This is sort of a mini-review of the CNI PGL-RG(= HYBRID YELLOW) Laser, that I purchased through Glenn's (scopeguy20) last Group Buy. I took several readings with my LASERBEE I of the 3 different colors, & here are the various mW out-puts by color; RED = 155mW's, GREEN = 40mW's, & HYBRID YELLOW = 185mW's
I never measured the divergence of the three colors, nor did I do any other type of measurements. All I can really say is that all three colors produced nice tight beams, that were projected straight out from the aperture. None of the three beams came out at even a slight angle from the aperture. The dots the beams produced were also nice, tight, spots. The RED is a pretty, bright, ruby red color. The GREEN is a beautiful shade of spring green, like a well watered, well tended, expanse of grass in the late spring, before the hot summer sun causes the green to fade a bit. Last, but not least, the HYBRID YELLOW (this is just the term I use for the yellow color produced by the mixing or hybridization of the red & green lasers) is a gorgeous shade of golden yellow, sort of a cross between sunshine & a bar of gold.
One thing here that is noteworthy is the colored artifacts in the yellow spot on a white wall. Due to the mixing of the red & green lasers to produce the hybrid yellow, on a flat white surface, one will notice some VERY slight speckles or artifacts of red & green, with the red artifacts being more visible than those produced by the green laser in the mix. All in all, I'm VERY happy with my purchase of this laser. Hell yes, three different colored lasers, all in one, well built host, with a very positive clicky switch in the tail, & none of those pesky FDA compliant safety features. I also need to mention that this unit runs on a single 18650 cell, with the + terminal towards the tail, - to the head. About the ONLY negative thing I have to say about this baby, & it's really more of a comment than a negative point, is the fact that the aperture is NOT in the center of the laser head, but rather off-center a bit. I imagine that it has something to do with the arrangement of the turning mirror assembly inside the head, to be able to produce the hybrid yellow color.
One last thing to tell you, & I'll wrap up this review. The push button on/off switch is multi-functional, with a single, multi-colored LED operating indicator that changes color in sync with the color laser issuing from the aperture. One click produces the RED laser, a second click produces the GREEN laser, a third click gives out the HYBRID YELLOW, & a forth & last click, will turn the laser off, but to completely sever the electrical circuit, that solid clicky switch in the tail MUST be utilized. Of course, the laser will NOT function AT ALL, until the tail switch is activated. I hope I covered enough information to answer most of the questions one might have about this rather unique laser. Thanks for reading. rob
