new DX lasers

[yew.sir-name]

dx are said to have new lasers coming in soon

http://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.dx/Forum.0~threadid.14133

 

[Deleted member 13229]

I have a feeling it is one of those handheld ones that you see on eBay a lot.

 

[AJ_Dual]

Yeah, but at a DX price a 123A ebayser might actualy be worth what you paid for it.

I also logged in and added my $.02, seconding the request for bare module assemblies, as they'd truly and honestly be OEM components, and as such, not subject to US Customs/FDA laser import regs.

With incomplete components, (at least it's my understanding) that in the U.S. you can import >5mW lasers without key-switches, delays, shutters, indicator light, or the dead-man ("OOPS!") drop switch/dongle thingy...

And even if I was wrong about that, I'm sure little "incomplete electronic component thingys" with wires hanging out of them would garner much less scrutiny than completed pointers.

 

[Alias777]

Having a little diode to build a housing for and run off a supply would also be more fun and satisfying than just flicking a switch.

 

[me_too_lazy]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7116

and theyre out

 

[verybigkitty]

Is there a reason why all their lasers are so cheap?

 

[yew.sir-name]

i orderd one of them weeks ago (not from dx)... still waiting for it, they shipped the wrong one out. plebs.

and the reason why dx sells lasers cheap is a mystery, but at that price who cares. i may order one from dx to compare

 

[DoughDTD]

by one of those you mean a 10mw cr2 greenie like that? if your gonna get both, do some beamshot comparisons and a general comparative review, it would be nice to see what the quality of a DX is right next to a different brand.

 

[yew.sir-name]

yup. they're probably made by the same people. if i do get one from dx i'll do the comparison though. i just want them to ship my pending orders first and my backdated not in stock stuff.

also see http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1186111929

stevetexas owns similar ones

 

[AJ_Dual]

All I want to know is if there's any gain with a simple pot-mod.

This may very well be worth the $25!

 

[Benm]

This latest DX green laser looks interesting to me, i wonder if its capable of continous operation. The 'normal' pen-style runs into thermal problems in a minute or so, also when fed of a lab power supply.

Considering the heatsinked-like head and on/off switch instead of the push-to-fire button on most lasers, i'm inclined to think these are intended to work continously. If it's stable under such conditions, i think the $25 for 10mW might be a great deal... though more powerful models would be welcome

 

[Things]

All I want to know is if there's any gain with a simple pot-mod.

This may very well be worth the $25!

pot modding a DX laser is useless, they have built in output protection.

 

[AJ_Dual]

[quote author=AJ_Dual link=1187293075/0#9 date=1187540357]All I want to know is if there's any gain with a simple pot-mod.

This may very well be worth the $25!

pot modding a DX laser is useless, they have built in output protection.[/quote]

Photocell feedback? :-/

 

[Things]

yep

 

[Benm]

Perhaps these new lasers are different from the old DX range though - they sure look different

It does come in exactly the same case though, but perhaps there is just one big laser-case-plant somewhere in china that supplies them to all laserpointer builders... you never know

 

[nes_ds]

Has anyone here ordered one? I would love to see the insides, if anyone has pics.