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Hello guys,
As some of you may know, I have recenly purchased a CNI 635nm, 50mW laser from Dragon. The laser was wonderful right out of the box, I have no real complaints.
However, one thing has popped up that may be a problem. In my almost 20 years of having CNI products, every single one has had a glass lens. I approached this laser assuming that it would have one as well, and cleaned it in the same manner as I always clean lasers with glass lenses: I rub them with a Qtip to remove the suspected dust. On lasers with glass lenses, it has never been an issue before.
However, after cleaning the lens of this bad boy with the Qtip, it is acting as if it has a plastic lens, and is showing the imperfections around the dot that an experienced hobbyist recognizes is the result of micro abrasions in the surface of a plastic lens.
So, all that being said:
The ultimate goal is low divergence, OEM appearance, a quality beam profile (which should NOT be hard to improve on over stock) and a glass lens that facilitates ease of cleaning.
Thanks all!
As some of you may know, I have recenly purchased a CNI 635nm, 50mW laser from Dragon. The laser was wonderful right out of the box, I have no real complaints.
However, one thing has popped up that may be a problem. In my almost 20 years of having CNI products, every single one has had a glass lens. I approached this laser assuming that it would have one as well, and cleaned it in the same manner as I always clean lasers with glass lenses: I rub them with a Qtip to remove the suspected dust. On lasers with glass lenses, it has never been an issue before.
However, after cleaning the lens of this bad boy with the Qtip, it is acting as if it has a plastic lens, and is showing the imperfections around the dot that an experienced hobbyist recognizes is the result of micro abrasions in the surface of a plastic lens.
So, all that being said:
•Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing the plastic lens?
•How feasible would it be to dismantle the pointer and replace the plastic lens with a hobbyist lens assembly?
•How feasible would it be to dismantle the pointer and replace the plastic lens with a hobbyist lens assembly?
The ultimate goal is low divergence, OEM appearance, a quality beam profile (which should NOT be hard to improve on over stock) and a glass lens that facilitates ease of cleaning.
Thanks all!