Maglite laser durability and safety?

ElektroFreak said:

EDIT: I wrote this while Daguin posted pretty much the same thing........I'm not trying to be redundant.

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You owe me a Coke

Peace,
dave

Liberty1992 said:

not that im disagreeing with you RA_pierce but do you already wear glasses? also since i cant afford goggles i use mirrored Aviators, they do a good job of reflecting most of the green laser if i ever accidentally hit myself in the eyes.

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No I don't believe in sunglasses

Thanks Daguin, for that bit of information regarding the 20/20 vision.

Plus, there's the fact that lasers typically don't blind you, they just burn out tiny sections of your retina each time you're hit directly with a powerful enough beam.

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Yes, but we're assuming this individual is intelligent enough to avoid directing the laser into his eye.

My opinion of the bottom line:

If it's too bright, don't look at it. If it can burn stuff, don't point it in your eye.
Knowing how to use a laser safely is the FIRST thing you need in this hobby. Goggles are secondary safety measures.

First rule of gun safety: Don't point a gun at anything you're not willing to destroy.

A similar concept applies to lasers.

RA_pierce said:

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Plus, there's the fact that lasers typically don't blind you, they just burn out tiny sections of your retina each time you're hit directly with a powerful enough beam.

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Yes, but we're assuming this individual is intelligent enough to avoid directing the laser into his eye.

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Accidents happen all the time. It's not about intelligence.

okay.............i do appreciate the props on the common sense lol. the fact that i havent run out and bought a dvd drive, ripped the diode out, and ruined a perfectly good maglite should point that out....i kinda need help on selecting a driver. the amc7135 is looking to be the most common... one post says to check GB. anyone wanna fill me in on what GB is?

GB = Group Buy

Check in the Buy/Sell/Trade board for stickys.

Peace,
dave

ElektroFreak said:

Accidents happen all the time. It's not about intelligence.

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they happen all to often, sometimes it could happen off a window and hit you or someone else in the eye or anything really, you never know