Okay, around December 2013 I bought a 445 "2W" which seems to be around 1W based on the price of $99. This laser was bought from the website LaserPointerPro; I would not recommend buying it. Eventually for unknown reasons the divergence became ridiculously bad. Also, the raw output of the laser has substantially changed over a few months. The lens appears to be very clouded and such the laser has a ridiculous amount of splash. I don't have any idea how to fix it, but here are some pictures:
Raw output 3 months ago:
Raw output now:
Laser itself:
Spot, compared to my hand, at around 8-10m distance:
The laser is still capable of close range burning, but other than that it has few uses due to the idiotic divergence. Please give me suggestions on how I could possibly fix it. Would cleaning the lens using alcohol solution help?
Raw output 3 months ago:
Raw output now:
Laser itself:
Spot, compared to my hand, at around 8-10m distance:
The laser is still capable of close range burning, but other than that it has few uses due to the idiotic divergence. Please give me suggestions on how I could possibly fix it. Would cleaning the lens using alcohol solution help?