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Hey guys!, Had a good time recently walking through the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington D.C specifically the gems and minerals exhibit and exposing the wide array of exhibitions to a 120mW violet laser to reveal fluorescence :) I had hoped to hit the Hope diamond but the way the...

came across this today and just thought, omg I thought Wired magazine had more integrity. Anyway its an article on Wired.com about how to POT mod laser pointers...ugh. http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Amp_Up_a_Laser_Pointer:undecided:

I got it from a store that this forum does not let me link to lol. But you can get one from o-like. though i'm not sure if its compatible with the same sized diodes. here is a link http://o-like.com/b2b_cpinfo.asp?id=980 the one on o-like is a 5.6mm, is this the same size as the 8x diodes and...

Nice, I have a buddy that is a Lapidary and he is always going on trips to Arizona, up-state New York etc. and bringing back trilobites, herkimer diamonds, gems etc. And speaking of the fluorescence of stones and blu-ray lasers, what the heck is a 405nm wavelength in comparison to the short wave...

Was there right after they closed so there was no one watching me lol. It was a smaller tank but it was interesting the reaction those complacent fish had to an alien beam of what turned fluorescent yellow light shoot through the tank hehe. I meant them no harm mind you and I love animals. Just...

True, don't think they would let me hehe. Though I have had some fish at the Baltimore Aquarium chase a violet laser beam :whistle: Anyway, have fun and enjoy the neat effects violet lasers have on things, and don't get in trouble doing it :D

Thanks for that info man, Ill have to take a pic of the after glow once its "charged" with the laser. Three of the stones give off a yellow glow (that one in the front more predominantly). Personally I would absolutely pic a fluorescent diamond over a "boring" "high grade" piece of glass! I mean...

Hey guys, my 8x just kida kicked the bucket. I mean it still "lights" but what I'm going to call "fractures" started to appear in the light output. Is there a best place for me to share my results and components for the betterment of the community ? I just ordered another diode for a new...

Hey all, though some of you might want to take a look. I had no idea until my recent trip to the jewelry store (with my 8x blu-ray laser in pocket) that 1 in 4 diamonds are fluorescent under UV light. So naturally I displayed my MXDL to the jeweler and she happily asked me to shine it on all of...

I seriously don't see anything wrong with pot modding a laser on the grounds that it is a "your risk, your loss" scenario. And from the responses I read here it kinda strikes me as odd that none of the users on this forum (as geeky as this hobby is, admit it) seem to be computer overclockers...

I just got a response from o-like, there is no IR filter in this unit either. So it is probably quite likely the power is overstated, plus danger...so Ill be leaving this one out. Going for the 250mW with IR filter or the 550mW.

I was hoping someone had tested this unit too. I'm down at a selection of three. the new "trasformable focusable" 200mW green, the 250mW torch, or that 550mW green torch. Which do you think is a better buy? like you said and I've seen too that video shows Susie's 250mW running over 250mW for...

I'm really liking this new 200mW green. I'm really wanting for o-like's 550mW "new style" green but $718 is still a little too much for me right now. This new one for $159 is a much cheaper buy, plus a focus adapter! Smaller form factor then the big torches too. Even it it performs lower then...

Ah I see, ya know those flashlight style buttons stink. They are probably fine for flashlight use (when you need one) but for us laser fanatics we push them too much lol. They just don't hold up. I bought a green 100mW from Warnlaser ...yeah I know they suck :yabbem:. And the damn cap is...

I got one of these a few weeks ago and I love it. Some of the weird things it does i.e. not turning on sometimes after a click of the switch seem to disappear when you use a protected sized 18650 as they are a bit bigger and fill the gap between the spring and back button contact a little more...

Here are some pix of the new 200mW red from O-like in action next to my MXDL 400mW blu-ray, and my 100mW Green Waterman from warnlaser.com.

HiLuckyB that little mini ultrafire blu-ray is the tits! its even smaller then the o-like red I love it. BTW I received my 200mW red from o-like yesterday and its awesome. I'm very impressed with o-like I had the impression they would be junky based on their website. The unit is very light and...

Looks nice :) can't wait to get mine! Just out of curiosity HiLuckyB, did you opt for them to ship the battery and charger same package? And what shipping option did you use with O-like? I said ship it Hong Kong airmail and all in same package as I read this generally works out better, and I...

Ok, Susie finally got back to me via gmail. Said the o rings were putting the shipments behind schedule. Cool :thanks: I guess my main email domain don't agree with their system :D

I don't know if there is something I did wrong or what bu no one at o-like has responded to me about anything :cryyy: No responses on email (used 2 diff email accounts) no yahoo, and no responses to questions asked on the site. They have taken my paypal payment but other then the order number...