Where should I buy my laser?

[Livinloud]

well since im at college they delivered it to school and since it was too large to fit in my mailbox i picked it up at the front window. not sure what your living situation is but they should deliver it to your mailbox and if it doesnt fit (i.e you have a small p.o. box sized mailbox like me) then they would just hold it at the post office kinda like they did mine but my box is in the school post office so was a 10 foot walk to the front window :na:

oh and i am soooo glad things worked out as perfect as they did, now the downside is playing the waiting game yet again

 

[ToneLoke]

How long did it take for you to get the laser?

The wait....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[Livinloud]

ahhhh iirc just about three weeks. i posted the exact shipping schedule in some other post so let me dig it up and add it here for you

EDIT:



Delivered
March 08, 2013, 11:24 am
TAMPA, FL 33606

Depart USPS Sort Facility
March 06, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128

Processed through USPS Sort Facility
March 06, 2013, 12:51 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128

Processed Through Sort Facility
March 03, 2013, 8:01 am
HONG KONG, HONG KONG

Acceptance
February 28, 2013, 12:38 pm
HONG KONG

i took out the repetitive boring USPS scanning once it got into the US

 

[ToneLoke]

Do they usually require a signature when they deliver?

 

[Livinloud]

since it was sent to my post office i am not sure, i have to sign for every package i pick up but that is because we have 6000 students and they want to track when everything is picked up so they are not liable for stuff

 

[ToneLoke]

Crap... Seems like the cicadas are coming out in the east coast.
17 years in the making, this spring's cicada invasion generates early buzz - Cosmic Log
Looks like I can use my laser for pest control.

 

[Livinloud]

ill fry them suckers with my 1.5W 445......then when my 100mW 532 comes back in, they will be screwed!

 

[ToneLoke]

So I got these batteries: Amazon.com: TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V True 2400mAh Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Battery (2-Pack): Electronics
Will the "universal charger" from lazerer charge them?

 

[Livinloud]

yes it will but how long that charger will last isnt certain. ive seen members have the same charger, not from lazerer but bought on amazon or whatever, and it lasts one charge and goes bad. other members have had the charger for many years and still works. like many Chinese items, its hit or miss.

also those are not the advertised 2400mAh (probably 1000-1500mAh), only the name brand panasonic, sanyo, etc... will have properly stated mAh

 

[ToneLoke]

Notice how they are not ultrafire. They are trustfire batteries. I read somewhere that they were good.

 

[Livinloud]

yes trustfire are normally better than ultrafire but they probably still wont reach the advertised mAh

 

[ToneLoke]

Yea but isn't the working current for the stick like 300mAh or something?

 

[Livinloud]

yes it is

 

[ToneLoke]

So why do people want more mAh then?

 

[Livinloud]

1500mAh vs 3000mAh......if both of the batteries are completely charged and running continuously at the same draw then the 3000mAh will last twice as long as the 1500mAh, theoretically. its all about how often you want to charge your batteries. also lasers wont lase after the battery output drops below a certain level, different depending on the driver and laser but ive heard some batteries will only last 15 minutes before needing to be recharged, even though the battery was something like 600mAh iirc.

 

[ToneLoke]

If the working current is 300mAh, then how long would the 1500mAh battery last compared to the 3000mAh battery?