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I have to say that laser is a pretty good for only $120. That thing easily over powers much other pen sized lasers.
 
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yeah once i took it apart and cleaned all the crap off of all the lenses it's a fantasic laser. it has the smallest beam I have EVER seen on a laser.

it also had the most scatter I had ever seen on a laser when i got it new, along with a fingerprint on one of the internal colliminating lenses.

If i put lithiums rather than NiMH batteries in it, it goes to ~180mw.

FWIW, it was pretty toasty to the touch by the end of the video. Not really hot but getting very warm. I'd not choose to run it much longer than a minute or so.
 
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Yeah my X105 gets pretty toasty too after a minutes use. How small are you talking on the beam diameter? If it's that small I bet that thing is a beast when it comes to burning for a small pen sized unit like that. Hmm the DX200 may be a near future purchase for me, and I'm fine with taking it apart to clean the lens.
 
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I had to use a microscope to clean this one. it was pretty bad.

as far as the beam, maybe less than 1/2 a mm. it's tiny, it looks like a green "hair" extending as far as you can see. I think my rpl has an awesome beam ~1mm, but it looks "thick" compared to the dx200. it's literally like a hair thin.
 
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This is the best pic I can get to show the difference. Use my hand for reference to the size. the newwish is aperture cap is 12mm wide. the beam is TINY.

rplvdx200.jpg
 
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So the DX 200 is that bad then?
What kind of burning power does it have?
Compared to a X-105? What's the difference?
 
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After he took it apart and cleaned it it nows does pretty good. His could probably easily outdo an X105 with that super thin beam.
 
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The beams are comparable to my DIY red using a glass lens (bigger beam) vs a plastic lens. When using a plastic lens it is a much better burner. Any idea how much IR that DX is putting out?
 
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I really appreciate you showing this. I have been drooling over a power meter for a while now and this really tells me that the LPM-1 is probably worth it. :D If only there was a way to convert the reading so it would work with any wavelength! :(

--DDL
 
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it works on multiple wavelengths!

there's a calibration mode for whatever you want, and it's pre calibrated for 473,532,630,660,808 with and without the nd8 filter.
 
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