1W 635nm Arcane from Thejoker301/Sci-Fi-Lasers

[Raiden Gekkou]

I had never had a high-powered red, so what better way to start with a 1W 635? If you like a small laser with a big punch that's light on the wallet, then you'll like the Arcane.

Shiiping and Customer Service​

Joker was quick to answer any and all questions and assured me that the deliveries are usually made within 14 days. I was on a time limit but I took the chance, and low and behold it made it in exactly 14 days.

The Goods

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I was honestly surprised when I first saw the laser up close. I guess it was the perspective of the videos i've seen, but I had imaginied it to be about twice the size that it is. It fits and 18650 and can take a protected cell no problem.

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Here's a picture of the Arcane next to the drink of champions.

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Here's a front shot showing the focus knob, which is pretty easy to turn. And my camera is ass, so here are some low-grade beam shots:

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Here are some shots of the dot, with wngs attached:

Final Thoughts​

I was pleasantly surprised with this purchase, even though it seems kinda tiny for a 1W. I generally don't focus my lasers, but I love having options, so the external focus knob is nice. It's also good to have at least one side-clicky laser. It has high-power, half-power, low-power, strobe, and SOS modes. I just wish that the wings were a little smaller, and more symmetrical as the right wings is longer than the left. All in all, it was a good buy.

 

[Blarg King]

Many that thing is tiny! The way it looks in photos I thought it would be the size of a police maglite!

Very nice looking laser though!

 

[Tmack]

The original threads pictures were deceiving. It's much smaller than I thought. Very nice though. Perfect size for a 1w

 

[Pi R Squared]

Looks very nice. Even though its small it looks like its got a good size heat sink so it should have a reasonable duty cycle.

 

[Thejoker301]

Nice review :beer:

The size of the arcane is not as big as it looks in some pics. It is shorter than it looks.

But the Heatsink head it-self is around 40mm-45mm which is more than decent. I actually has a bit bigger head than the MSSSW host has. ( Just check it compared to my MSSSW ).

With 1W 635nm it does a 5min on\off duty-cycle. And with a 3W 9mm diode a 2min+ on\off duty-cycle.

I think that as you have a Spyder S3 you are used to big lasers lol

The SF501B is much smaller than the Arcane. And it has an output of 1W-2.4W.

Thanks for the great review ! :beer: