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But the problem is this: 200mW DX is about 46$ and 80~100mW o-like is 60 $.If you wind up with a DX 200mW module, you could get up to 140mW out of it. Be nice if you got the freak one that gave near 200mW ... It took DX three months to ship mine when I bought them. They will burn through black tape without a helper lens. The o-like modules seem to have a smaller beam diameter. The DX module that is giving 140mW won't light a pink match without the helper lens. My o-like module that gives 140mW lights the pink match no problem. The narrower beam of the o-like allows a balloon to be popped at eight feet fairly quickly. The DX would not pop the same sized red balloon from the same bag of balloons until I was one foot away.
I am not enirely sure at the moment will I even be able to afford the DX one. You reviewed those and stated that they output about 90 to 100 mW after the IR filter. Decent for the price payed! But I don't think I will be able to afford the O-LIKE ones (I know they are of much higher build quality) as much as I would like to
I was hoping that if it exceeds 120-130 mW it should be able to light a match without external lens. But heck, maybe I will be lucky enough to get a freak.
Awww thanks Niko! I'll review everything I buy (related to laser OFCFirst of many! Hope to see more reviews from you in the future![]()
They tend to give a new proffesional look to reviews: " The laser measured 113.2 mW peak ... "