FocalPrice 532nm 200mW Green Keychain Laser

[midieval10]

You can see the beam in my fireworks youtube video in the first post

 

[Ash]

I received mine today, and I think I got a crap unit.
It only peaks at about 80mW, and it is badly out of focus.
The focus is so bad that from only 10 feet away the dot is larger than a quarter.
I am sending mine back for a replacement.

 

[midieval10]

I received mine today, and I think I got a crap unit.
It only peaks at about 80mW, and it is badly out of focus.
The focus is so bad that from only 10 feet away the dot is larger than a quarter.
I am sending mine back for a replacement.

Not sure you got a bad unit. Everyone agrees divergence on these are pretty bad. I think mine is the same as yours. Not sure about the power on mine since I don't have an LPM.

 

[Ash]

Not sure you got a bad unit. Everyone agrees divergence on these are pretty bad. I think mine is the same as yours. Not sure about the power on mine since I don't have an LPM.

Well. I'm still not happy with 80mW. It only barely lights a match at 6 inches.
I guess if FP didn't exchange it for me, I could fix the focus myself, but it also mode-hops after only a few seconds. I don't think it's worth it for me to keep it. Hopefully they will replace it for me. :undecided:

 

[midieval10]

Mine doesn't mode hop at all. You should get it replaced.

I tried focusing mine but the divergence does not seem to get any better than where the lens was originally. I guess this laser is made for burning and not for pointing far away.

 

[NoBama]

have yet to receive mine. shipped 7.21.10? should i wait a bit more before i write them?
how long does it take? got my other stuff already from china and hk.

 

[ossumguywill]

It takes a few weeks usually... just wait.

 

[NoBama]

hk post just received it. 2 weeks after fp said shipped! messed up!

 

[magic21696]

Could the 10440 battery be charged in a AA/AAA Charger like this? o.o BTY GN-N95 AA/AAA Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd battery charger - eBay (item 190423908790 end time Aug-25-10 20:36:57 PDT)

 

[ossumguywill]

No.
Look at the voltage.

 

[DTR]

Got my unit today and thought I would give my two cents.

Ordered 7/27/2010 Shipped 7/28/2010 Received today 8/5/2010.

For $30 I am very happy with this purchase.

The unit is not annoying being on my keyring. It also has a quick connect thingy(I believe that is the scientific term for it)

I like that it came with a 10440 but i just put it aside and used my AW 10440(quality battery).

Did a couple of beam shots with out any smoke.

And a few with smoke:eg:

Here are some shots with the Focalprice on left and my Rayfoss RF532-200mW-FLX on the right.

And here is the dot at 1 foot and 35 feet. Did not have a ruler on hand maybe will update with one.
1 foot

35 feet

I don't have my power meter yet but will edit this post as soon as it gets here with the power readings.

Pros
Shipping time for me was 8 days!!(not bad for a Chinese company)
This thing is bright.
It's compact
It's $30
10440 battery(included)

Cons
Heats up after 20 seconds. would suggest using in short intervals.
beam divergence is not that great
It's not free

Hope somebody finds this interesting or useful.

EDIT LPM TEST 128mW

http://yfrog.com/n1focalprice200mwpowerz

 

[ideas]

Ordered one (with 2$ discount using the new coupon code 2OFFON20+ )
ps I keep all the coupons up2date at my thread here: http://laserpointerforums.com/f46/focalprice-laser-coupon-code-10-a-49937.html

 

[midieval10]

DTR, those are really nice beamshots! repped!

 

[DTR]

Thanks. I like the dark room with smoke shots. Always include them when posting beam shots. My favorite is when you take a shot looking down the beam at the laser like in my sig. Makes them look like some kind of plasma torch or something.:eg:

 

[NoBama]

finally got mines today. had to sign for it. batteries were already charged. 3 weeks later. beams not bad. now to find my charger.

 

[rikgrimsby]

id like to put this unit on my keys but ill be scared of sitting down and poping the switch on by mistake and running down my battery or burning myself as it dose sting the skin.