A Guide To Buying Your First Green Laser

[lucas755]

How much power would I need to pop balloons?

 

[randomlugia]

How much power would I need to pop balloons?

Depends on the balloon. If it's a dark red or black balloon, it should pop with 60-70mW focused, and 100mW unfocused.

 

[lucas755]

How dangerous is 100mW?

 

[randomlugia]

How dangerous is 100mW?

Anything above 30mW will hurt your eyes at close range, and taking a direct hit from anything above 5mW will cause eye damage. But that won't even matter if you're wearing goggles, and it's REALLY not recommended to burn/pop anything without goggles.

 

[goa2000]

From what i got 100 mw means u better get the safety goggles

 

[dayoptics]

The guide is really helfpul for new comer.

 

[DiogoMotaPinto96]

how many mW laser is this Portable Blue Laser from Wicked Lasers - Spyder III Pro Arctic Series ? (green version)

 

[phoenix77]

The Fusion S-3 is 100mW's @ 532nm AFAIK

 

[randomlugia]

how many mW laser is this Portable Blue Laser from Wicked Lasers - Spyder III Pro Arctic Series ? (green version)

With inconsistent companies like WL, you can never really know. You could get a good one, you could get a bad one. There's a good chance it will be underspec, and if it is don't expect any help from the company.

 

[etlweb]

Try This site. This has some good stuff for laser marking.
Green lasers for laser marking:
High Repetition Rate, Short Pulse Laser Marking Systems - Q-Mark Osprey
High Energy, Short Pulse Laser Marking Systems - Q-Mark Harrier
http://www.quantronixlasers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=245&Itemid=95
High Power Laser Marking Systems - Q-Mark Hawk
http://www.quantronixlasers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=294&Itemid=94

 

[randomlugia]

Have you owned any of those products, or do you know someone who has? I'm not as knowledgeable when comes to lab units, but I've never heard of the before.

 

[irisly]

thanks. :tinfoil:

 

[Paddy]

So i wanted a decent 100mw laser for cheap, and this is the best i could find off the recomended sites www.rayfoss.com anyone have bought this and can give some feedback?

 

[randomlugia]

So i wanted a decent 100mw laser for cheap, and this is the best i could find off the recomended sites www.rayfoss.com anyone have bought this and can give some feedback?

I would not recommend that laser, almost completely because of the battery source. With three AAA batteries, that laser will be below 100mW in no time. I got a 100mW from Rayfoss, and it was measured at 125mW average, 140mW peak.

 

[Paddy]

wait you recommend it?
even though the output will be less than 100m, or am i reading this wrong lol.

 

[randomlugia]

wait you recommend it?
even though the output will be less than 100m, or am i reading this wrong lol.

Sorry, typo. I should have read back over that. I wouldn't recommend it.