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Chinese laser pointer question.

Alright, so I ordered a blue one as well. On this particular one, in the item title it says 14500, and the description says 16340 and the first picture it shows has 16340 as well. Even more fun and confusion for the masses. I should probably have just saved and bought from a reputable source, but I am impatient and love clicking that purchase button. I sincerely hope it works/doesn't suck.
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:)Yup Lago, it is a very addictive hobby.
Another misleading advertisement about the 14500 battery. Being a blue laser it most likely takes the 2 "16340"s. Guessing it will do 1W but probably advertised as alot more.
It has the "potential" to last, just watch a good duty cycle of no more than 30 or 40 seconds on and 60 seconds off.
Did you get safety glasses? If this one comes with the generic red lensed pair, I would test those glasses on one of the side lens first.
You should really upgrade to a pair of "Eagles" as soon as you can afford them.

Oops never mind I see you bought a pair of Eagles but its still good to have a extra backup pair for friends, so test the generics if it came with them anyways.
 
GSS said:
:)Yup Lago, it is a very addictive hobby.
Another misleading advertisement about the 14500 battery. Being a blue laser it most likely takes the 2 "16340"s. Guessing it will do 1W but probably advertised as alot more.
It has the "potential" to last, just watch a good duty cycle of no more than 30 or 40 seconds on and 60 seconds off.
Did you get safety glasses? If this one comes with the generic red lensed pair, I would test those glasses on one of the side lens first.
You should really upgrade to a pair of "Eagles" as soon as you can afford them.

Oops never mind I see you bought a pair of Eagles but its still good to have a extra backup pair for friends, so test the generics if it came with them anyways.
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Thanks a bunch bud. . . QUITE addicting. Lol
I do indeed have a pair of Eagles. I dont think the option of the laser I chose came with glasses, but I figure that the ones that are advertised as coming with many of these lasers probably isn't the best, but I'd like another pair of cheap( but effective) pair so I can protect a friend's eyes while they are over and I'm lasing about.
The Wish posts rarely/never show the watts/milliwatts for some reason.
 
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Sorry to double post, but here is a photo of the 532nm one that is coming, does anybody have experience with these or one similar? I would like to know the possible output and maybe who/what brand this may or may not be a knock off of? It looks like the thor or Spyder knock-off except the shell is chrome, beam is 532nm and takes a single 18650 as opposed to a 16340. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Again, sorry for the double post and noobie questions, I just want to figure out more about it.
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Lagomorpha said:
Sorry to double post, but here is a photo of the 532nm one that is coming, does anybody have experience with these or one similar? I would like to know the possible output and maybe who/what brand this may or may not be a knock off of? It looks like the thor or Spyder knock-off except the shell is chrome, beam is 532nm and takes a single 18650 as opposed to a 16340. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Again, sorry for the double post and noobie questions, I just want to figure out more about it.
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Sorry for the wet noodle beating from the other members, just ignore him.

If that is the one you bought from Wish, it's the most generic, cheap unbranded knockoff you can get. I can pretty much guarantee it's about 100mW. If you take a picture of the dot in a dimly lit room when you get it, I can tell you more accurately.
Cheers!

Ps, it's not double posting since it's almost a week apart 😉
 
Snecho said:
Sorry for the wet noodle beating from the other members, just ignore him.

If that is the one you bought from Wish, it's the most generic, cheap unbranded knockoff you can get. I can pretty much guarantee it's about 100mW. If you take a picture of the dot in a dimly lit room when you get it, I can tell you more accurately.
Cheers!

Ps, it's not double posting since it's almost a week apart 😉
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No wet noodle beatings here. No offense taken. I already said, if someone needs to put me in my place then so be it. However, I haven't noticed anyone being particularly rude to me or anything.
When I receive it I will definitely try and get a photo of the dot. Thanks a bunch for the info! I have a 450nm coming from a different seller as well(shown somewhere earlier in the thread)
 
Lagomorpha said:
No wet noodle beatings here. No offense taken. I already said, if someone needs to put me in my place then so be it. However, I haven't noticed anyone being particularly rude to me or anything.
When I receive it I will definitely try and get a photo of the dot. Thanks a bunch for the info! I have a 450nm coming from a different seller as well(shown somewhere earlier in the thread)
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Thick skinned, I love it.
Good luck to you.
 
Snecho said:
I can pretty much guarantee it's about 100mW. If you take a picture of the dot in a dimly lit room when you get it, I can tell you more accurately.
Cheers!
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While you can get a very rough estimate, judging a lasers power through means of a picture is not going to be very accurate. Different light settings and cameras used can give the impression of a lasers power that it really isn’t.

The best way would be by means of an LPM, but if that isn’t available user “styropyro” created a YouTube video where he demonstrates what different powered 532 lasers can accomplish. Perhaps it would be worth a see. :)

-Alex
 
Hap said:
While you can get a very rough estimate, judging a lasers power through means of a picture is not going to be very accurate. Different light settings and cameras used can give the impression of a lasers power that it really isn’t.

The best way would be by means of an LPM, but if that isn’t available user “styropyro” created a YouTube video where he demonstrates what different powered 532 lasers can accomplish. Perhaps it would be worth a see. :)

-Alex
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Yeah, I totally agree cameras can be deceiving. Although, these generic Chinese ones come in only two or three power levels in existence, with a pretty large gap in between them. That's why using deductive reasoning, one can almost guarantee which of those power levels it is. :)

Of course you can't measure the power to the mW by just looking at it, but depending on the price the OP paid, it should be either a 1W or 100mW model, so the difference should be pretty noticeable :)
 
Snecho said:
Yeah, I totally agree cameras can be deceiving. Although, these generic Chinese ones come in only two or three power levels in existence, with a pretty large gap in between them. That's why using deductive reasoning, one can almost guarantee which of those power levels it is. :)

Of course you can't measure the power to the mW by just looking at it, but depending on the price the OP paid, it should be either a 1W or 100mW model, so the difference should be pretty noticeable :)
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OMG WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???????:rolleyes:
 
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GSS said:
Lago, till you find out as to what this green laser you ordered has for diode do NOT try 2 16340 battery's.
If you bought the green laser Thor?? because you couldn't afford the blue laser than it's most likely a 532nm DPSS and these 532's only use 1 cell at 3.7V to 4.2V. If you use 2 cells you will kill it.
I cannot see the one you bought being a 520nm diode as these 520 units are usually more money than the 445nm blues.
Any more info you can give will help..
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Yeah, that's my sentiment too. Looks very much like many cheap 532nm pointers for sale on sites and on eBay. I have some of those same star caps that came with other 532nm laser pointers. They all still use a 500 mW pump diode and measure 80 mW at best.
 
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