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***Noob question alert***
What I'm getting at here, is that I'm now considering buying an O-Like 200mW green(532nm) laser. Probably the "Power Rock", and maybe it's the "Cute" one, I'm not sure...(Whats with these names?) But it says Power rock.
I've had my 20-30mW 532nm laser for 5 days now, and outside without any fog to speak of, I can usually see most of the beam when I point it towards the woods 200' down the street. The beam is visible even though there is a street light just 45 feet from where I'm standing, and another light about 100 feet away. The beam is not super bright, but I can usually see it.
1. So, if I were to buy the Power Rock 200mW laser 532nm, how much difference would I see vs this 20-30mW laser? I ask because sometimes things like this arent so obvious. If you want to double the volume of a stereo, supposedly you must up the wattage ten fold! But the Power Rock should be about 6-10 times more powerful than what I have now if the PR is any good and is accurately measured.
2. Also, I know that some light color frequencies are better for heating up and burning certain objects, but which color frequency is best, watt for watt? If you had 150mW lasers in every popular color frequency, and they all had similar divergence and were made by the same co., which would typically burn or heat up things better? Does that also mean that color(whichever it may be) is the most damaging to human eyes?
3..Lastly, if it were you, would you buy the 200mW Power Rock now($139), or wait a bit and buy the 400mW O-like laser for $214? Would I notice a much bigger difference in 400mW vs 200mW? The 400mW one is not a Power Rock, and has a different host.
I just dont want to waste money if it is going to be like stereo equipment, which means I have to increase power ten-fold to notice much difference.....
What I'm getting at here, is that I'm now considering buying an O-Like 200mW green(532nm) laser. Probably the "Power Rock", and maybe it's the "Cute" one, I'm not sure...(Whats with these names?) But it says Power rock.
I've had my 20-30mW 532nm laser for 5 days now, and outside without any fog to speak of, I can usually see most of the beam when I point it towards the woods 200' down the street. The beam is visible even though there is a street light just 45 feet from where I'm standing, and another light about 100 feet away. The beam is not super bright, but I can usually see it.
1. So, if I were to buy the Power Rock 200mW laser 532nm, how much difference would I see vs this 20-30mW laser? I ask because sometimes things like this arent so obvious. If you want to double the volume of a stereo, supposedly you must up the wattage ten fold! But the Power Rock should be about 6-10 times more powerful than what I have now if the PR is any good and is accurately measured.
2. Also, I know that some light color frequencies are better for heating up and burning certain objects, but which color frequency is best, watt for watt? If you had 150mW lasers in every popular color frequency, and they all had similar divergence and were made by the same co., which would typically burn or heat up things better? Does that also mean that color(whichever it may be) is the most damaging to human eyes?
3..Lastly, if it were you, would you buy the 200mW Power Rock now($139), or wait a bit and buy the 400mW O-like laser for $214? Would I notice a much bigger difference in 400mW vs 200mW? The 400mW one is not a Power Rock, and has a different host.
I just dont want to waste money if it is going to be like stereo equipment, which means I have to increase power ten-fold to notice much difference.....