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Just ordered the 35mW green from DX after reading about Knimrod's huge success in pot modding his laser.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10004
I had been looking to get a green lab style laser for a while, and this laser has fit the bill quite nicely
General Construction: The laser overall is constructed very well, the heatsink is free from defects, and even the PCB is neat and tidy. The leads from the head to the driver board have a plastic sleeve which helps reduce stress on the wires. The power and TTL wires come pre-stripped and are ready to be connected.
Power and Beam: This laser emits a very narrow beam with good divergence, notably smaller than the beams of my Core and Executive lasers. Power output from the package (haven't tweaked the pot yet) was an average of 53mW
Overall it's a great laser for the money and has no problems running for 5-10 minutes at a time or longer. The TTL input works well and should be good in a scanner.
Pros: Ready to go out of the package, small powerful beam, 100% duty cycle
Cons: Beam is not perfectly straight from laser (exits slightly down)
Other Thoughts: Large power transistor on driver PCB should be heatsinked for long runs
Don't worry I didn't forget pics
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10004
I had been looking to get a green lab style laser for a while, and this laser has fit the bill quite nicely
General Construction: The laser overall is constructed very well, the heatsink is free from defects, and even the PCB is neat and tidy. The leads from the head to the driver board have a plastic sleeve which helps reduce stress on the wires. The power and TTL wires come pre-stripped and are ready to be connected.
Power and Beam: This laser emits a very narrow beam with good divergence, notably smaller than the beams of my Core and Executive lasers. Power output from the package (haven't tweaked the pot yet) was an average of 53mW
Overall it's a great laser for the money and has no problems running for 5-10 minutes at a time or longer. The TTL input works well and should be good in a scanner.
Pros: Ready to go out of the package, small powerful beam, 100% duty cycle
Cons: Beam is not perfectly straight from laser (exits slightly down)
Other Thoughts: Large power transistor on driver PCB should be heatsinked for long runs
Don't worry I didn't forget pics