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[danieldaniel]

The laser is actually broken.

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[Photon939]

I'll take it in a heartbeat if the output actually measures 1 watt, got any photos and model information for the laser?

[danieldaniel]

I'll take it in a heartbeat if the output actually measures 1 watt, got any photos and model information for the laser?

I'll have photos tonight (probably).  I'm picking it up from USPS today.   
Also, for the sake of being honest, I DID get it from a china wholesale site.  Here's the deal though: if it doesn't measure 1 watt, I will issue a full refund (and get a refund from the seller). 

PM me if you're still interested.

[WhitePhantom]

A model number would be very helpful, or a link to the Chinese wholesale site.  1 watt is massive output for a laser.

[danieldaniel]

A model number would be very helpful, or a link to the Chinese wholesale site.  1 watt is massive output for a laser.

http://www.dhgate.com/1000mw-green-laser-pointers-with-kaleidoscope/p-ff8080813a071b7e013a4bad45d939fa.html

[Inaba]

I can't imagine a 1W laser going for $26... something is not right.  I would almost buy one just to see what kind of mystery device I get.

I notice they classify it as a TOY ... Holy shit!  An AK47 is a safer toy!

[danieldaniel]

I can't imagine a 1W laser going for $26... something is not right.  I would almost buy one just to see what kind of mystery device I get.

I notice they classify it as a TOY ... Holy shit!  An AK47 is a safer toy!

http://imgur.com/vTUPM
Also, it says the output power is 1000 MW on the laser.  It seems legit, but I don't want to test it (I know I'll blind myself).

[WhitePhantom]

Thanks for the link.  I ordered one from the website. Sorry, but I prefer new since Chinese stuff may not last long, anyway.

[danieldaniel]

Thanks for the link.  I ordered one from the website. Sorry, but I prefer new since Chinese stuff may not last long, anyway.

Ok, this is new BTW.  Just picked it up.  Also, I might be willing to give a small discount to encourage to buy from me.

[WhitePhantom]

Thanks for the link.  I ordered one from the website. Sorry, but I prefer new since Chinese stuff may not last long, anyway.

Ok, this is new BTW.  Just picked it up.  Also, I might be willing to give a small discount to encourage to buy from me.

Ah...Sorry for jumping the gun on the website.  It's not letting me cancel the order, though.

[danieldaniel]

Thanks for the link.  I ordered one from the website. Sorry, but I prefer new since Chinese stuff may not last long, anyway.

Ok, this is new BTW.  Just picked it up.  Also, I might be willing to give a small discount to encourage to buy from me.

Ah...Sorry for jumping the gun on the website.  It's not letting me cancel the order, though.

It's fine.  Anyone else want it?

[Photon939]

Yeah, that laser won't be 1 watt. I'll gladly test it for you if you want, although my offer to buy it will largely depend on the test results. The pump diode in my best green laser died a while ago so it would be nice to have a higher powered green again.

Laser would be measured with a Coherent FieldMaxII laser power meter.

[Inaba]

I'd love to know what it measures out to... for 26 bucks it will be pretty low power or it will burn out in a few minutes

[Jaryu]

you can fill up a balloon and see how long it takes to pop, a true 1w laser would cut it in less than a second. If it doesn't pop you know it's less than 50mw. With a 1w laser and dry wood you can start a fire too

[RHA]

There is also "2000 mW" model, advertized as "burning matches". The "1000 mW" hasn't got such such description, so I think their actual power is not more than 200 mW and 100 mW accordingly.

[danieldaniel]

Yeah, that laser won't be 1 watt. I'll gladly test it for you if you want, although my offer to buy it will largely depend on the test results. The pump diode in my best green laser died a while ago so it would be nice to have a higher powered green again.

Laser would be measured with a Coherent FieldMaxII laser power meter.

Sure.  Can you PM me a shipping address?

[Justin00]

I bought a 2000mw blue laser pointer (came with case/googles/recharg batteries) for about $60 in a market in Hong Kong.
It works pretty well. It will light cigarettes, or burn a hole through thick black plastics pretty easily in a few seconds.

I doubt they *as* powerful as the $3-400 lasers but its pretty dam powerful

*edit* its part of my home security system :-) i.e you break in and i start lasering your skin from a distance.

[Photon939]

I bought a 2000mw blue laser pointer (came with case/googles/recharg batteries) for about $60 in a market in Hong Kong.
It works pretty well. It will light cigarettes, or burn a hole through thick black plastics pretty easily in a few seconds.

I doubt they *as* powerful as the $3-400 lasers but its pretty dam powerful

*edit* its part of my home security system :-) i.e you break in and i start lasering your skin from a distance.

Blue lasers are different in that they use direct blue diodes which can be had for much cheaper now, so it's likely your laser is actually somewhere around 1 watt or so. Green is a much more complicated process involving an infrared laser diode and nonlinear crystals to increase the wavelength from 808nm to 1064nm and then cut it in half to 532nm, which comes out the front. That's why blue is much more expensive per mW versus green.

[Fjordbit]

The U.S. restricts the ownership green lasers over 5mW, so I'm pretty doubtful this is what it claims, or if it is, then you may have some troubles with receiving it.

[Gabi]

1 watt laser? A reflection on any metal thing or on a mirror and it will blind you instantly  Or will blind someone else