It arrived!!
First impressions are good. The build quality is not as good as the cheaper aliexpress laser I purchased on a previous thread. The threads are a little rough. That said, its not low quality. Parts are all metal, o-rings used throughout. Not so keen on the battery spring to driver connection - I don't like to see glue in my lasers! Clicky switch is just OK. I will be changing host at some point, but most would be quite happy.
Lens is glass, and in a good quality metal retaining nut. Focussing is smooth and fairly simple.
Doesn't take protected cells so I had to remove the PCB from my yetzls to fit. Did come with a pair of rechargeables. Came in a neat flight case, with cheapo safety glasses and the obligatory selection of star caps.
Again - no safety features, no key, override switch, warmup mode..... So be careful!
In terms of power I have not got access to my friends LPM at the moment so figures will need to wait. That said, next to the tested 1.2-1.4W I bought it is far more scary.
Heatsink is on the small side. Will probably upgrade for more runtime, as wouldn't trust this to last!
Holding both together on lighter coloured surfaces and there is an instant profusion of smoke, where the comparative laser takes a couple of seconds and does far less damage. It torches everything without mercy even at a distance and relatively out of focus. Beam clearly visible in broad daylight. This really is quite a cannon!
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Bit of noise/artifacts from the diode but nothing too terrible. Lens is good enough - diverges the beam very wide.
Here is the case:
Inside:
Laser for comparison against cheapy 1W on my other thread:
Taken apart:
Lens:
9mm Diode:
Beam without lens:
Beam with lens at widest:
I'll attach the traditional beam shots later once its dark next to the cheapy laser from my other thread. As soon as I can I'll follow with LPM figures - unless someone reading has one in my area. It will most certainly measure up higher than my 1.4W, without any doubt - how close it is to the claimed 3W+ will remain to be seen!!
