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Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( Question for anyone else who has bought one of these: when your laser showed up from DL, was the anti-static bag sealed or open? That's what I thought you meant but I wasn't sure.

Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( Aperture collision?

I've been here since 2007 and I realize that I've never shown myself. Here I am at work, I'm a field biologist.

Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( Good idea, UK. It let me capture the effect pretty well. In this picture, the laser is on a couch behind me, shining onto a wall measured to be 16 feet away. I was standing six feet in front of the laser blocking the dot, what you see was on the wall...

I just wrote an email to CNI about GLP-593.5 modules. They'll work in our aftermarket DPSS green laser hosts (which have a big heat sink!!!), so I'd almost rather have a bare module than a pointer. I also asked how much they'd be if we bought in bulk, so maybe a group buy could be in order...

This is heartbreaking. Now that I've found out that my old Rigel module doesn't work anymore, my plan was to buy another Rigel from LG. After this report, combined with my previous experience with DL, I'm really put off on ordering the expensive CNI based exotics. :mad:

Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( Ok, so here's a picture of the primary problem with this laser. IMO, this is something that should have been caught in QC. While the main hotspot isn't hitting the glue on the off center lens, there is definitely still coherent light within the...

Thanks! The member (who shall remain nameless unless he chooses to identify himself) who tested this thing to see if it works found that the diode itself was burned up in the original incident, thereby killing my plans to put this thing into a new host. Yes! Except for 680, none of those...

Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( Wow, I'm actually kind of surprised at the level of response this has already created. For the record: I have had yellow lasers before. I am well aware of the fickle nature of SFG and I understand that is the nature of the beast. I forgive the laser...

Re: Spartan 589! ...Disappointed. :( This is true, and the heat issue doesn't really bother me. By it self, I wouldn't even have commented on it, it's only worth noting when considering the divergence and the splash. I've had yellows before and know how fickle they can be. I thought of...

Edit: got a substandard laser from DL, but the customer service after receiving it has been absolutely top notch. They're replacing the laser and even covering the shipping. I can't compain. The occasional dud laser is to be expected (though admittedly many people may have been happy with...

Wilco, thanks!

Hey guys! Ok I know this is a dumb question, but I wanna be sure just in case... The 18650 for my Spartan 589 (a protected Nitecore 3400 mah) is currently out for delivery. In this hobby, I've never used a Li-Ion battery before, largely due to my generally preferring much lower powered...

Re: styropyro's Liquidation Sale I can appreciate that my friend. I once took a five year break from lpf (lol) and I'm intimately familiar with chaos. I hope everything works out for you and you can keep kicking out awesome vids of lasers and moths!

Thanks for the video! I've needed something like this for a VERY long time.

Re: styropyro's Liquidation Sale Damn. My Spartan 589 will be here tomorrow. I even PM'd you last week. :(

Me three, and I started the damn thread. :/ lol

I recently found myself with a spare $500, and this is exactly what I did with it. It's scheduled for delivery tomorrow!

Wasn't the core of the 561nm issue nust an accession number thing though? Considering that they were actually trying to declare them right instead of just as 532s or something similar, it seems almost petty for those troubles to have happened. But I digress...

I think that she mainly just didn't want to out and out say "yes, this is a pointer without a host, just stuff it in something and put batteries in it". From my conversations with CNI, I get the impression that they're still entirely willing to work with hobbyists, they're just trying to both...