Does Your Red Laser 301 Burn?

[Guitarship1]

I didn't really think the laser 301's were "that" powerful. However, it will burn very dark colored material, rubber, some plastic, leather, paper. I guess not really burning as much as smoldering and making it smoke It will burn, slightly melt the blue colored NERF darts. It won't burn my skin, although it will shine enough light through my flesh to see the blood vessels inside, and it does it without almost burning me like my 2500 lumen Powertac flashlight. Not bad for a cheap "5mw" laser..

 

[Guitarship1]

I'm guessing thats a no...

 

[WizardG]

The "Laser 30x" toys are notoriously overspec most of the time. Sounds like you've got one that's in the 80-100mw range. Pretty typical for a red one.

 

[Guitarship1]

Yeah, the Chinese aren't well known for "truth in advertising" Its not a great burner by any means but will draw smoke on dark colored material at times.. My Dinsom blue burning laser has a warning label power < 5 mw, lol. Even with a couple more 0's wouldn't be accurate.

 

[Sowee7]

Yeah, the Chinese aren't well known for "truth in advertising" Its not a great burner by any means but will draw smoke on dark colored material at times.. My Dinsom blue burning laser has a warning label power < 5 mw, lol. Even with a couple more 0's wouldn't be accurate.

Yup, those cheap blue handheld lasers are usually between 1W and 1.5W

 

[Alien Laser]

I'm always wondering what diode the use in the blue lasers ?