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I purchased an Optotronic's 150mw pen pointer about 8 months ago, and i have made sure to take good care of it (keep it in the case, observe duty cycle + power sources, never shook it/spammed the button...) etc
Optotronics Green Pen Pointers
I recently took it out of the case after not playing around with it for a while, and the beam has green scattered all around it, and the point is not as sharp/small as it used to be... and you can tell how it diverges pretty dramatically in a short distance. Another interesting thing the laser does is sometimes the "beam" splits into two beams.
EDIT: The image doesn't really help, the "dot" isn't quite as big, but that green that is around the laser is shown pretty good.
I called Optotronics and asked (jack?) if he knew what could be wrong, and if i could send it back and have it fixed for a fee (to replace the diode or w/e). He said they are not made to be fixable, which i don't think should be true. I am disappointing because i thought my 200$ would have of been a good investment. :[
Now i'm asking you guys, what do you think is wrong with my laser... and is it possible to fix? Could i replace the internals?
Optotronics Green Pen Pointers
I recently took it out of the case after not playing around with it for a while, and the beam has green scattered all around it, and the point is not as sharp/small as it used to be... and you can tell how it diverges pretty dramatically in a short distance. Another interesting thing the laser does is sometimes the "beam" splits into two beams.
EDIT: The image doesn't really help, the "dot" isn't quite as big, but that green that is around the laser is shown pretty good.
I called Optotronics and asked (jack?) if he knew what could be wrong, and if i could send it back and have it fixed for a fee (to replace the diode or w/e). He said they are not made to be fixable, which i don't think should be true. I am disappointing because i thought my 200$ would have of been a good investment. :[
Now i'm asking you guys, what do you think is wrong with my laser... and is it possible to fix? Could i replace the internals?
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