yobresal
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Well I have been playing around with this laser all weekend at the lake and it has been fun. When I first received this laser It tested with a peak output of 113mW. I used the laser for probably 20 minutes over the weekend and now the peak is >140mW. This laser seems to prefer it cold VS my PGL-III-C 473nm which likes it warm. I am hesitant to do anything over 30 seconds duty cycles because it is 80 degrees Fahrenheit here and the laser seems to be behaving wildly because of it. It requires no warm up time and goes straight to maximum output. It then drops off to 100mW after the first 30 seconds because of changing form mode TEM00 to mode TEM01. I am not going to push it longer than that. For this reason I am worried about the longevity of this laser...especially heading into the summer season (and seeing what happened to RA's laser) Here are some pictures as well as a video of the power output. I will try to get more shots for you guys. Sorry for the lame review but I am dead tired after this weekend and barely had enough energy for this much.
Video: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4165/img0657.mp4
Video: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4165/img0657.mp4