Truth is, I'm not trying to start selling lasers. Just trying to make sure I can afford to build another one next week
It may sound strange, but this hobby is relaxing for me. It's a fantastic stress relief. The grad program I'm in is a near polar opposite from the creativity (that I miss) involved in building something tangible
I thought so also - and it's actually running at 550mA. In fact I have it at 700mW in my signature.
But since I don't have an LPM, I really wanted to make sure nobody was disappointed with their purchase, so I figured it was safer to list as 600mW. I'd rather get a few dollars less for the laser, than have someone regret the purchase if for some reason it didn't put out the 700mW they were buying