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Hello,
Laser noob here, but I recently picked up a cheap green laser off of eBay and since then have developed a large interest. Anyhow, I was curious to find out if it was possible to find out a rough estimate of how much power this laser outputs, in mW?
It is 532nm and is rated 5mW, but I suspect that it is overspec. Some things the laser can do:
* Clearly visible beam at night
* Sting my skin from ~15 ft. (note that I have a medium tan)
* Pop balloons (red, black, purple, dark blue)
If it's possible to get an estimate based on this, help would be greatly appreciated.
Laser noob here, but I recently picked up a cheap green laser off of eBay and since then have developed a large interest. Anyhow, I was curious to find out if it was possible to find out a rough estimate of how much power this laser outputs, in mW?
It is 532nm and is rated 5mW, but I suspect that it is overspec. Some things the laser can do:
* Clearly visible beam at night
* Sting my skin from ~15 ft. (note that I have a medium tan)
* Pop balloons (red, black, purple, dark blue)
If it's possible to get an estimate based on this, help would be greatly appreciated.