i guess you get what you pay for

[budule]

i just got my 17.00 dx green pointer, i put in the batteries and point it at the wall in a dark room....at about 10 feet away i have a circle with at least a 6 ft diamater....there is a small dot in the center but it looks like somekinda starburst or something..... millions of faint little dots in a circular pattern....kinda neat and kinda useless at the same time, not sure if its worth the bother to return it...

 

[BlueFusion]

umm.....
that circle is the reflection from inside the barrel's bore or hole. The dot in the middle is the actual laser dot

 

[budule]

i can put it on the wall side by side with my other one (40.00 verision) and the "reflection" is 5 or 10 times bigger around and brighter .....it's kinda growing on me though...kinda neat effect ...i was gona shorten it (as per rog8811...again thanks!)to make a portable vortexer so it probley wont matter anyway , might even be a cooler effect , if thats possable......

 

[LarryQ]

Dirty Lens.....

Check here for cleaning advice...

http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1197046950

Larry

 

[budule]

i think mine might have been condensation or something (i had just got it out of my cold mailbox)...it dosent seam to be doing it as bad now....

 

[rog8811]

think mine might have been condensation or something (i had just got it out of my cold mailbox)...it dosent seam to be doing it as bad now....

Exactly what I thought when I saw your first post you will find it will do a nice line when you get it set up.

Regards rog8811

 

[Phazonx]

For some reason, I(and my friends) can see an aura rings around the dot. I know for sure its an illusion cause I can see the aura when I point it at my finger and it still shows up where nothing is there.

I happens when you look at the dot. Why?

 

[Switch]

I think it's because the dot it's too bright and the aura is a reflection off your cornea or your cristalin?(well it definetly messes with your eye optics ;D)
I can see that aura better when I have blurry eyes, like when I get up in the morning.

 

[tomcat]

yup that aura is from the diffraction of your cornea because its so damn bright it happens when i burn upclose with my dvdrw red to me