Arshus
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Hey Guys & Gals:
This will be my review of the O-like 400mW 532nm Laser:
First off lets start with some pics of the actual laser itself. This laser did not come in any sort of box, however O-like did send it very safely and snugly wrapped in lots of bubble wrap.
I absolutely love the host, simple yet elegant, as well as its beautiful metallic gray color. It has etchings where the diode is most likely pressed, these act as a heat dissipator. The rear clicky is comfortable to use, and its bright orange color nicely matches the color of the host. The laser is waterproof, and adjustable.
The threading on the tailcap and on the host is very high-quality, screws in very snugly, and makes no squeaks. The threading on the host part has 2 rubber retention rings, this is a nice touch. Once the battery is interted and the tailcap is secured, there is no rattling or movement of internal parts of any kind.
The beam is stunning in the night sky, and while I was taking these shots there was a lady walking her dog, and she exclaimed "OMG" she seemed startled so I quickly turned it off. Its not easy taking nightshots in the city when you dont have a nice balcony like DJ lol. But then again he does live in a penitentiary
. Also, I was using an I-Phone and trying my best NOT to drop my baby.
Indoor Beamshots:
The beam indoors is like a green lightsaber. Its a column of light that brightly illuminates the whole room. The ones in my kitchen were done using a "Laser-catcher" namely, a peice of metal spray-painted black. The dot of this laser is a beautiful TEM00 circle with a halo of softer light around it. Absolutely no artifacts. All beamshots were taken in the absence of any smoke, smog, steam or any other external effects.
And now lets take a look at how much this baby puts out (no-pun intended :shhh: These tests were done using a AW protected 18650 Battery ouputting exactly 4.02v.
As you can see, it performs masterfully; as it produces a "tree-stump" style graph denoting stability and little volatility in power output, which is respectable for a DPSS system. It has a peak of 535mW, and an nice average output of about 480mw-500mw. This is an excellent laser.
Here is the corresponding IR plot, showing a peak IR output of 30mW, which is about 5.6% IR. Note that during the plotting of the laser's IR output, this baby melted a spot about ~1.5mm in diameter on my 532 goggles despite my best efforts. Which demonstrated how far I will go to bring you guys information! Oh and btw, Ta-da!, 1.5mm, theres your beam width!. It should also be noted that these glasses were very close to the themopile during testing and once heated up by the laser, these glasses will give out their own IR radiation so that probably affected the reading. The IR output is therefore somewhere below the 5.6% figure. The laser also draws about ~3A from the battery.
Last but not least there are two videos for your viewing pleasure:
Video of the laser burning a large hole in a white envelope:
reading on my Laserbee I:
Thank you for reading! <3
-Sal
This will be my review of the O-like 400mW 532nm Laser:
First off lets start with some pics of the actual laser itself. This laser did not come in any sort of box, however O-like did send it very safely and snugly wrapped in lots of bubble wrap.
I absolutely love the host, simple yet elegant, as well as its beautiful metallic gray color. It has etchings where the diode is most likely pressed, these act as a heat dissipator. The rear clicky is comfortable to use, and its bright orange color nicely matches the color of the host. The laser is waterproof, and adjustable.
The threading on the tailcap and on the host is very high-quality, screws in very snugly, and makes no squeaks. The threading on the host part has 2 rubber retention rings, this is a nice touch. Once the battery is interted and the tailcap is secured, there is no rattling or movement of internal parts of any kind.
The beam is stunning in the night sky, and while I was taking these shots there was a lady walking her dog, and she exclaimed "OMG" she seemed startled so I quickly turned it off. Its not easy taking nightshots in the city when you dont have a nice balcony like DJ lol. But then again he does live in a penitentiary
. Also, I was using an I-Phone and trying my best NOT to drop my baby.Indoor Beamshots:
The beam indoors is like a green lightsaber. Its a column of light that brightly illuminates the whole room. The ones in my kitchen were done using a "Laser-catcher" namely, a peice of metal spray-painted black. The dot of this laser is a beautiful TEM00 circle with a halo of softer light around it. Absolutely no artifacts. All beamshots were taken in the absence of any smoke, smog, steam or any other external effects.
And now lets take a look at how much this baby puts out (no-pun intended :shhh
: These tests were done using a AW protected 18650 Battery ouputting exactly 4.02v.
As you can see, it performs masterfully; as it produces a "tree-stump" style graph denoting stability and little volatility in power output, which is respectable for a DPSS system. It has a peak of 535mW, and an nice average output of about 480mw-500mw. This is an excellent laser.
Here is the corresponding IR plot, showing a peak IR output of 30mW, which is about 5.6% IR. Note that during the plotting of the laser's IR output, this baby melted a spot about ~1.5mm in diameter on my 532 goggles despite my best efforts. Which demonstrated how far I will go to bring you guys information! Oh and btw, Ta-da!, 1.5mm, theres your beam width!
. It should also be noted that these glasses were very close to the themopile during testing and once heated up by the laser, these glasses will give out their own IR radiation so that probably affected the reading. The IR output is therefore somewhere below the 5.6% figure. The laser also draws about ~3A from the battery.Last but not least there are two videos for your viewing pleasure:
Video of the laser burning a large hole in a white envelope:
reading on my Laserbee I:
Thank you for reading! <3
-Sal
