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Just received 200mW $38 focalprice green laser

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this one:
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my main criteria were that it took AA batteries and was cheap.

i thought i'd start a thread, just in case anyone had any questions.

in general i'm very pleased with it. googled for a voucher code so paid $36, it arrived in a week, to the UK which is good considering the icelandic volcano.

it's a nice solid construction. doesn't rattle at all. i have no way of testing the power but it's a lot brighter than my previous 50mW lasers.

i'm not sure how divergent the beam is meant to be, but i measure it at about 2.5mRad

here's a pic.
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full sized pic
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It looks nice for the cost... but I would be surprised for that price
that it would output anything near the specs..
Would be nice to stick it on an LPM...

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How did you sneak it past customs? I heard the UK is one of the most hardest countries to get lasers imported.
 
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lasersbee said:
It looks nice for the cost... but I would be surprised for that price
that it would output anything near the specs..
Would be nice to stick it on an LPM...
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Jerry
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yeah i know. but like a say compared to the pen type 50mW lasers i've had before it's considerably brighter. In a sense if they are 5mW and this is 20mW i'm not fussed. i've still got what i was expecting.

it burns the foam it came in, burns through tape and what have you.

i'm not too fussed about the divergence. but i presume the center screw shown below is the focusing?? (excuse camera phone pics)

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the reason i'm not bothered about the divergence is it's still less divergent than my eye so the spot still seems smaller the further away it is, and it's not a weapon, so it's probably a bit safer.
 
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Tech_Junkie said:
How did you sneak it past customs? I heard the UK is one of the most hardest countries to get lasers imported.
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I've never had a problem, and i've bought a few. there's a big backlog of airmail at the moment because of the volcano, so maybe they're rushed off their feet. I wasn't sure what the law is to be honest.

Silvershot said:
2.5 mrad :) They worked a lot on the divergence :D
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i'm sure that's really funny if only i got the joke.
 
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flagpole said:
it burns the foam it came in, burns through tape and what have you.

i'm not too fussed about the divergence. but i presume the center screw shown below is the focusing?? (excuse camera phone pics)
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^^this looks it's pwred at around 100mW
^yes, that's the focusing screw, theoretically you can change focus point/divergence by turning it. but be careful not to scratch the lens!

btw these pics are the best mobile phone pics I've ever seen!!! :beer:
 
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Yeah... what type/brand/model of cell phone are you using... :thinking:
The pic is very clear and focused...

If your Laser burns tape and you are happy with it.. then it was a
good investment... :cool:

Jerry
 
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maybe he has a small magnifying lens glued in front of camera, so he has an hardware super-macro mode :) (I'm sometimes using this mod)
 
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Tech_Junkie said:
How did you sneak it past customs? I heard the UK is one of the most hardest countries to get lasers imported.
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Don't think so, technically lasers aren't illegal in the UK just they prevent people selling lasers over 1mW under the food and trading's act.
 
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Nice deal for the money for sure. I'd say youv'e had overall good luck all the way around. As far as camera phones you must have a sony:)

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Phone is Nokia N97, it's in the EXIF data on the large image under the first image. TBH it's a bit hit and miss, you need a lot of light. i went into the conservatory to take that picture. it has a decent macro mode, but i lucked out a bit the full close up picture is here if anyone is interested. http://i40.tinypic.com/34ydyt2.jpg

if you look at the top one you'll see the background is over exposed.

yeah i'm happy with the laser. i realise it's not perfect, but in terms of bang for buck i think it was quite a good deal.

it takes a few seconds to warm up too. but such is life.
 
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