Is it safe to view my laser if I am just looking at the beam like outside and at a distance? Are laser goggles only for close up like if you are burning stuff and accidental reflections?
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Is it safe to view my laser if I am just looking at the beam like outside and at a distance? Are laser goggles only for close up like if you are burning stuff and accidental reflections?
Can you explain that in a little dumber terms? sorry.. When the laser does work sporadically the diode seems fine. Would the kind of problems I am experiencing be due to a faulty and semi-fried diode? Or would these type of problems be more like a faulty contact in the end cap?
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Lol, no I'm not confusing OD and VLT.
Green DPSS lasers can produce both 808nm and 1064nm IR. The goggles you linked to offer no 808nm protection. The ones for $10 more do.
Also the difference between 20% vlt, and 30% is negligible... both will be quite dim.
Are y'all trying to find a pair of goggles that block all forms and wavelengths of lasers?
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Do you believe the problem could be in the end cap? I know nothing of the inside of a laser end cap. When the laser works sporadically it seems fine and not damaged and after awhile it will just stop. Seems like it has a slight decrease power then it shuts off.
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It could be the tailcap, sure. It could also be the battery.
Those are the easiest problems to rule out. So see if you can get the laser to work with a different battery, but first just bypass the tailcap with a piece of wire, as piferal's picture shows.
If it works, it's the tailcap, and o-like can send you another one, or you can maybe fix it.
If it doesn't, you also need to eliminate the battery as the problem.
If you eliminate both of those as possibilities, then it's the module itself that's the problem, and really nothing you can do about it.
Those are the easiest problems to rule out. So see if you can get the laser to work with a different battery, but first just bypass the tailcap with a piece of wire, as piferal's picture shows.
If it works, it's the tailcap, and o-like can send you another one, or you can maybe fix it.
If it doesn't, you also need to eliminate the battery as the problem.
If you eliminate both of those as possibilities, then it's the module itself that's the problem, and really nothing you can do about it.
Good news I found out the diode is fine the tail cap was acting a bit faulty this was the problem. I bypassed the tail cap and it worked fine and then screwed the cap back on to test it again knowing I wasn't doing any further damage and it started to work fine again. Are the lasers from 0-like known to be overpowered or underpowered because mine seems really bright.
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O-like has started shipping all their lasers is packages that offer VERY little to no protection at all. I wont be surprised when more and more of these threads start popping up.
Can you tell me what kind of lubricant is used on laser pointer threads? I will need to re-lube it later. Do laser pointers just use regular o-rings to?
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These will also do the trick.
But for real I need some safety goggles because I started researching what these things can do to your eyes and it is scary so I want some safety goggles that offer good protection maybe $40 max.. I will be super careful (as if I had no safety glasses) but what are some good goggles? Are the cheap ones any good so I can buy multiple for friends and /or family members?
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with 200mW you can get away with the cheaper pair. 532nm green laser safety glasses [532SFTY] - $14.99 : Cajunlasers Store Cliff is awesome, dude ships your packages out in no time.
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DTR - My version is more stylish
Also I'm glad to hear it's just the tailcap. Most likely as was suggested before, you just need to take it apart, clean it, put it together, and you're set.
Although if the laser is working already... you don't even need to do that
Glad it worked out for you.
Btw, Cliff is a very nice guy... you won't regret ordering from him. If you decide to move up in power though, you will need better goggles.
DTR - My version is more stylish
Also I'm glad to hear it's just the tailcap. Most likely as was suggested before, you just need to take it apart, clean it, put it together, and you're set.
Although if the laser is working already... you don't even need to do that
Glad it worked out for you.
Btw, Cliff is a very nice guy... you won't regret ordering from him. If you decide to move up in power though, you will need better goggles.
