Hi there, my name is Ryan. I am an avid shooter and for a long time now I have been desperately searching for a laser sight with an intensity of greater than 5mw. A company called AIMSHOT sold two models, a 12mw and 20mw, but both were discontinued last year at the request of the FDA. I had heard of the possibility of adjusting the variable resistor on a standard 5mw green laser, so last week I purchased a 5mw chinese made NCSTAR laser sight.
I managed to find the "Pot", but it was difficult since the sight is built very ruggedly. I adjusted it by turning it both directions, and I didn't notice any major change. Also, it seemed to have unlimited adjustment. It's possibly that I might have damaged the unit while attempting to access the diode, though I didn't see evidence of this. The ircuit looked very similar to pictures of normal green laser pointers I have seen. It uses a 3v lithium battery,
If any one can explain to me how adjusting that resister has no effect, that would be helpful.
Also the "AIMSHOT" lasers I mentioned, it seems as if the 5mw, 12mw, and 20mw models are exactly the same. Is it possible that they all use the same diode and circuit that is adjusted in the factory to the desired power? That seems to make sense from a manufacturing standpoint at least. If so, I may buy one and try to modify it back up to the 20mw specs. I am a little hesitant to do this since the lasers costs $200, where as my NCstar chinese knock off is only $40.
Any advice would be helpful! I really don't want to pay upwards of $700 for one of the used 20mw AIMSHOTS that are out there still...
I managed to find the "Pot", but it was difficult since the sight is built very ruggedly. I adjusted it by turning it both directions, and I didn't notice any major change. Also, it seemed to have unlimited adjustment. It's possibly that I might have damaged the unit while attempting to access the diode, though I didn't see evidence of this. The ircuit looked very similar to pictures of normal green laser pointers I have seen. It uses a 3v lithium battery,
If any one can explain to me how adjusting that resister has no effect, that would be helpful.
Also the "AIMSHOT" lasers I mentioned, it seems as if the 5mw, 12mw, and 20mw models are exactly the same. Is it possible that they all use the same diode and circuit that is adjusted in the factory to the desired power? That seems to make sense from a manufacturing standpoint at least. If so, I may buy one and try to modify it back up to the 20mw specs. I am a little hesitant to do this since the lasers costs $200, where as my NCstar chinese knock off is only $40.
Any advice would be helpful! I really don't want to pay upwards of $700 for one of the used 20mw AIMSHOTS that are out there still...