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Hey everyone! New to this forum and I've just recently gotten into lasers. I've got a WL core 5mw which I love but am looking to upgrade. I tried ordering an S3 elite Lunar but canceled after that whole Arctic fiasco and now am looking at alternatives.
(btw: no other website comes close to the professional design WL has. Shame):san:
Found Rayfoss and some of their lasers look pretty nice. I'm primarily looking for a compact laser with a bit of a kick without a kick in the stomach when it comes to price.:wave::gun:
Narrowed down the choices to these two which I like the fact that they are water proof and small but powerful.
www.rayfoss.com
RF660-200mW-FBT
Pros:
Cheaper, better power/cost ratio
lower beam divergence
No duty cycle limits
Cons:
Working Voltage DC=3.7V (Talk about this in a bit)
www.rayfoss.com
RF532-150mW-QBT
Pros:
Green is a more visible wavelength
Working Voltage DC=3V
Cons:
More expensive
60 second duty cycle
1. So I guess the primary problem is I hte rechargables and for this I was hoping I could use some Surefire CR123A batteries which are 3v.
However after reading around I get the feeling I can't just stick a 3v CR123A into a 3.7v CR123 for the red one. However would it work for the green one?
2. Also I'm pretty sure a 200mw is good for a beam visible stargazing right?
3. I read somewhere that the power of the beam needs to increase by a factor of 4 to show a visible difference to the naked eye? SO should I not even bother with the 150mw laser and go for a 50mw or 200mw?
4. I read that these lasers don't come with IR filters for the radiation. Is that important? Am I gonna start growing multiple heads or develop cancer without one?
Thanks for all your help!
(btw: no other website comes close to the professional design WL has. Shame):san:
Found Rayfoss and some of their lasers look pretty nice. I'm primarily looking for a compact laser with a bit of a kick without a kick in the stomach when it comes to price.:wave::gun:
Narrowed down the choices to these two which I like the fact that they are water proof and small but powerful.
www.rayfoss.com
RF660-200mW-FBT
Pros:
Cheaper, better power/cost ratio
lower beam divergence
No duty cycle limits
Cons:
Working Voltage DC=3.7V (Talk about this in a bit)
www.rayfoss.com
RF532-150mW-QBT
Pros:
Green is a more visible wavelength
Working Voltage DC=3V
Cons:
More expensive
60 second duty cycle
1. So I guess the primary problem is I hte rechargables and for this I was hoping I could use some Surefire CR123A batteries which are 3v.
However after reading around I get the feeling I can't just stick a 3v CR123A into a 3.7v CR123 for the red one. However would it work for the green one?
2. Also I'm pretty sure a 200mw is good for a beam visible stargazing right?
3. I read somewhere that the power of the beam needs to increase by a factor of 4 to show a visible difference to the naked eye? SO should I not even bother with the 150mw laser and go for a 50mw or 200mw?
4. I read that these lasers don't come with IR filters for the radiation. Is that important? Am I gonna start growing multiple heads or develop cancer without one?
Thanks for all your help!