Jombo23
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Hi all, I recently purchased a green laser pointer, just for the sake of maybe i got a bad one, im not going to say from where. Anyways, i spent around $130 for it, it has and adjustable focus that seems to work quite well, but it just does not seem to stand up to what ive seen other 200mw laser pointers do.
It cant light matches, even if theyre colored black, which is supposedly possible at ~100mw
It cant light black fuse, which i read is possible at ~150mw
It CAN sting you, barely (i know skin color plays a factor into this) but it takes around 5-10 seconds if it is kept in exactly the same spot. A while back a friend brought a 35mw laser to school that performed the same way.
It CAN pop balloons, but only right at its focal point and after about 5 seconds of keeping it perfectly still.
It CAN make electrical tape smoke, make black plastic smoke (no matter the thickness) and make a candle wick smoke, but its yet to cut through electrical tape.
I know where the focal point of the laser is, so the problem is not on my side as far as i know.
Its relatively bright, but not eye burning bright, maybe visibly 5 or so times as bright as a 5mw laser pointer i got on ebay a couple years ago.
The laser takes ONE 16850, this had me worried a bit but i went for it anyways as they can put out a good amount of power.
It shipped from china though the seller was in the US
I know there are some extremely knowledgeable people here. So tell me, did i buy a low quality laser, or is this really as powerful as 200mw greens are?
Thanks in advance,
Kyle
It cant light matches, even if theyre colored black, which is supposedly possible at ~100mw
It cant light black fuse, which i read is possible at ~150mw
It CAN sting you, barely (i know skin color plays a factor into this) but it takes around 5-10 seconds if it is kept in exactly the same spot. A while back a friend brought a 35mw laser to school that performed the same way.
It CAN pop balloons, but only right at its focal point and after about 5 seconds of keeping it perfectly still.
It CAN make electrical tape smoke, make black plastic smoke (no matter the thickness) and make a candle wick smoke, but its yet to cut through electrical tape.
I know where the focal point of the laser is, so the problem is not on my side as far as i know.
Its relatively bright, but not eye burning bright, maybe visibly 5 or so times as bright as a 5mw laser pointer i got on ebay a couple years ago.
The laser takes ONE 16850, this had me worried a bit but i went for it anyways as they can put out a good amount of power.
It shipped from china though the seller was in the US
I know there are some extremely knowledgeable people here. So tell me, did i buy a low quality laser, or is this really as powerful as 200mw greens are?
Thanks in advance,
Kyle