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Re: SwimminSurfer256's NEW Overspec/Super Overspec 5mW Greenie Shop *pre-order*
Gettin' delivered today
Gettin' delivered today
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Can't wait to get mine For some reason I really love pen lasers.
They're super cheap and once you rack up a collection of like 10 of them you'll be able to make a fan I'm just curious to see if your luck holds up...
Funny you should say that. Got the laser today, and me being me, did a bit of testing with it.
Here are the results:
On 10440 and spacer:
Peak: 57mW, Stable: 50mW,
Peak: 60mW, Stable: 52mW,
peak: 57mW, Stable: 51mW,
On fresh Rayovac AAA's
Peak 56mW, Stable 50mW
peak 55mW, Stable 50mW
IR content of ~10mW - based off of 4 tests specifically for IR since I wanted to test the efficacy of using goggles to block 532nm, vs an IR filter which is a pain in the @$$ to setup on the laser. (No difference at all surprisingly.)
One of the three 10440 tests was done with a not fully charged battery, the other two with freshly charged battery.
All test the laser was allowed to run for 1 minute, and to rest at least two minutes in between.
Pro's
-Relatively low IR content for a cheap pen ~20%.
-Seems to work about equally well with spacer and 10440 as it does with AAA's.
-Does not warm up super fast, I would feel comfortable running it for about 90 seconds.
Con's
-On the low end, below the grab bag average, my luck ran out
-A little bit heavier and shorter than previous version (not sure if this is a con?).
Overall impression:
For $19 it's not a bad deal, since it does put out >40mW of pure green.
Off topic, while at it, since I usually don't play with IR filters, I tested the overspec green pen from a previous batch. Peak of 66mW, and stable at ~60mW, IR content was a tad higher, running around 17mW.