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Over Christmas, I had a relative approach me and ask, "Hey, you know about lasers and stuff, right?" I nodded a quiet yes, and subsequently had a credit card in my hand with the instructions "I want a blue one. Make it burn stuff. Oh, and can it look like a lightsaber?"
Well, the last part made it easy. I hit up Lazerer and chose the Rifle 1 Watt, no special anything. Not having access to an LPM, I ordered their power certification for the value of having. I placed my order on December 24th, for $171 all together.
Here we are, January 13th, and I've got the laser! It spent a damn long time in a customs office, so I was worried, but hey! The laser gods smiled upon me!
I tore open the package, and was elated that my new...
Green Laser Pointer was here... This better be a mistake. Or just lazyness. At any rate, I popped open the box and found that everything was just kinda rammed wherever it fit. Somehow, it all does fit in one box. It took me a few minutes to get it all in there, but it does fit.
Note to self: get new case.
Inside, you can see that the diode appears to be glued in place, then wrapped with foam of some kind. I poked it a few times, and it seems to be set in there decently, so I won't bother with it.
A problem I DO have, however, is how poorly the batteries fit. It's like this host is designed for some other kind entirely! It's supposed to use 16340's, but my 18350's fit much better. Of course, that's ~800mAh extra current, so I didn't actually try using it. You can see (somewhat) what I mean:
Once I stopped dicking around and put it all together, I placed it on my mat (as usual, with a 1" grid) and really started to appreciate the host. It's very lightsaber-y, feels solid, and is a nice size in your hand.
The beam it self is... stunning. For those of you who have never seen a 1 watt 445 beam in person... pictures can not do it justice. But, beamshots are sexy, so here's two:
In a well-lit room, still flaring heavily in the camera lens.
A darkened room, the beam is just beautiful.
I mentioned that I got their "Power Certificate" out of curiosity, and it is only QUESTIONABLY worth the $5 they tack on for it. But, if it's accurate, and I don't see why they'd just make these up, this particular laser has a peak of 1002mw after a warm up of 25 seconds from cold.
As a conclusionary thought, I'm pretty depressed that I have to let this thing end up with someone else, and I might just be getting one for myself in the future.
Here's an album with all the pictures.
Well, the last part made it easy. I hit up Lazerer and chose the Rifle 1 Watt, no special anything. Not having access to an LPM, I ordered their power certification for the value of having. I placed my order on December 24th, for $171 all together.
Here we are, January 13th, and I've got the laser! It spent a damn long time in a customs office, so I was worried, but hey! The laser gods smiled upon me!
I tore open the package, and was elated that my new...
Green Laser Pointer was here... This better be a mistake. Or just lazyness. At any rate, I popped open the box and found that everything was just kinda rammed wherever it fit. Somehow, it all does fit in one box. It took me a few minutes to get it all in there, but it does fit.
Note to self: get new case.
Inside, you can see that the diode appears to be glued in place, then wrapped with foam of some kind. I poked it a few times, and it seems to be set in there decently, so I won't bother with it.
A problem I DO have, however, is how poorly the batteries fit. It's like this host is designed for some other kind entirely! It's supposed to use 16340's, but my 18350's fit much better. Of course, that's ~800mAh extra current, so I didn't actually try using it. You can see (somewhat) what I mean:
Once I stopped dicking around and put it all together, I placed it on my mat (as usual, with a 1" grid) and really started to appreciate the host. It's very lightsaber-y, feels solid, and is a nice size in your hand.
The beam it self is... stunning. For those of you who have never seen a 1 watt 445 beam in person... pictures can not do it justice. But, beamshots are sexy, so here's two:
In a well-lit room, still flaring heavily in the camera lens.
A darkened room, the beam is just beautiful.
I mentioned that I got their "Power Certificate" out of curiosity, and it is only QUESTIONABLY worth the $5 they tack on for it. But, if it's accurate, and I don't see why they'd just make these up, this particular laser has a peak of 1002mw after a warm up of 25 seconds from cold.
As a conclusionary thought, I'm pretty depressed that I have to let this thing end up with someone else, and I might just be getting one for myself in the future.
Here's an album with all the pictures.
