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So I received my meter today and have tested all of my lasers several times and thought I'd post an update...
I suspect the readings are about 10mW higher across the board than they should be...for example:
My "10mW" O-Like violet pen stabilizes at 18mW after about 10 seconds.
My "50mW" O-like green starts off at about 80-90mW for the first 15 seconds or so, then dips down into the 60-75mW region...This in particular made me suspicious...but I don't know if O-like actually rates this laser as 50mW IR-inclusive, or 50mW of pure green.
The laser that yields readings most near its rated power is my 150mW violet also from O-like; it stabilizes at almost exactly 150mW after about 10 seconds or so.
I also tested each of the laser's power through my focalprice goggles, and the green lets through about 17mW of power, and the 150mW violet lets through about 8mW... The violet numbers through the goggles seem particularly off considering in HIMNL9 thread (http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/cheap-anti-green-goggles-focalprice-o-like-43109.html#post569155) his 177mW violet only lets through .7mW through the same goggles. (I have 3 pairs of these goggles and all three yield similar readings)
So what do you guys think? Do these numbers seem completely off given the lasers?
In any case, I've contacted Scientech about a possible calibrtion; however I am skpetical since it's such an old unit, and would likely cost more to be calibrated than I actually paid for it...Also if there is anyone with the know-how who is willing to calibrate this meter, or even just to compare it to your own calibrated one, let me know!
I suspect the readings are about 10mW higher across the board than they should be...for example:
My "10mW" O-Like violet pen stabilizes at 18mW after about 10 seconds.
My "50mW" O-like green starts off at about 80-90mW for the first 15 seconds or so, then dips down into the 60-75mW region...This in particular made me suspicious...but I don't know if O-like actually rates this laser as 50mW IR-inclusive, or 50mW of pure green.
The laser that yields readings most near its rated power is my 150mW violet also from O-like; it stabilizes at almost exactly 150mW after about 10 seconds or so.
I also tested each of the laser's power through my focalprice goggles, and the green lets through about 17mW of power, and the 150mW violet lets through about 8mW... The violet numbers through the goggles seem particularly off considering in HIMNL9 thread (http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/cheap-anti-green-goggles-focalprice-o-like-43109.html#post569155) his 177mW violet only lets through .7mW through the same goggles. (I have 3 pairs of these goggles and all three yield similar readings)
So what do you guys think? Do these numbers seem completely off given the lasers?
In any case, I've contacted Scientech about a possible calibrtion; however I am skpetical since it's such an old unit, and would likely cost more to be calibrated than I actually paid for it...Also if there is anyone with the know-how who is willing to calibrate this meter, or even just to compare it to your own calibrated one, let me know!
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. Nothing sticks out in the Buy/Sell/Trade section at the moment... My ideal scenario would be if Scientech would offer an affordable calibration service for such an old unit...but that seems very unlikely sigh.
(if it isn't already)