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Ridiculously powerful laser pointers - from China.

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Hi

I recently saw a laser pointer for sale from a supplier in China that seemed absurdly powerful. It was a 20W blue laser pointer. It cost a few hundred dollars, and did look fairly imposing, more like a lightsabre than a normal pen size pointer - and it came in a metal box with goggles etc. But can such a thing be genuine?

They claimed to have free shipping to the UK, though I did wonder if HM Customs might have some additional "charges" to add. ;)

It was billed as a 20000mW blue laser.

I'd be very interested to hear what people think

Cheers

Tass.
 





Things

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You ain't getting a 20W blue laser for a few hundred dollars. Would need to start talking thousands before it would even be considered. Most likely a typo for 2W/2000mW
 

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Most likely a typo like @Things said! :beer:
Can you give us the link..? :thinking:

Jim
 

DrSid

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Hi

I thought it must be a typo - though they mention it several times.

Here's the link:

Wholesale - 20000mw blue laser pointers 450nm burning match/cigarettes/wood5 capsglassesbatteryc, Free shipping, $359.48-414.86/Piece | DHgate


There's more than one variety on that site. As you say, it sounds like it must be rubbish - but I wondered what you all thought.

Cheers

Tass.

This host is often used for 1W lasers. I guess forum members could squeeze even 2W into it. I mean efficient diode, good driver, good heat dispersion discipline. But 20 is typo for sure. Not so uncommon on these sites.
 
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it is hard to imagine it's a typo when "20000" appears on the page numerous times. Isn't this yet another unsubstantiated claim we often see from "over there?"
 

cidd

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If it had that kind of power you would think they would advertise it as being Abel to set trees on fire / cook cows standing in the field/ shoot down the satellites :crackup: . Id think twice b4 I bought from them !!
 
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Would love to have ANY wavelength handheld laser at 20W that can run on 2 chinese 16340 cells.
 
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:wtf:

And I'd love to know how many seconds (or fractions thereof) of battery life you'd get! :crackup:

T.
 
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