LASer son't work properly

[Remoons]

hey i bought me a 80mw green laser and it's awesome!! the green line it emits in the dark is cool .... but i cant get it to burn things.....

can anyone help me plz?

 

[trueHOUSE]

depends on what you are trying to burn with it . try putting lens in front of it to collimate the light

 

[Remoons]

yeah but 80mw shud born paper and ballons and matches but nothing works...plz give me some help i wanna BURN THINGS

 

[Ethator]

were did you buy the laser?

 

[Remoons]

i bought it on ebay and it said that it could pop balloons

 

[Remoons]

i bought it on ebay and it said that it could pop balloons

 

[Amnizu]

If you bought it on eBay, chances are it's not actually 80mW and thus won't burn much of anything. Better luck next time. If there is a next time, buy from a company like Novalasers or Laserglow.

You may want to try some fresh Lithium batteries, like Energizer E2s. If it still doesn't pop, burn or light anything, well, you got ripped off.