It seems as if a lot of the clearance lasers do have a beam that comes out at a few degrees angle. It may be common for pen lasers though with difficulty getting the lens set well. Just got an x150 with same issue. I'd like to know what the divergence turns out to be.
Trust me, an X125 from NOVA is as "premium" as it gets in the world of pen lasers, clearance or not.
Nice review. It looks like you got a good laser.
I think the whole "non-premium" laser thing is BS, though.
It is a very common thing that the laser beam of a green laser exits slightly off center.
There are many optical components and very precise alignment is needed for a perfectly concentric beam.
I've bought many green lasers from many vendors (NOVA included) and all have had a beam that exits a few degrees from perfect.
Trust me, an X125 from NOVA is as "premium" as it gets in the world of pen lasers, clearance or not.
Thats good to know that the angled beams are common.
@vaniteux My nova is overspec but not as much as yours. You seem to have gotten a x150. Mine averages at 157 and peaks at 167. I'll be able to test it with good quality batteries at the university when classes start. Same with the divergence with a beam profiler hopefully. I'm having a hard time measuring the diameter at the aperture. I know its between 0.5 and 1mm. looks around 0.8mm.
I am also waiting for some good quality goggles from dragon lasers to arrive along with my spartan 447, but from what I can tell my divergence is somewhere around 1.1mRad. I'm only measuring from about 8.2 meters though so I need to get some more distance.
Have you tried lighting a match and finding the max distance and time it took?