Best 500mw green laser?

[Nathan.]

Hello, I’m new to laser pointer forums and had a 1 watt (445nm) cheap $45 Gatling Chinese laser. Green of 300mw and above would technically be brighter, correct? I want this 500mw green (can’t post link cause I’m new but it’s the thor h series 500mw green $85 from laserpointerstore) I know it’s absolute garbage and no where near the sanwus or even jets lasers but does it seem “alright?”

 

[RedCowboy]

If you define " ok " as getting an 80mw pointer with a 500mw sticker.....


You're talking about this > https://www.laserpointerstore.com/products/thor-h-2-laser-pointer/

My bet is it's a pl520 pushed to about 100mw of 520nm

 

[Nathan.]

Fair enough

 

[Sowee7]

If you define " ok " as getting an 80mw pointer with a 500mw sticker.....


You're talking about this > https://www.laserpointerstore.com/products/thor-h-2-laser-pointer/

My bet is it's a pl520 pushed to about 100mw of 520nm

What do you expect, it’s probably just a rebranded crappy laser pointer

 

[Nathan.]

What do you expect, it’s probably just a rebranded crappy laser pointer

True, I am learning the ways of lasers, thx

 

[RedCowboy]

Actually that link has a drop down menu and the 520-1000 is 289.00 so it may actually have a 1000mw 520nm laser diode but I don't know for a fact that it does and the lens is likely not a G8 which is the best lens.

For that money or less.......Why not buy a jet or build your own ? You can also buy the awesome beam expander > https://www.jetlasers.org/pl-e-mini...-goggles-no/105-holster-no/34-power_levels-1w

 

[Nathan.]

I was talking about the thor series, not the thor 2. It costs $85 for 500mw green. I will get probably a sanwu or jet lasers laser at a later time.

 

[Nathan.]

Are your thoughts still the same for the $85 one? Just wondering

 

[RedCowboy]

This 85.00 500mw 520nm THOR could use the Osram 500-700mw direct multi mode laser diode, they are cheap enough that it's possible......often the Chinese will just lie about output, but I give this a 50/50 chance.

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