Whoa! My 'buyer dissonance'* just kicked in with the send payment button on my keyboard still warm. What is the chief cause for your disapointment with your O-like 400mw?
[*A Psychological condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions, such as an impulse purchase followed a sudden feeling of having flushed good money down the toilet]
Uhm, well...
1. Out of the box (or at least tons of bubble wrap), with a fresh battery, this laser didn't burn ANYTHING.
2. No visible beam in a well lit room, let alone a brightly sunlit room.
3. Despite some experience with other lasers, I was not able to get this laser to burn through a CD case no matter what I did. (After finding the focal point.)
4. Out of the box laser didn't turn on every time.
5. While this is subjective, beam didn't seem bright enough.
6. Laser is now not turning on at all. Tried three different batteries.
I spoke with Susie and she agreed to send me a replacement tail cap, but I suspect this is not the cause of all my problems.
China is off on holiday until tomorrow, but unless laser miraculously start working tomorrow, it is going back.
From objective testing, this laser is not >350mw, at least not all of them are. DAST posted an lpm reading with a peak of only 330mw. Considering the price, still not a bad deal.
I'm gonna ask for a replacement. Might wait until tail cap gets here, but at this point I'm not happy with my purchase.
