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Hello, I work in the security industry and I use laser pointers as a useful tool for pointing out people in a crowd or getting my colleagues attention in a noisy club (radios suck, lasers are much better).
I have been using the following for a while now:
Wavelength: 532nm
Power: 5mW
Color: Green
Output Type: Fixed focus, continuous output and working time of over 5,000 hours
Price: US $5.49
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The above works perfectly, I have sold afew to other doormen as well, they all seem to vary in brightness and not always the same. What I have noticed with these cheaper ones though, is that eventually dust and crap gets inside and covers the diode so the dot eventually becomes more of a smaller dot in the middle then a glow around it.
Not a huge issue, but it's not as accurate as it was when new, ive used a couple of these laser pens now as I don't like the glow around the dot, so I just replace it.
I have just had another look around though and come across this one:
Wavelength: 532nm
Power: 5mW
Color: Green
Output Type: Fixed focus, continuous output and working time of over 5,000 hours
Power Supply: 18650 Batteries
Price: US $36.96
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Now my question is, will the more expensive one be better and not have that issue that i'm having? Ive always found that you get what you pay for, so I would imagine so as it costs more.
Or is the additional price simply because it uses the better batteries and it is water proof?
I brought the cheaper one due to the risk of damage and it being lost, but so far ive not lost one and only damaged one in a scuffle, but that only bent it extremly slightly.
I have been using the following for a while now:
Wavelength: 532nm
Power: 5mW
Color: Green
Output Type: Fixed focus, continuous output and working time of over 5,000 hours
Price: US $5.49
------------
The above works perfectly, I have sold afew to other doormen as well, they all seem to vary in brightness and not always the same. What I have noticed with these cheaper ones though, is that eventually dust and crap gets inside and covers the diode so the dot eventually becomes more of a smaller dot in the middle then a glow around it.
Not a huge issue, but it's not as accurate as it was when new, ive used a couple of these laser pens now as I don't like the glow around the dot, so I just replace it.
I have just had another look around though and come across this one:
Wavelength: 532nm
Power: 5mW
Color: Green
Output Type: Fixed focus, continuous output and working time of over 5,000 hours
Power Supply: 18650 Batteries
Price: US $36.96
-------
Now my question is, will the more expensive one be better and not have that issue that i'm having? Ive always found that you get what you pay for, so I would imagine so as it costs more.
Or is the additional price simply because it uses the better batteries and it is water proof?
I brought the cheaper one due to the risk of damage and it being lost, but so far ive not lost one and only damaged one in a scuffle, but that only bent it extremly slightly.
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