Re: Rick Trent laser kits
Sorry for the double post, but I figure this way people will notice the update faster.
I received the lens today. It came in a standard yellow bubble wrap envelope. Inside it was wrapped in 2-3 layers of bubble wrap, and inside that, in a small anti static bag.
The lens nut - the way the lens is mounted inside of it, is kind of odd. It's as if the lens is placed inside, a second piece is put in behind the lens, and the holder, as well as the nut are both cut.
It's hard to say from simply looking at it, but the cut is at a slight angle. I'm not sure, can't really tell, but the lens might be mounted very slight off center as well. This does not seem to effect performance, but for a $55 lens, it's not something I was pleased to see.
The lens also had a couple of specs of dirt/dust on it, so it did need to be cleaned. Nothing extreme - no fingerprint or anything, I just wiped it with a microfiber cloth - but it's a bit strange.
Visually, compared to the G1, less of the lens surface area is exposed.
Now onto the part that I'm sure interests you guys the most...
I used a Saik laser, with an m140 diode for testing. The output I observed on it previously was 2.5-2.6W with a g1.
To, if anything, swing the results in favor of the T1, I decided to test with the t1 lens first.
Two different, fresh off the charger AW 18650 2000mAh batteries were used for each test.
The laser was inside my desk drawer prior to use, ambient room temperature is/was ~73 degrees.
The laser was allowed to rest for five minutes before I ran the second test with the g1 lens.
I say this with regret, because I was hoping for different results, but the results were identical.
If there is a difference between the g1 and t1 lenses in terms of performance, it must be very small, because I couldn't see it.
