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First, I would like to say that Susie provides excellent customer service. Questions are answered honestly and promptly.
Shipping takes about 7 days. Unfortunately, I missed the guy by literally 10 seconds and I had to go to the post office to pick up my contraband.
I ordered the new and improved, "firmer" Dilda and the >120mW 532 module.
Post office guy said, "Your address on your ID doesn't match the shipping address on the package. You have to pay a $1000 surcharge."
I laughed weakly at his joke.
On to the review:
FirmDilda:
It comes with two rechargeable CR2 batteries and charger.
Price is great.
Appearance and construction:
Black anodized aluminum? I think so. I haven't tried scratching it yet.
I chose this over the old Dilda because this one does not resemble an anodized phallus.
The click is a forward clicky- I think. It's the one where it turns on when you depress the switch rather than when you release it. Clicky is soft, but sturdy.
Focusing the laser is pretty smooth, but sometimes a little rough and wobbly. It works.
I wish the laser head was the same diameter as the body. It looks cleaner that way. I like that it runs on CR2s. They are small but last a long time.
Beam characteristics:
Divergence doesn't really apply here since it is focusable, but when focus is set to infinity (as close to zero divergence I can get) the divergence is less than 0.6mRad.
Beam at aperture is large- about 5.5mm. This laser can be focused to burn objects up to about 40 feet. I haven't really measured further. I'm lazy.
The beam is elliptical and has the dashed line through the center.
When I get my Laserbee power meter I will update this with power measurements.
It is about as bright as a 20-30mW green laser, as others have described. Power seems stable.
Bottom line:
Does it perform as advertised? Yes
Does it meet expectations? Yes
Is it impressive? Yes
Do I like it? Yes
Would I recommend it? Yes
Does it exceed expectations? No
120-150mW 532nm Module:
Price is great.
Construction:
I don't want to tear it up just yet so I can't provide pictures of the guts.
Solid construction, good heat-sinking, and I think it has a glass lens.
No IR filter. Fine with me.
It's a little longer than I would have liked, so I filed off a few millimeters from the front to make it fit better in a Galileo body.
Pump diode looks like 5.6mm (probably) open can 500mW.
Beam characteristics:
Beam diameter at aperture is small (1mm).
Divergence, as far as I'm concerned, sucks (1.5mRad). I'm feeling really lazy today and pretty content, though, so I won't bother adjusting divergence and replacing lenses now.
Visually, the beam is identical to my >100mW G105. Burning characteristics are also identical. I am sure this is outputting at least 120mW. Real power measurements will be provided when I get my Laserbee power meter.
Output seems stable. Stays in TEM00. In a Galileo body it runs stable for at least 3 minutes. I have not tested it for much longer than that, yet.
Bottom line:
Does it perform as advertised? Yes
Does it meet expectations? Yes
Is it impressive? Yes
Do I like it? Yes
Would I recommend it? Yes
Does it exceed expectations? No
Overall, the products are great, and Susie is easy to deal with. Transactions are smooth and communication is great.
Here is a video of burning ability and some pictures.
This video is still processing so the quality sucks.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1c8r_G7Cw[/media]
Shipping takes about 7 days. Unfortunately, I missed the guy by literally 10 seconds and I had to go to the post office to pick up my contraband.
I ordered the new and improved, "firmer" Dilda and the >120mW 532 module.
Post office guy said, "Your address on your ID doesn't match the shipping address on the package. You have to pay a $1000 surcharge."
I laughed weakly at his joke.
On to the review:
FirmDilda:
It comes with two rechargeable CR2 batteries and charger.
Price is great.
Appearance and construction:
Black anodized aluminum? I think so. I haven't tried scratching it yet.
I chose this over the old Dilda because this one does not resemble an anodized phallus.
The click is a forward clicky- I think. It's the one where it turns on when you depress the switch rather than when you release it. Clicky is soft, but sturdy.
Focusing the laser is pretty smooth, but sometimes a little rough and wobbly. It works.
I wish the laser head was the same diameter as the body. It looks cleaner that way. I like that it runs on CR2s. They are small but last a long time.
Beam characteristics:
Divergence doesn't really apply here since it is focusable, but when focus is set to infinity (as close to zero divergence I can get) the divergence is less than 0.6mRad.
Beam at aperture is large- about 5.5mm. This laser can be focused to burn objects up to about 40 feet. I haven't really measured further. I'm lazy.
The beam is elliptical and has the dashed line through the center.
When I get my Laserbee power meter I will update this with power measurements.
It is about as bright as a 20-30mW green laser, as others have described. Power seems stable.
Bottom line:
Does it perform as advertised? Yes
Does it meet expectations? Yes
Is it impressive? Yes
Do I like it? Yes
Would I recommend it? Yes
Does it exceed expectations? No
120-150mW 532nm Module:
Price is great.
Construction:
I don't want to tear it up just yet so I can't provide pictures of the guts.
Solid construction, good heat-sinking, and I think it has a glass lens.
No IR filter. Fine with me.
It's a little longer than I would have liked, so I filed off a few millimeters from the front to make it fit better in a Galileo body.
Pump diode looks like 5.6mm (probably) open can 500mW.
Beam characteristics:
Beam diameter at aperture is small (1mm).
Divergence, as far as I'm concerned, sucks (1.5mRad). I'm feeling really lazy today and pretty content, though, so I won't bother adjusting divergence and replacing lenses now.
Visually, the beam is identical to my >100mW G105. Burning characteristics are also identical. I am sure this is outputting at least 120mW. Real power measurements will be provided when I get my Laserbee power meter.
Output seems stable. Stays in TEM00. In a Galileo body it runs stable for at least 3 minutes. I have not tested it for much longer than that, yet.
Bottom line:
Does it perform as advertised? Yes
Does it meet expectations? Yes
Is it impressive? Yes
Do I like it? Yes
Would I recommend it? Yes
Does it exceed expectations? No
Overall, the products are great, and Susie is easy to deal with. Transactions are smooth and communication is great.
Here is a video of burning ability and some pictures.
This video is still processing so the quality sucks.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1c8r_G7Cw[/media]