well i just today recieved my first ever order from wicked lasers, and my first ever class 3b lasers (so i'm new at this 
)... it's a mixed experience.
first of all, there's also a core i recieved in the post on the same day, seems like a nice <5mW green laser for the price, a tiny bit brighter than the <5mW leadlight i own... not much more to say about that really, i personally like the black casing look. though i do have one complaint about the core - due to what they said were stock problems, it took over 4 weeks from ordering to get here. that was mildly annoying.
second, there's the 15mW green, an executive classic, which worked really nicely...bright beam, pretty amazing compared to the 5mW i was used to, touched the clouds etc, then it started developing mode issues briefly after being turned on. soon after, it started fluctuating after 10-20 seconds between off or almost off and full strength, same happened with two pairs of alkalines and one of nimhs, so essentially this laser is now less useful than the fictional ballpoint pen that the customs form stated. i'll post what happens when i RMA it, i'm still not sure if i should get it replaced, or get a refund and spend the money on a nova X-15 instead...
lastly, there's the pulsar, a p125
having a visible red beam is neat! this can also touch the clouds very visibly, which surprises me mildly as the beam looks slightly dimmer than a 5mW green, which most of the time *won't* touch clouds... i've told my girlfriend that i'll quit smoking after i've lit a cigarette with a laser, and well, the pulsar happily did that with the caps set (although only when i lit the cig normally then stubbed it out, and relit with the laser). also easily burnt a small hole in paper with a black ink dot on it, not tried it on the black balloons i was sent yet, i'm an odd girl and i'm a bit reluctant to waste balloons on lasers even if i have no other use for them it's still very bright on nimh batteries, and it's a very shiny metal case although that doesn't appeal to me as much as black, to be honest.
also want to point out, the red sports goggles are useless for anything except observing someone else burn things with the laser, they block out ALL red laser light, you can't even see the dot. no evidence of a laser at all with those goggles, except if it burns things. the normal red goggles are far better for using the thing and dragon cases are neat!
i'm going to try using the pulsar heavily the next week or so, if it breaks too i'm so not gonna be happy but i'd rather it break in warranty than out. whatever happens, i doubt i'll be bothering to order from wicked lasers again, this experience with the executive has just really put me off them, despite all the criticism of WL on this forum i wanted to remain neutral and have personal experience and that experience has really put me off them
oh well. something i learnt i guess!
)... it's a mixed experience.first of all, there's also a core i recieved in the post on the same day, seems like a nice <5mW green laser for the price, a tiny bit brighter than the <5mW leadlight i own... not much more to say about that really, i personally like the black casing look. though i do have one complaint about the core - due to what they said were stock problems, it took over 4 weeks from ordering to get here. that was mildly annoying.
second, there's the 15mW green, an executive classic, which worked really nicely...bright beam, pretty amazing compared to the 5mW i was used to, touched the clouds etc, then it started developing mode issues briefly after being turned on. soon after, it started fluctuating after 10-20 seconds between off or almost off and full strength, same happened with two pairs of alkalines and one of nimhs, so essentially this laser is now less useful than the fictional ballpoint pen that the customs form stated. i'll post what happens when i RMA it, i'm still not sure if i should get it replaced, or get a refund and spend the money on a nova X-15 instead...
lastly, there's the pulsar, a p125
having a visible red beam is neat! this can also touch the clouds very visibly, which surprises me mildly as the beam looks slightly dimmer than a 5mW green, which most of the time *won't* touch clouds... i've told my girlfriend that i'll quit smoking after i've lit a cigarette with a laser, and well, the pulsar happily did that with the caps set (although only when i lit the cig normally then stubbed it out, and relit with the laser). also easily burnt a small hole in paper with a black ink dot on it, not tried it on the black balloons i was sent yet, i'm an odd girl and i'm a bit reluctant to waste balloons on lasers even if i have no other use for them it's still very bright on nimh batteries, and it's a very shiny metal case although that doesn't appeal to me as much as black, to be honest.also want to point out, the red sports goggles are useless for anything except observing someone else burn things with the laser, they block out ALL red laser light, you can't even see the dot. no evidence of a laser at all with those goggles, except if it burns things. the normal red goggles are far better for using the thing
and dragon cases are neat!i'm going to try using the pulsar heavily the next week or so, if it breaks too i'm so not gonna be happy but i'd rather it break in warranty than out. whatever happens, i doubt i'll be bothering to order from wicked lasers again, this experience with the executive has just really put me off them, despite all the criticism of WL on this forum i wanted to remain neutral and have personal experience and that experience has really put me off them
oh well. something i learnt i guess!
