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Hi all,
I'm new to lasers above 5mW and building lasers, but I'd like to get my hands on a more powerful 532nm laser. I've been reading around the forums for a few days now, and was thinking of buying a laser at first, but I can't find the specs I want for the price I want.
I'd like a stable beam with less than 1.2 mRAD divergence in a decent host (RPL) with good heatsinking, ideally for under $300. Id' also like it to be IR filtered if possible.
I looked at these:
Optotronics Green Pen Pointers
Premium +150mW Green Laser Pointer
Price: US $196.00
Laser Pointers - Green Laser Pointer by SKYlasers
150 mW Green Laser Pointer
Special Price: $299.99
Also liked the sound of the Nova Alpha, but it's a bit over budget!
Can anyone help me decide weather to buy or build? Would it be fairly easy to build a laser with the specs I'm looking for, or should I just bite the bullet and buy a ready built laser?
I'm new to lasers above 5mW and building lasers, but I'd like to get my hands on a more powerful 532nm laser. I've been reading around the forums for a few days now, and was thinking of buying a laser at first, but I can't find the specs I want for the price I want.
I'd like a stable beam with less than 1.2 mRAD divergence in a decent host (RPL) with good heatsinking, ideally for under $300. Id' also like it to be IR filtered if possible.
I looked at these:
Optotronics Green Pen Pointers
Premium +150mW Green Laser Pointer
Price: US $196.00
Laser Pointers - Green Laser Pointer by SKYlasers
150 mW Green Laser Pointer
Special Price: $299.99
Also liked the sound of the Nova Alpha, but it's a bit over budget!
Can anyone help me decide weather to buy or build? Would it be fairly easy to build a laser with the specs I'm looking for, or should I just bite the bullet and buy a ready built laser?