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Hey all, one of the very oldest members of this forum arbitrarily popping in for a random ass question.
My son is my little clone, and unsurprisingly he wants to get into lasers after having seen some of mine. He's seven, so he's still of the age where waving around pretty colors is what appeals to him. I remember what it was like to be that age, and I want to be sure he is safe while he's got his introduction into this hobby. As such, I'm actually concerned over finding lasers that have the low power they're advertised to have; I'm well aware that lasers labelled as <1mW or <5mW are likely 200+ mW or more.
I have a reliable lead on a <5mW 635 red *edit* and 532 green, but I'd like to provide him with safe, stable diode green, blue and violet as well if possible.
Any advice or guidance the community could give would be appreciated. I'm aware that I'm asking for effectively the opposite of what most of us are looking for, which ironically makes finding lasers that function as advertised fairly difficult.
Thank you,
Rob
My son is my little clone, and unsurprisingly he wants to get into lasers after having seen some of mine. He's seven, so he's still of the age where waving around pretty colors is what appeals to him. I remember what it was like to be that age, and I want to be sure he is safe while he's got his introduction into this hobby. As such, I'm actually concerned over finding lasers that have the low power they're advertised to have; I'm well aware that lasers labelled as <1mW or <5mW are likely 200+ mW or more.
I have a reliable lead on a <5mW 635 red *edit* and 532 green, but I'd like to provide him with safe, stable diode green, blue and violet as well if possible.
Any advice or guidance the community could give would be appreciated. I'm aware that I'm asking for effectively the opposite of what most of us are looking for, which ironically makes finding lasers that function as advertised fairly difficult.
Thank you,
Rob
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