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yes but if they are reported to be ok at 80 deg C you will be unable to physically hold the pointer before you reach critical temperatures
that being said, do you really need >1W in a pointer?
1W of laser light is pretty hazardous, even reflected power from shiny objects could pose a vision hazard... I know its been said a million times on here, and I really don't want to preach, but seriously guys think about what your playing with before you turn them up to 11
even I personally would not feel comfortable waving around a 1W pointer and I was just working on my q-switched laserscope earlier (you want to see a laser light anything on fire? this is it lol... but she needs a new KTP )
80 degs C? Hmmm... IDK about that.
Either way the batteries and driver will not survive 80 degs C. In fact since the Flexdrives and Microboosts usually aren't hestsinked you're more likely to burn them out before the diode. 90% efficiency isn't enough when the diode is eating up 3.5 watts.
I agree with you, but technically speaking 100mW is even enough to blind you. So it's like comparing falling from 50ft to falling from 300ft, either way you're dead/blind.
-Tony