I just received my Kenometer (as I call it) in the mail, via UPS, and I have to say, it's very slick. It's a little bit smaller than I expected, but this is by no means a bad thing. It's small, slick and very professional-looking.
On the right-hand side where the power cord plugs in (a standard computer power cord, by the way) is a switch to turn it on and off. On the front are three things: the sensor itself, a small knob which turns left and right, and the LED display. The small knob is how you zero the meter according to whatever temperature it is in your room or garage or workshop, wherever you do your metering.
Mine is still very cold to the touch from being on the UPS truck all day, so it's being a little bit weird with regard to zeroing. It seems to want to sit at -0.001 instead of zeroing, but this is hardly an issue since I can add that 1 back to the total, as well as waiting a few hours for the meter to come to room temperature. Once the meter is at room temperature instead of being cold to the touch, this will stop being an issue.
It took me longer to find a power cord in my messy house than it did to actually get this thing set up and working. Once I had the cord plugged in and the switch flipped, the bright LED display turned on right away and began to take readings of the surrounding environment, because it's a thermal meter.
Not only is it a very good laser meter, but if you so desire you can test things like your finger for their rated mW output. Mine is about 534mW at the moment. My Surefire LED flashlight at 30 lumens reads higher than my WL Fusion does, according to this baby.
All in all, I'm very happy with this meter, even though UPS charged me $40 for importing it. I'd do it again in a second, this thing is totally worth it.
Pictures taken on my kitchen counter:
The meter itself, from the front
From the side, showing the power switch and cord
Testing my Wickedlasers Fusion with a GIGANTIC scratch on the lens (and practically dead batteries)
This is the 'dot' my Fusion produces right now:
On the right-hand side where the power cord plugs in (a standard computer power cord, by the way) is a switch to turn it on and off. On the front are three things: the sensor itself, a small knob which turns left and right, and the LED display. The small knob is how you zero the meter according to whatever temperature it is in your room or garage or workshop, wherever you do your metering.
Mine is still very cold to the touch from being on the UPS truck all day, so it's being a little bit weird with regard to zeroing. It seems to want to sit at -0.001 instead of zeroing, but this is hardly an issue since I can add that 1 back to the total, as well as waiting a few hours for the meter to come to room temperature. Once the meter is at room temperature instead of being cold to the touch, this will stop being an issue.
It took me longer to find a power cord in my messy house than it did to actually get this thing set up and working. Once I had the cord plugged in and the switch flipped, the bright LED display turned on right away and began to take readings of the surrounding environment, because it's a thermal meter.
Not only is it a very good laser meter, but if you so desire you can test things like your finger for their rated mW output. Mine is about 534mW at the moment. My Surefire LED flashlight at 30 lumens reads higher than my WL Fusion does, according to this baby.
All in all, I'm very happy with this meter, even though UPS charged me $40 for importing it. I'd do it again in a second, this thing is totally worth it.
Pictures taken on my kitchen counter:
The meter itself, from the front
From the side, showing the power switch and cord
Testing my Wickedlasers Fusion with a GIGANTIC scratch on the lens (and practically dead batteries)
This is the 'dot' my Fusion produces right now:
