35 mW or higher

[megalomaniac]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums. I was wondering if 35 mW was enough to pop a balloon from a distance of 10 or more feet. If not, what kind of laser power would I need to do so? Thanks!

 

[wesdaman14]

yes,but it will take around 5-10 secs. my open can 250mw pops a balloons from 50ft in about 2 seconds. to pop instant from 10feet, i would say at least 75mw

 

[MarioMaster]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums. I was wondering if 35 mW was enough to pop a balloon from a distance of 10 or more feet. If not, what kind of laser power would I need to do so? Thanks!

a 35mw green will be able to pop balloons, but from 10 feet it probably wouldn't work, but if you had an adjustable focus laser of >30mW it should work

 

[jake21]

nice laser Wesdaman14 where did u get it  ;D but i say it wount pop from 10 ft, but close up it will

 

[styropyro]

35mW should be able to pop a balloon if the beam diameter is small enough. If you want a laser that pops balloons from 10 feet (actually more like 30 feet) the DX 200 red is a great choice. I have a link to a review of that laser in my signature.

 

[wesdaman14]

nice laser Wesdaman14 where did u get it ;D but i say it wount pop from 10 ft, but close it it will

yeah i got it from a guy on here called jake21
Hes Got good deals on lasers
i got that one for 70$ but they break to easy ;D
jp jp dude

 

[megalomaniac]

I thought it wouldn't pop at that distance. Would a 35mW show a beam in sun light? How about 75mW?

 

[bobobob121]

you would need at least 400mW to see the beam during the day. and even then it would be barely visible.

 

[artix]

ive herd of 10mw lasers poping balloons so if you have an awesome lens with a focal lenght os 10 feet

 

[VillageIdiot]

What company are you thinking of buying a 35mW pointer from? Hope not WickedLasers (the only company I can think of which sells 35mW's), you can get a 50mW from Nova and a carrying case for the same price...

 

[L4sers]

What 35mW laser? A red or green? Just spend an extra $20 and buy a 200mW red laser from DealExtreme.

 

[megalomaniac]

I was going to buy a green CNI. WL isn't the only people who makes a 35mW pen (CNI). Do these 200mW greenies have a IR filter?

 

[VillageIdiot]

Which 200mW greenies?

 

[L4sers]

Which 200mW greenies?

Reddies - The one in your sig

 

[VillageIdiot]

[quote author=VillageIdiot link=1212892246/12#12 date=1212984991]Which 200mW greenies?

Reddies - The one in your sig[/quote]

Wasn't talking to you.

I was going to buy a green CNI. WL isn't the only people who makes a 35mW pen (CNI). Do these 200mW greenies have a IR filter?

 

[Chicxulub]

I have a Nova x50 (61=68mW) CNI that destroys balloons up to about ten feet instantly. Just go for the 50mw model and you'll be set.

fwiw, a couple of my buddies have gotten DX true 30's. On of them has a laser brighter than my x50 with better divergence, but the other one's look like 30mW. Just food for thought.