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You could, but the beam would be invisible because a PS2 uses infrared light, plus it would be really low power.
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I definitely want to have some fun with a more powerful laser. Can you let me know a little more about the "quality" I am going to get with optotronics? It is almost triple the price, but I will totally pay it if I am going to get a longer lasting/stronger laser. How can similar products differ in price sooo much?if you want to have some fun with a high powered laser at home, get either the LEDshoppe 50mW pen (cheap), or the Optotronics 30mW that you linked (quality parts). I would stay away from Rayfoss pens under 50mW.
I definitely want to have some fun with a more powerful laser. Can you let me know a little more about the "quality" I am going to get with optotronics? It is almost triple the price, but I will totally pay it if I am going to get a longer lasting/stronger laser. How can similar products differ in price sooo much?
I've been looming into either the o-like ultrafire 50mw, or an opto 50 mw, but i was told by someone that opto pens only have the benefit of being metered before being shipped, and they really arent of any better build quality. Is this at all true?I'm not sure if you have any idea how hard it is to make these lasers... It is EXTREMELY difficult. The crystals have to be cut and alligned, the diode has to be perfectly made, with a good regulation driver to keep it going and keep it in 1 mode. Chinese manufacturers will often just throw some cheap parts together, not even bothering to check IR filtering, beam quality, allignment, and final output. Quality can be extremely inconsistent at times, and if the laser isn't carefully driven, the diode, DPSS, or both will burn out sooner or later. Plus they won't come with a garuantee, or they'll just send you another cheap laser. Optotronics is a very trusted company. They will check everything, take careful measurements to make sure quality control is perfect, and send the laser right on spec or higher, and with the best customer service out there. Also, the divergence will be lower than the cheaper company's. I'm not saying the LEDshoppe lasers are bad, they just aren't perfect. The Opto units will be well worth the extra cost in the long run.
I've been looming into either the o-like ultrafire 50mw, or an opto 50 mw, but i was told by someone that opto pens only have the benefit of being metered before being shipped, and they really arent of any better build quality. Is this at all true?
^ Sounds good. You should get a 5mW green (less than 10 bucks) so you can verify that output.