What's the deal with 542 "green lasers"? I bought one off ebay to mount on my "plinker" AR-15 rifle and it was advertised as 532 nm. My understanding is that this is getting into the yellow range, but I'm looking around now and seeing quite a few 542 nm units for sale.
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542 nm "Green" laser???
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542 ? It might just be a typo or something , in fact it MUST be a typo ! I've never seen a 542nm green.-Adam
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you are not getting into the yellow til about 560nm, and actually a 542 would be even more visible than 532...
but still VERY green
and i second this is most likely a typo
but still VERY green
and i second this is most likely a typo
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yea, the fact that you trust ebay means absolutely nothing in this equation. the possibility that they lied to you and you bought it anyway is completely irrelevant.
Liberty1992 said:
Dude, I have no idea what you are trying to say here. :-? I obviously don't trust anyone selling chicomm crap on ebay--that's why I'm asking here to see if I've missed something on the wavelength description. BTW, I bought a cheapie knowing it's not a fancy-high-power-fda-approved-laser show-device. I wanted a fun green laser for quick on/off triggering to blast rabbits with.
The funny part is that it was DOA. The seller let me keep it and is sending me a new one. The housing itself was worth the money I paid for it because it has windage and elevation adjustments to it. I'm either going to part out an old red pen laser I have sitting around (cat's gonna be pissed if I take it) or more likely buy a green laser module and rebuild the unit.
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Tmag said:
Dude, I have no idea what you are trying to say here. :-? I obviously don't trust anyone selling chicomm crap on ebay--that's why I'm asking here to see if I've missed something on the wavelength description. BTW, I bought a cheapie knowing it's not a fancy-high-power-fda-approved-laser show-device. I wanted a fun green laser for quick on/off triggering to blast rabbits with.
The funny part is that it was DOA. The seller let me keep it and is sending me a new one. The housing itself was worth the money I paid for it because it has windage and elevation adjustments to it. I'm either going to part out an old red pen laser I have sitting around (cat's gonna be pissed if I take it) or more likely buy a green laser module and rebuild the unit.[/quote]
sorry i just have serious dislike of ebay, if the housing still works and everything then why not put something kool in it? there are a few guys on here that sell blu-ray modules. if i had the money i would do that
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Liberty1992 said:
Dude, I have no idea what you are trying to say here. :-? I obviously don't trust anyone selling chicomm crap on ebay--that's why I'm asking here to see if I've missed something on the wavelength description. BTW, I bought a cheapie knowing it's not a fancy-high-power-fda-approved-laser show-device. I wanted a fun green laser for quick on/off triggering to blast rabbits with.
The funny part is that it was DOA. The seller let me keep it and is sending me a new one. The housing itself was worth the money I paid for it because it has windage and elevation adjustments to it. I'm either going to part out an old red pen laser I have sitting around (cat's gonna be pissed if I take it) or more likely buy a green laser module and rebuild the unit.[/quote]
sorry i just have serious dislike of ebay, if the housing still works and everything then why not put something kool in it? there are a few guys on here that sell blu-ray modules. if i had the money i would do that[/quote]
There are some really good sellers on Ebay, you just have to know who.
I got one from Salostore, and it was WAY brighter than any 5mW greenie I had had before. I'm guessing 10mW, because I could see the dim beam in a brightly lit room and I had to squint my eyes to look at it on my finger. Had it a long time, and it broke only last week. :'( Plus it was 11.00$ including shipping, and it was twice as good as my 28$ one.
