordered My Arctic i had a DIY build in Progress, so i was not bugging out to get the laser.I also want to mention my situation why it took so long to get to me. To make a long story short what happened was i guess after 1 month of my
original order they did not charge my card because of all the delays wickedlasers was giving for the arctic so my Credit Card company put in
a note to Expire the payment. So from around July 15 they Expired the payment and like a dummy i did not check my statements until it started
to get closer to the beginning of November.:scowl: So i contacted wickedLasers through email and i got a very nice person that helped me through the hole
process of re submitting the payment witch was on Oct 28 all the way until i got my laser.:wave: Witch i could not believe the help i was getting.
TheyMust of stepped there game up or it was my kindness that got me the Help. I was alls taught that being nice will get you further in life so i took
that route rather then being an A$$.
Now i am speak for myself but this was not my first laser so i basically forgot about it just like i do when i order stuff from overseas. It helps pass the time. But 5 months is very excessive IMO.
Now thats out of the way lets get into the laser itself. The Arctic has come a long way since the first run of G1 and early G2's. I have not had
any problems with anything that came with the laser except for the protective laser goggles witch are horrible. Lucky for my i have another pair that work Awesome.
My Arctic came with only 1 tiny tiny little dent where you screw the tall cap on witch is not noticeable unless you are looking for it."I could not take
picture of it camera dint pick it up". The G2 that i got has the shiny finish to it witch i really like. Does not leave finger prints or smudges on your
laser witch is a plus in my book.
The threads on the laser are nice and smooth and well machined. The body is aluminum and dissipates the heat to thepoint where there is no heat when leaving the laser on for long period of times."In High mode or Low". So over all the body has a Very Solid fell to it. It also is a lot thick and longer then i expected, witch is not a bad thing IMO.This brings me to the smart switch. I like it.
Alot of people dont like it because its extra steps to do, but i have it down perfect where iam almost as fast as clicking an on/off switch.:na: The pulse modes are awesome when outside in your back yard. I wish it was slower to make it look like its shooting a laser bullet out.:evil:The Modes are as fallow:
First power the laser on with the tail clicky.
Then after putting in the main code that turns the laser on Low Pulse Mode.
From there you can either go to Low power mode or High power pulse.
If you go to Low power mode from there you can go to High power mode.
But if you stay on low pulse mode you can go to High Pulse mode.
Holding the smartswitch down in any mode for 5 seconds it turns off.
My Arctic is 758mW."LPM video below" I can live with that as iam more a beam viewer then burner and did not expect it to be 1 Watt.
The divergence of My laser is 1.5142 mRad. So it is what its advertised at. So Overall iam Very Happy with My laser and glad i got it. Very well made. Solid and Sexy looking.:drool: I can only speak for my laser and my experience with WickedLasers.
The Only Regret I Have Is Not Ordering The Expanded Lens Kit:cryyy:I wish i Ordered it at that time.
Now for the Pictures. Enjoy
Everything that you get. "Basic"
Manual.
OK. These safety goggles are Horrible. They block nothing. I can still see the beam with them on.LOLZ
The training lens is on the Left and the High power lens is on the Right.
Extra Sticker.
Battery and Charger. The battery is a Sanyo brand 2250mah. The charger unlike others is still working great for me. I have also charged other sells in it to make sure its OK, But still kinda shaky on using it.:shhh: I have my own charger other then this one.
Here are a Picture of all the cells that i have available to me at the moment that fit in the Arctic Just fine.
From Left to Right:
Sanyo 18650 2250mah , AW 18650 2600mah protected , Sony 18650 2600mah ,Sanyo 18650 2600mah."I have more cells coming will update."
Very thick and Hefty laser. Witch i like.
This is a Large laser. Look at the size of it. It feels so beastly in your hand.
Tail Cap.
Inside the battery holder.
My Arctic is Cool.
Arctic on the Left DIY 1167mW 445nm laser on the Right.
From Left to right:
DIY 1167mW 445nm, Arctic , 201mW Red 650nm.
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.
Nothing like Having some 445nm for lighting.:evil:
Arctic on the Left DIY on the Right.:san:
LPM Test:
Showing High Pulse mod. With Night Sky.
Some more Beam shots with my DIY 445nm laser. "Arctic is on the Left"
More Cool Beam."Sorry a little shaky"
Iam working on a really Good Beam one Right now.
:thanks: For Looking.
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But thanks for the tip.:beer:
So what i believe is the problem is the button top is what is causing them not to fit.
I thought they switched to the Sanyo cells a wail back.
