Hello all!! I am a newbie here and i love this forum already! Just got my hands on a new phoenix from wicked lasers...I don't have a way to measure the output power though...any suggestions? don't want to spend money for a power meter of anykind at the moment....The laser is great...great beam...very bright...it really must be at least 75mW as advertised...it melts plastic black bags...it cuts electrical tape...burns a red match(with lens...) haven't tried the ballons yet...u think it is really 75mW?Hope yes...and another question...the laser beam maybe spreads too much? i point the laser on a wall accross the street (about 100meters away) and the spot gets like a tennis ball or so(a bit smaller) i can see this with magnifying goggles...is this divergance normal? or should it spread less? the beam reaches the sky easily and can see it at any point....hope it is ok...also hope to get my hands on another one...a spyder maybe???xmmmmm that laser kicks but!!! thanks to everyone for the great forum.