brtaman
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you say 2 opposite things is the laser 16 mW or 5 mW
# Specified Output Power: 5mW
# Average Output Power: 16mW
that is enough difference to become in a lot of legal trouble which is it
it can not be both its physically impossible
He paid for a 5mw laser. But his laser does 16mw AVG. (Very nice laser btw, 473 is a beautiful wavelength)
Right now the only place where you could get into legal trouble with a class IIIb pointer to the best of my knowledge (provided the owner is not an imbecile and uses the laser wisely) is Australia.
Unless you are referring the the legal issue of a laser being sold as a <5mw (class IIIR) laser while it clearly produces more power falling into Class IIIB? Seeing as how it complies with no FDA regulation anyway, I think it is not to big a problem.