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5mW pen help!

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I bought a green 5mW pen off eBay, and its very unstable, but its absolutely not the button. Any ideas on how I can get it to stay normal? It works if I let it warm up a little, for about 5 mins, but I just wonder if I can stabelize it?
Thanks, alot! Kyle
 





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Hey. There's not much you can do. Try using different batteries, if you're using alkalines then use NiMH as some green lasers work better with NiMH batteries.
If that doesn't work then just buy another laser.. I don't know how you expect a cheap, shady 5mW ebay laser to work how you want it to. If you buy another, I totally recommend LEDShoppe, I've had a few problems with a 5mW laser from them and they replaced it for free. Check out the coupon codes here to save a little.
 




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