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New CNI laser RGY ???






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For the next GB i'd like to get a quote on this; I think someone here has one of these actually and has talked about it. I don't know about a full review, but I have seen some shots of it.

I'm wondering what the combined yellow beam looks like and if it diverges.
 
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Phoenix77 and Ohada got these, Ohada did a review on them, I believe both got the ones w/ red at 655nm -Glenn
 
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This is sort of a mini-review of the CNI PGL-RG(= HYBRID YELLOW) Laser, that I purchased through Glenn's (scopeguy20) last Group Buy. I took several readings with my LASERBEE I of the 3 different colors, & here are the various mW out-puts by color; RED = 155mW's, GREEN = 40mW's, & HYBRID YELLOW = 185mW's
I never measured the divergence of the three colors, nor did I do any other type of measurements. All I can really say is that all three colors produced nice tight beams, that were projected straight out from the aperture. None of the three beams came out at even a slight angle from the aperture. The dots the beams produced were also nice, tight, spots. The RED is a pretty, bright, ruby red color. The GREEN is a beautiful shade of spring green, like a well watered, well tended, expanse of grass in the late spring, before the hot summer sun causes the green to fade a bit. Last, but not least, the HYBRID YELLOW (this is just the term I use for the yellow color produced by the mixing or hybridization of the red & green lasers) is a gorgeous shade of golden yellow, sort of a cross between sunshine & a bar of gold.
One thing here that is noteworthy is the colored artifacts in the yellow spot on a white wall. Due to the mixing of the red & green lasers to produce the hybrid yellow, on a flat white surface, one will notice some VERY slight speckles or artifacts of red & green, with the red artifacts being more visible than those produced by the green laser in the mix. All in all, I'm VERY happy with my purchase of this laser. Hell yes, three different colored lasers, all in one, well built host, with a very positive clicky switch in the tail, & none of those pesky FDA compliant safety features. I also need to mention that this unit runs on a single 18650 cell, with the + terminal towards the tail, - to the head. About the ONLY negative thing I have to say about this baby, & it's really more of a comment than a negative point, is the fact that the aperture is NOT in the center of the laser head, but rather off-center a bit. I imagine that it has something to do with the arrangement of the turning mirror assembly inside the head, to be able to produce the hybrid yellow color.
One last thing to tell you, & I'll wrap up this review. The push button on/off switch is multi-functional, with a single, multi-colored LED operating indicator that changes color in sync with the color laser issuing from the aperture. One click produces the RED laser, a second click produces the GREEN laser, a third click gives out the HYBRID YELLOW, & a forth & last click, will turn the laser off, but to completely sever the electrical circuit, that solid clicky switch in the tail MUST be utilized. Of course, the laser will NOT function AT ALL, until the tail switch is activated. I hope I covered enough information to answer most of the questions one might have about this rather unique laser. Thanks for reading. rob
 
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Which one of these would you recommend - the one with the 655 red or the 640 red?

Phoenix, you talk about some unique aspects of the shade of green, but isn't this just 532nm?
 
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Seeing as I only have one of these units, it would be unfair of me to cast my vote for either one. All I know is I love mine, but my spectrograph hasn't arrived yet, so I don't even know which unit I have, the 655 or the 640. Maybe scopeguy20 knows, will see this, & let us ALL know. I DID get it from one of his GB's.
About the GREEN, here again, I'm ASSUMING that the nm's are 532, but seeing as this unit utilizes a unique assembly in the head to produce the HYBRID YELLOW, it might just be my imagination, my eyes being 55 years old & looking through bi-focals, but even side by side with another green laser, the green in this tri-color unit looks to me, to be a bit "brighter ?" IDK, you'd have to see it & make your own assumptions. If I remember, when my spectrograph arrives, I'll run all three colors through it & post my results here. rob
 
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I m pretty sure it is a 655nm red Phoenix77 and Ohada have folks, I believe that one was the first of this type and the 640nm followed later. I think the 640nm will be very close to the same appearance, but it remains to be seen. It c/b that the 640 would make the mix look more red if the mW's are the same as the visibility increases as the wl shortens in red light. btw, Thanks GB participants! -Glenn
 
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Hey Glenn, thanks for the info. I'll let the whole Forum know for sure as soon as my spectrograph gets here. I got a feeling that it will be a well spent $40.00. Also, after it arrives & I've had some time to check all of MY lasers, I'm putting out an open offer to the Forum at large, especially the DIYer's, that if they pay for the S&H, I'd be more than happy to put there hand made lasers (or store bought) on the unit & inform them of the exact nm's their lasers are. At least as accurate as this unit turns out to be. It's supposed to be dead on, but we shall see, we shall see. rob
 




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