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Since I recently sold my old <5mW greenie, I was in the market for a new, high quality low-power (<5mW) greenie that I could safely use outside. I first looked at the Core, but it seems they recently jacked up their price to $49.99. I then looked at Atlasnova, their 5mW "True Green" was also $49.99. Seeing that both lasers were priced alike, I went with Atlasnova, since I already bought two lasers from them and their service is stellar.
I paid for it on Thursday and it arrived at my job on Monday (actually Saturday, but I'm off). Luckily it was right before lunch, so I was able to open it up almost immediately. In the box, it contained the metal case with the laser (satin silver), instructions and a power reading of the enclosed laser, much like any other AN greenie. The surprise was the paper read:
14.8
S
Hmmmm...my other AN pointer had a sheet marked "40.6". Surely this laser couldn't be roughly 15mW - close to a WL Classic - I purchased a True 5mW. I played with it a bit at work. It seemed bright but not spectacular, since like most offices it's filled with garish flourescent lighting. So I brought the laser home for more analysis.
Now I do not have a power meter, but I pretty much know how bright a sub-5mW laser should be. In my moderately-lit living I was not able to see a beam on my old 5mW greenie. However, when firing this little baby, I was able to see a faint green beam despite the light being on. Further experimentation pretty much convinced me that this unit is noticeably more powerful than my old greenie.
I then took a rough divergence measurement. The beam was just under 6mm at 8 meters; subtracting the initial beam diameter of 1mm, I got a divergence of approximately .6mRad!
So, instead of a low-powered greenie I got a relatively beastly ~15mW laser with excellent divergence. I don't think I am returning this unit. It's really good.
One problem - I still need a good stable <5mW pointer. Thanks, Atlasnova!
I paid for it on Thursday and it arrived at my job on Monday (actually Saturday, but I'm off). Luckily it was right before lunch, so I was able to open it up almost immediately. In the box, it contained the metal case with the laser (satin silver), instructions and a power reading of the enclosed laser, much like any other AN greenie. The surprise was the paper read:
14.8
S
Hmmmm...my other AN pointer had a sheet marked "40.6". Surely this laser couldn't be roughly 15mW - close to a WL Classic - I purchased a True 5mW. I played with it a bit at work. It seemed bright but not spectacular, since like most offices it's filled with garish flourescent lighting. So I brought the laser home for more analysis.
Now I do not have a power meter, but I pretty much know how bright a sub-5mW laser should be. In my moderately-lit living I was not able to see a beam on my old 5mW greenie. However, when firing this little baby, I was able to see a faint green beam despite the light being on. Further experimentation pretty much convinced me that this unit is noticeably more powerful than my old greenie.
I then took a rough divergence measurement. The beam was just under 6mm at 8 meters; subtracting the initial beam diameter of 1mm, I got a divergence of approximately .6mRad!
So, instead of a low-powered greenie I got a relatively beastly ~15mW laser with excellent divergence. I don't think I am returning this unit. It's really good.
One problem - I still need a good stable <5mW pointer.
Thanks, Atlasnova!
