this was my first laser, i got it yesterday :/ was from megalaseruk, i got the 125mw Green laser for £59~
basically the laser was working fine, then i took off the bit over the lens and had a look at it, at which point i smudged the lens a bit, anyways i tried to clean the smudge off and then i think i damaged the lens (there was a patch that now looked kinda reflective rather than clear?) and then my focus was bad, there was alot of laser light lost over an area wide of the center beam
so i messed around with it a bit to try and fix it, ended up unscrewing it, i thought perhaps the reason for the light leaking to the sides was that i had nudged the lens out of the right place inside the laser by screwing it further in,out, i then put the lens back in and screwed it so far in I COULDNT GET IT BACK OUT, and it was still focused badly, so i tried to screw it back out with a cotton bud, and ended up pushing the lens inside of my laser, under the screw threads, so now its rattling around inside, and there doesnt appear to be a way to dismantle it.. am i screwed?
thanks,
basically the laser was working fine, then i took off the bit over the lens and had a look at it, at which point i smudged the lens a bit, anyways i tried to clean the smudge off and then i think i damaged the lens (there was a patch that now looked kinda reflective rather than clear?) and then my focus was bad, there was alot of laser light lost over an area wide of the center beam
so i messed around with it a bit to try and fix it, ended up unscrewing it, i thought perhaps the reason for the light leaking to the sides was that i had nudged the lens out of the right place inside the laser by screwing it further in,out, i then put the lens back in and screwed it so far in I COULDNT GET IT BACK OUT, and it was still focused badly, so i tried to screw it back out with a cotton bud, and ended up pushing the lens inside of my laser, under the screw threads, so now its rattling around inside, and there doesnt appear to be a way to dismantle it.. am i screwed?
thanks,