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Hey there! I came here because my 532nm and 405nm pointers came today. Seems like I can get good info here.
I have a question - my green pointer was advertised as 1mW. However on the sticker it states the power is <5mW (means it could be potentially up to 5mW?) and seems brighter than that. For example, in a room lit by incandescent lighting I can still see the beam and it casts shadows. Is it overpowered or just a decent laser? Also, while the violet laser looks fairly dim in comparison, it looks as bright as the green one if pointed at a white shirt or piece of paper. Is it emitting dangerous amounts of invisible UV light that I should be wary of?
Thanks.
I have a question - my green pointer was advertised as 1mW. However on the sticker it states the power is <5mW (means it could be potentially up to 5mW?) and seems brighter than that. For example, in a room lit by incandescent lighting I can still see the beam and it casts shadows. Is it overpowered or just a decent laser? Also, while the violet laser looks fairly dim in comparison, it looks as bright as the green one if pointed at a white shirt or piece of paper. Is it emitting dangerous amounts of invisible UV light that I should be wary of?
Thanks.