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i am looking into buying a good 5mw green laser
some questions i have is if i pot mod it will it be able to burn matches and pop balloons and if it is dangerous to pot mod.
another question i have is if the beam is visible.
my last problem is buying it. i do not want to excede over 15 -20 dollars max on buying a green laser. i found one on ebay and i would like if somone could tell me if it is good ore not ( replace the xxxs with ttp and copy and paste whole link)
hxxx://cgi.ebay.com/True-5mW-532nm-Powerful-Green-Light-Laser-Pointer-Pen_W0QQitemZ380072445566QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item380072445566&_trkparms=72%3A1205|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

i have heard that ebay is a scam so plz tell me if this one is a decent one. if not plz provide a link with a cheap laser off a well known trusted site. thx for your help. i appreciate heloing a newb out :cool: :cool: ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)f replace the xxs with ttp
 





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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you cannot pot mod a 5mW laser into a burning laser. This video will explain it all. (Not really, but it's funny.) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqeX0opcO4[/media]
 
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r u sure? because i saw a bunch of vids on youtube showing how to pot mod a 5mw green laser nad they all worked. and the model im buying is very or exactly the same model

(replace x in com with o)

youtube.cxm/v/Aw0qvBPDzMM&hl=en&fs

i kno its obvouisly not going to turn into a 60mw monster or watever but it good enough i think?
 
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These are fake. Maybe you would be able to up the power a good bit...for all of 30 seconds. Then the diode would die. Sorry. If you want a good laser, you will have to pay for a good laser. The ones on ebay that claim to be more than 10mW, by the way, are almost definitely not. And anything 100mW or more is absolutely, no doubt, fake. I would recommend buying a green laser from ebay seller "salostore" as he is the cheapest, and I am satisfied with my laser. They all seem to be the same. But remember, you get what you pay for, and don't expect to be getting a "burning beast" out of something you can buy for 12 bucks. If it were really that easy, Novalasers, Dragonlasers, etc. would all go out of business. Sorry.

-Mark
 
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so whats the next cheapest laser i can buy that will burn and so on and where is a reliable site i can buy it at?? also which product should i buy frrom salostore? if it wont burn 5mw) will at it at least be decently bright and go for long distqances? im not looking to buy a 100mw laser i jsut want one that works nicely. nothing crazy
 
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Oh, you don't want 5mW? I have a 5mW, you can see the beam a little bit at night, and it is fairly bright. I recommended the seller because he is the cheapest seller for 5mW I have found. Unfortunately, burning green lasers start at around 75mW, and they can be somewhat expensive. Also, you will need goggles for anything above 30mW. Novalasers is probably the best and most reliable supplier, as their units are overpowered and they also always have an IR filter. Novalasers is regarded as one of the most reliable laser sellers here. Do NOT buy from Wickedlasers.

Link: http://www.novalasers.com/NOVAstore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=3&idproduct=85

-Mark
 

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soccersoccer said:
so whats the next cheapest laser i can buy that will burn and so on and where is a reliable site i can buy it at?? also which product should i buy frrom salostore? if it wont burn 5mw) will at it at least be decently bright and go for long distqances? im not looking to buy a 100mw laser i jsut want one that works nicely. nothing crazy

Well, I guess that depends on your meaning of the word "crazy", because 50mW of green can and does burn, but is kinda limited to how well and how quick it burns. 100mW would be better for burning, obviously because of the power increase, but still, isn't "crazy", well in my definition... [smiley=evil.gif] BUT, nothing is going to be "cheap" unless you live out of the US or have connections getting the DX cheap ($ and quality, meaning they don't usually last) lasers, but, if you're serious about investing in a nice laser that will last, burn most black objects, sting skin, pop balloons, light matches, then the Nova x-75 (mine adverages 94mW) is probably perfect for you. Just be very carefull, don't get in trouble with the public/authorities, and it's a damn good idea to get safety glasses if you plan on staring at the dot for longer then a split second, especially if you plan on doing full duty cycle burning! :eek:
 
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alrite so my final decision is i want a good 5mw laser for now. in the future i will probobly by a higher powered one. but if 5mw is reasonably as good for a laser to play around with and point far distances with then i want it. so any suggestions on where to find a cheap good 5mw green laser on ebay? and can somone give a detailed descrpition of what it can do and brightness etc. thanks alot for alll ure help
 
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soccersoccer said:
alrite so my final decision is i want a good 5mw laser for now. in the future i will probobly by a higher powered one. but if 5mw is reasonably as good for a laser to play around with and point far distances with then i want it. so any suggestions on where to find a cheap good 5mw green laser on ebay? and can somone give a detailed descrpition of what it can do and brightness etc. thanks alot for alll ure help


Try www.laserglow.com
Their 5mW Lyra lasers seem pretty nice.
The Galileo is also a very good laser.
All their products look nice, are high quality, and are FDA approved.

They also have great customer service.

And by the way, there is no real visible difference between a 3mW laser and a 5mW laser, so the Lyra 3 is basically the same as the Lyra 5, just cheaper.


With 5mW you'll be able to see the beam at night and in low lighted rooms and the dot is far brighter than any cheap 5mW red.

Forget the ebay junk. If you want a laser, you might as well get a nice one that will last.
 

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If you want a burning laser, get red. If you want nice laser for fun, get 5mW green off http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.5mW laser
Remember that DX won't ship anything over 5mW to USA. But other web sites will, since their lasers have safety features. You will need to research.
Hope it helped in your decision.
B.T.W. Anything over 5mW = USE GOGGLES!
 
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nosebleedXD said:
could you pot mod a true 30 mw green laser then?

They already did. ;) Thats why they all look the same (thanks dave). The lasers are tested and the
ones with more power cost more. Thats why the pot mod ALMOST always won't work.

--hydro15
 
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i bought a 5mw laser and i have one main question. some poeple are saying if i pot mod it it will kill the diode. others are saying if you do it jus enogh( turn the screw) then it won't do anything. ne suggestions? also, if pot modding is so bad than how come their is like a million vids on youtube of poeple who did it and they are happy with their their new lasr? and if i where to pot mod, how would i doi it exactly? thx in advance
 
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soccersoccer said:
i bought a 5mw laser and i have one main question. some poeple are saying if i pot mod it it will kill the diode. others are saying if you do it jus enogh( turn the screw) then it won't do anything. ne suggestions? also, if pot modding is so bad than how come their is like a million vids on youtube of poeple who did it and they are happy with their their new lasr? and if i where to pot mod, how would i doi it exactly? thx in advance

Pot modding used to be popular, and used to work. Back in the day, companies would make green lasers, adjust the pot until it put out 5mW, and then sell it as 5mW. You could then go in, re-adjust it to its real max output, and it would be more than 5mW. Now, companies make the lasers, turn them all up to their maximum output and sell them as that, because they figured out they could sell a 30mW or a 50mW for more money than the same thing turned down to 5mW. So now, instead of the lasers being turned down, they are all sold as already pot-modded, because they're already at their max power. If you buy a 5mW, it's because the max it could do is 5mW, if it could do more, they would have sold it as more.

So it used to work, but doesn't nowadays. If you still want to try, (maybe you think the factory that made the thing didn't do it right? Doubt it though), just take it apart and turn the pot on the driver until it breaks, or maybe gets brighter if you're lucky. Or, you can go buy a more powerful pointer. So the process is to take it apart, and turn the potentiometer until it gets brighter (or, more likely, breaks).
 
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ooohhh. i seee. thx man ill probobly just not mod this one and get another one later to mod. im just not the type of person who will not pay more than 30-40(max) for a laser. especially of you have to wear goggles for it thats jus not cool
 

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soccersoccer said:
ooohhh. i seee. thx man ill probobly just not mod this one and get another one later to mod. im just not the type of person who will not pay more than 30-40(max) for a laser. especially of you have to wear goggles for it thats jus not cool


Being blind is even less cool

Peace,
dave
 




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