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Review: Rayfoss RF532-50mW-FLX with video (match-lighting!)

VERGiL

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Hey guys,

my Rayfoss 50mW FLX laser finally arrived after one month due to vulcano ash :)
You guys helped me a lot finding the most suitable laser for me, so I decided to show you my gratefulness in a review.

First, some Specs:
Wavelengh 532nm
Power Output 50mW
Dot Shape Circle Dot
Beam Style CW
Divergence <1.7mrad at beam aperture
Circuit ACC
Working Voltage DC=3V
Working Current I<350mA
Duty Circle 180 seconds
Working Temperature +20dgC-30dgC
Storage Temperature -10dgC-40dgC
Power Supply 1pcs 18650 Li-battery
Size 30mmx165mm
Package Retail Box+battery

They also included a charger in the package. Faona also said, she would send me a european adapter and another battery for it, but it seems that they forgot it.
I just emailed Rayfoss, lets see what they say.
EDIT: Got a reply: They will send it to me.

Oh, theres one thing that is confusing me: Faona said the laser duty circle would be 60 seconds, but the specs show 180 seconds.
I think I'm going to stay with the 60 seconds, just to make sure I don't mess up the laser.

Price:
It cost me 45$ + 5$ shipping = ~35€
Very low price for such a laser!

Look & Feel:
The laser feels solid and a bit heavy. It has the torch-flashlight style.
Quality is not perfect, but good. It had some small scratches, but I don't really care about these, because the laser was very cheap.
The power button and focusing ring is solidly fitted, only the aperture is a little loose.
It also has a blue LED, that shows, that the laser is on.



Key lock, focus and aperture:
You can close the lasers' aperture and lock it with a key to avoid accidental usage.



Power supply:
The laser uses only unprotected/small (?) 18650 batteries with 3.7V.
The batteries included were No-Name batteries.
My protected 18650 TrustFires from DX do not fit, they are too thick!

IR filter:
The laser does not have a IR filter, like most of the cheap chinese lasers.

Output:
Since I don't have a laser power meter, I can not measure it's real output. Sorry guys!
But I can compare it to my 100mW True DX pen laser. In comparison, I would say both lasers have pretty the same output, but the Rayfoss' divergence is better.
DX lasers are usually underspec , so I think its about 60-80mW.
The output is very stable! My DX lasers' output changes every time I move it around in my hand. Not with this Rayfoss laser, very stable all the time!
It takes about 5+ seconds to get the full output power.



Burning:
When focused, it CAN BURN A MATCH! I really did not expect that!
I will show this in the YouTube video below :)

Beamshots:


Video Review:



If you guys have any questions, ask them!
I hope I could help you by doing this review :)

VERGiL
 
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Danke schön !

I would have bought this laser, but I wanted a cheaper one.
Well, it has very good quality !
Nice video too.
 
No, listed divergence is the best it can get. If the could get 5mrad why wouldn't they put it on the specs.
 
No, listed divergence is the best it can get. If the could get 5mrad why wouldn't they put it on the specs.
I think he made a mistake in the divergence calculation (or measured "reverse" div. while focusing). :undecided:
 
No, I made a mistake I meant to put .5mrad, but other than that what I said was right. He thought that companies suck at focusing, and that since it's a focusable laser you can focus it better. Which is not true. 1.7mrad is about the best divergence you can get with that lens.
 


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