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    Slow boat from China!

    Just a heads up if you are experiencing shipping delays. I made purchases from two companies in late November (11/20). I bought a couple of Wii controllers from DealExtreme that just arrived 2/4 and then the following day I received two laser pens I ordered from Focalprice. I have purchased...
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    Lasers vs Airplanes on ABC

    Broadcast on ABC's Good Morning America tomorrow morning.
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    Various lenses tested in an Arctic G1

    Here is a review of 4 different lenses in an Arctic G1. I will be testing: The original Arctic lens An Aixiz full thread glass lens (not 405/445 coated) An Aixiz half thread 405/445 lens A Jayrob 405-G-1 lens. All LPM tests were done with a full charged Tenergy 2600 battery: In order of mW: #1...
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    Arctic Galaxy beamshot

    Beam illuminating tree canopy.
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    IR filter power loss

    Just tried this experiment with an IR filter. yxLiJDsDsjk There is a 18% reduction (131mW) on a Arctic G2. Should I assume 18% non IR power loss at different frequencies (532nm)? I got 43mW out of a green pointer. With filter it measures 29mW. 18% = 7.74 round to 8mW for glass loss. That...
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    Great service from Radiant Electronics

    I saw the original post for the Alpha just a few hours after it came up. I emailed them and got a prompt, friendly response from Brad (Spyrorocks) about stock and availability. I ordered and they shipped it the next day. :gj:
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    Thanks Rob - Phoenix77

    Just completed a pleasant transaction with Rob. He was very gracious in his communications and shipped immediately. He even threw in a freebie! :gj:
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    Care and feeding of your Arctic beast part (G)2

    Wicked Lasers sent me a G2 to review. I will mainly compare the differences between the G1 and the G2. First change was it arrived from UPS, not the Postal Service. It was left on my doorstep without requiring a signature. It was packed with bubble wrap and was undamaged. The customs...
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    Identifying 445 diodes?

    How do you tell the difference between the A130 and the A140? Are they marked on the diodes?
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    Remote controlled Arctic

    If you have a G1 Arctic, it can be set up easily for remote control. MPN42qsXbMw You need to take out the shunt plug and fasten a couple of contacts with 2mm screws (about 10-12mm long). While you are modding, you can epoxy a 1/4 inch nut on the housing and make it tripod mountable. The...
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    Laser bad press heats up

    Posted from AP today, made my local paper. It's the follow up to the Body Odd post on MSNBC (already posted here), taken from the New England Journal of Medicine article. "This is a legitimate public health menace," said Williams, a spokesman for the American Academy of Opthalmology. "Parents...
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    Remote control of the Arctic

    a-RVzJUNdwk Interesting suggestion for modding the Arctic with a remote switch or external power supply. Details from this website. He measured the current draw at 530mA....
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    Care and feeding of your Arctic beast

    I am putting together a list of do's and don'ts for Arctic owners who don't have time to pour through the forums (of which some useful threads have been deleted). Please don't make this a "I hate Wicked Lasers and Arctics" discussion. There are plenty of those around. My wish is to help the...
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    Hi from Florida

    Greetings all My name is Dave and I'm in the Gainesville area. I'm a retired auto mechanic with cameras and computers as interests (and now lasers). Been lurking ever since the Artic surfaced at Slickdeals and have read this forum extensively. I'll try to avoid the noob mistakes. I have...




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