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Hello everyone,
so today I’m going to review my 1W Krypton from Wicked Lasers. This unit was given to me at a discount for review.
http://www.wickedlas...ies-113-63.html
Delivery/Delivery Time:
Wrapped in a thick plastic sheet to prevent moisture and had a good amount of layers of bubble wrap to prevent damage.
Ordered on the 12/23/2011
Delivered on the 01/06/2012
Good delivery time and since I ordered during their special I got a tripod and expanded lens kit!
RMA’d:
Although this unit was good and peaked at 1100mW and had a good average of 900mW-920mW, I had to return it because the collimating lens was at angle and so the beam was not parallel to the laser. I did not know how to fix it and it messed with the expanded lens kit. So I returned and got another unit. The delivery protection was the same.
The service for the RMA was pleasant easy to deal with, and Jeice [Wicked’s RMA representative] is always nice and has speedy responses within her hours.
Sent on: 01/13/2012
Arrived back: 02/10/2012 [Chinese New Year’s delay]
RMA’d [2]:
I contacted Wicked Support of this power issue, and like always, Jeice was really nice and already had the issue resolved. So I'm going to send this laser back and get one with better performance and tell you guys about it of course!
LPM RESULTS: The LPM used was the laserbee 2.5W USB
HIGH POWER:
Test 1
Test 2
Just a little disappointed that it peaks @800mW, but still a great laser nonetheless! I’m going to see if I accidently got a really over spec 500mW unit, because my laser that I got before was going to 1.1W and averaging 900mW-920mW. If not I’m still happy!
LOW POWER:
Still bright and can’t look at it at close range, and has a nice visible beam at night.
IR RESULTS:
The IR filter blocks 400nm-750nm and allows 808nm-1064nm. So if we look at the averages we see 1.7% of the laser’s power is IR which I think is awesome!
GENERAL SPECS:
The laser beam at aperture is 3.00mm +/- 0.20mm.
The laser expands 1.33mm +/- 0.20mm for every meter traveled. I did this measurement at 6 meters and took the average.
The laser does get noticeably warm after a good 5-7 minutes of use, but it is always cold here in Oregon so it benefits the laser when it is in use.
The Expanded Lens Kit:
Comes in this magnetic flap box, it’s nice and does what it needs to do. What more could I say?
Here are the lenses at work:
Galaxy Lens:
Straight Line Lens:
Cross Lens:
The expanded lens kit does come with others but I think these are the coolest and I could not capture the focusing lens in a picture because it’s really bright. But once you have put the focusing lens on it burns like crazy.
Conclusion:
I give Wicked 7.5/10. Wicked's customer service is outstanding. I'm dissapointed that this unit did not reach its max power like my previous and ill change it depending on how the unit comes out.
Side Note:
If there is anything I can improve on my review, please let me know.
Any questions? feel free to ask!![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Still going to update with more information later on
so today I’m going to review my 1W Krypton from Wicked Lasers. This unit was given to me at a discount for review.
http://www.wickedlas...ies-113-63.html
Delivery/Delivery Time:
Wrapped in a thick plastic sheet to prevent moisture and had a good amount of layers of bubble wrap to prevent damage.
Ordered on the 12/23/2011
Delivered on the 01/06/2012
Good delivery time and since I ordered during their special I got a tripod and expanded lens kit!
RMA’d:
Although this unit was good and peaked at 1100mW and had a good average of 900mW-920mW, I had to return it because the collimating lens was at angle and so the beam was not parallel to the laser. I did not know how to fix it and it messed with the expanded lens kit. So I returned and got another unit. The delivery protection was the same.
![2012-01-08_01-00-53_820.jpg](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/2012-01-08_01-00-53_820.jpg)
The service for the RMA was pleasant easy to deal with, and Jeice [Wicked’s RMA representative] is always nice and has speedy responses within her hours.
Sent on: 01/13/2012
Arrived back: 02/10/2012 [Chinese New Year’s delay]
RMA’d [2]:
I contacted Wicked Support of this power issue, and like always, Jeice was really nice and already had the issue resolved. So I'm going to send this laser back and get one with better performance and tell you guys about it of course!
LPM RESULTS: The LPM used was the laserbee 2.5W USB
HIGH POWER:
Test 1
![1WKrypton.png](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/1WKrypton.png)
Test 2
![KRYPTON1WHIGHPOWER.png](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/KRYPTON1WHIGHPOWER.png)
Just a little disappointed that it peaks @800mW, but still a great laser nonetheless! I’m going to see if I accidently got a really over spec 500mW unit, because my laser that I got before was going to 1.1W and averaging 900mW-920mW. If not I’m still happy!
LOW POWER:
![LOWPOWERKRYPTON1W.png](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/LOWPOWERKRYPTON1W.png)
Still bright and can’t look at it at close range, and has a nice visible beam at night.
IR RESULTS:
![1WKRYPTONIRTEST.png](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/1WKRYPTONIRTEST.png)
The IR filter blocks 400nm-750nm and allows 808nm-1064nm. So if we look at the averages we see 1.7% of the laser’s power is IR which I think is awesome!
GENERAL SPECS:
The laser beam at aperture is 3.00mm +/- 0.20mm.
The laser expands 1.33mm +/- 0.20mm for every meter traveled. I did this measurement at 6 meters and took the average.
The laser does get noticeably warm after a good 5-7 minutes of use, but it is always cold here in Oregon so it benefits the laser when it is in use.
The Expanded Lens Kit:
Comes in this magnetic flap box, it’s nice and does what it needs to do. What more could I say?
Here are the lenses at work:
Galaxy Lens:
![DSC01317.jpg](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/DSC01317.jpg)
Straight Line Lens:
![DSC01335.jpg](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/DSC01335.jpg)
Cross Lens:
![DSC01358.jpg](http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/justdopey365/DSC01358.jpg)
The expanded lens kit does come with others but I think these are the coolest and I could not capture the focusing lens in a picture because it’s really bright. But once you have put the focusing lens on it burns like crazy.
Conclusion:
I give Wicked 7.5/10. Wicked's customer service is outstanding. I'm dissapointed that this unit did not reach its max power like my previous and ill change it depending on how the unit comes out.
Side Note:
If there is anything I can improve on my review, please let me know.
Any questions? feel free to ask!
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Still going to update with more information later on
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