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My X105 Isn't Working
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The thing is you must be at a just the right distance from the laser for it to light matches. The matches I am talking about are the wooden safety matches with the reddish heads. My X105 lights them instantly.
gmAg21 - I would not attempt to light matches without wearing goggles. First and foremost, you would be risking damaging your eyes, and secondly I don't know how you would be able to hold the dot at the right place on the match because it is so bright.
gmAg21 - I would not attempt to light matches without wearing goggles. First and foremost, you would be risking damaging your eyes, and secondly I don't know how you would be able to hold the dot at the right place on the match because it is so bright.
Hmm... it seems my batteries is whats causing my laser to be weak. If I switch with a pair of fresh Duracells it burns plastic instantly but gets weaker and weaker in terms of burning as time goes on but the beam and dot is still bright. Guess my Duracells only last like 10 minutes..
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JacKz5o said:
Rechargeables will hold up MUCH better. I have been using the Sanyo Eneloops in mine and I can not tell any difference in power output between those and lithiums. Hopefully I will receive my meter tomorrow and I can verify this, but it seems the laser is very well regulated.
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JacKz5o said:
have you tried using ni-mh? the voltage in alkiline batteries drop of at a constant rate while ni-mh and ni-cad keep an even voltage even though their voltage is .3 volts less. i use ni-mh batteries in my x-65 laser and cant tell a difference between them and alkiline batteries.
just my 2 cents
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jasturbo02 said:
i think you should've gotten it RMA'd as what you've said your laser does is exactly what my 35mw WL will do
charleytown55il said:
have you tried using ni-mh? the voltage in alkiline batteries drop of at a constant rate while ni-mh and ni-cad keep an even voltage even though their voltage is .3 volts less. i use ni-mh batteries in my x-65 laser and cant tell a difference between them and alkiline batteries.
just my 2 cents
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Nope. And also, since rechargable batteries are usually 1.25 volts. Wouldn't the laser be getting .50 volts less with two rechargables?
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the NiMh do have a lower output voltage but they can withstand the higher discharge rates put on them by the laser. alkalines tend to drop in voltage when they're under heavy load whereas rechargables don't
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JacKz5o said:
have you tried using ni-mh? the voltage in alkiline batteries drop of at a constant rate while ni-mh and ni-cad keep an even voltage even though their voltage is .3 volts less. i use ni-mh batteries in my x-65 laser and cant tell a difference between them and alkiline batteries.
just my 2 cents
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Nope. And also, since rechargable batteries are usually 1.25 volts. Wouldn't the laser be getting .50 volts less with two rechargables?[/quote]
wikipedia (i know wikipedia is not always right) says 1.35 to 1.4 volts fully charged and unloaded and 1.2 volts during discharge. so it wil vary between .5 to .6 volts less than alkiline.
so you are prety much right. just thought i would add to this discusion.
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LOL Playing around with no goggles...Sounds like somehting I would do! lol Wait a minute... I did do that! I learned real quick though to get some goggles for this thing! Trust me on this one! Contact NES_DS over in the for sale section and get yourself some NES_Shades. I believe he is still selling them for $29 shipped and they work great.
Gazoo, what are Sanyo Eneloops? ..and where can I buy some? I'm currently using energizer 900mah nimh and they seem consistent. I tried some alkailines but couldn't tell any difference with burning or brightness. I figured it was due to the regulation in the x105.
I saw a video in the multimedia section of a guy poping the heck of some baloons across the room with his x65 and was thinking... hey mine won't do that. I may RMA it after I get my sentorch. Gotta have something to play with right?
Gazoo, what are Sanyo Eneloops? ..and where can I buy some? I'm currently using energizer 900mah nimh and they seem consistent. I tried some alkailines but couldn't tell any difference with burning or brightness. I figured it was due to the regulation in the x105.
I saw a video in the multimedia section of a guy poping the heck of some baloons across the room with his x65 and was thinking... hey mine won't do that. I may RMA it after I get my sentorch. Gotta have something to play with right?
You shouldn't look at reflected light so closely without goggles, even if it's a diffuse reflection. Maybe the problem is you're not keeping the laser steady, attach the match and the laser to something to keep it steady hitting the exact same spot on the match for a couple of seconds. Do the same with the balloons (and paint the spot you're hitting black with a marker pen or something).gmAg21 said:
