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I'm having trouble finding a balance between "Fun" and "Safety" while searching for a good 532nm (Green) laser. So far, I've settled upon a 300mW, which I figure will be powerful enough to have fun with, but not powerful enough that I have to treat it like a dangerous power tool. What do you...

Welcome to the forums! Best of luck starting this new hobby. It gets pretty addictive. ;)

That one actually only takes a single 18650 according to their tech. specs.

"hand·held- held in hand: made to be operated while held in the hand" "port·a·ble- easily moved around: designed to be light or compact enough to carry or move easily from place to place" Based off the pics of yours, I assume them to be handheld, since they seem small enough...

Are those blues you make considered HL or PL? The 2mW+ 445nm's.

I was referring to "Pointer" lasers in general, which are considered 5mW and under, due to the fact that his may very well be more than 1mW, but unlikely more than 5mW. Edit: But yeah, basically no matter how you look at it, your eye is fine, we're just stressing the importance of laser safety...

You and I have met once before, but again, hello, and welcome! :friend:

Exact quote from Sam's Laser FAQ - Laser Safety --- " A cheap laser pointer also produces a highly collimated beam. Even at power levels considered relatively safe, one shouldn't deliberately stare into the beam for any reason. For these relatively low power lasers, permanent eye damage is not...

I played World of Warcraft. I've been down this road already. ;)

To the original poster --- Your blink reflex will have stopped any damage. Anything under 5mW is considered a "Pointer" laser, and doesn't require safety glasses to be operated. That's not saying, however, to shine it in your eye for an hour, as it CAN still cause damage, but in your case, it...

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Hey there Ib828! Much like yourself, I came to this site and basically asked "Give me a link to where I can buy what I'm after", and just like you, got many 'Check out the company and sales topics in the forums', which I wasn't really after for a 1st laser. At one point, I was given a link to a...

Ohh, I thought you'd ordered the same one as me. Nvm then. xP

It'd be much appreciated if you throw me a whisper when you get the battery life on it. :thanks:

Oh yeah, actually, what is the average battery life before needing a charge on the HL (VS) PL, if you know?

Hey Everyone! I quite honestly joined this website with the intentions of getting help finding a laser, then never logging in again. But, now I've decided to turn lasers in to a hobby, and am here to stay (Sorry for you guys ;) ). My very first post here was "Finding a Laser", so since I plan...

Got'cha, appreciate the link. ^_^

You're simpleminded if you think because something is simple for you, it can't be confusing to another. Being new to the world of lasers, those numbers and letters didn't mean a thing to me and I had no idea what each laser actually was, making the site difficult to browse. To everyone I've...

Oh wow, those prices are great in comparison to many of the green lasers I've been looking at with that type of mW. Think the 'Handheld 150mW (FDA)' would be a good first laser, or would you recommend I go up or down in mW? All of those mW are in my price range, so whatever of them you recommend...

While I believe whole-hearted that members of this website will build better lasers than what I could get from a company, due to my very limited knowledge on lasers I can't for the life of me find what I'm after. "Warnlaser" was very clear in the pricing and browsing the website but I'm told...