Something kinda fun to try is... Take the head off and then remove the focusing barrel (should just unscrew) and your laser will have a green beam similar to a cree zoomie at full zoom. Works well with a gun mount for coyote and other preditor hunting applications. You won't be able to lite matches or pop ballons with it this way but it's easy to change it back to the way it was.
My C1 is just begging for a Foy-bezel makeover.
Dave , you could still burn with it just find the focused spot which should be near where the light comes out, burn damn fast too.
Well, that clears that up. (sigh)
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Lang took down the bezel on his laser (same exact model as mine) and it looks great.
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I think they eat up batteries pretty hard ..my friend killed a real trustfire flame with his ...but it's way illegal strong and pricey at $200
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Some time ago i was addicted to laser and i start reading everything about it. I also made a laser with an old DVD writer and a homemade circuit board. The problem is that now is forbidden to import laser in italy...
You can burn things and pop ballon also with 5 mw green laser (if it have not IR filter) but it's IR radiation that make the work and it's also quite dangerous because human eyse can't see infrared... With a camera with night-shot mode you can clearly see the IR beam.
If you want a quality laser there is wicked laser that sell good products.
Nice job on the bezel. May have to try that on mine looks like I can take it down 3/8"
After seeing Foy and Langs bad ass lasers and since all the ones I own are mounted on firearms. I decided to get one of my own from Gadgettown. I ordered the 100mw WF502B on the 17th only to receive an email on the 18th saying it was sold out. So I found A 200mW WF502B for $36.89 and ordered it on the 18th, to my surprise I received it on the 20th, yup that's right 2 days later apparently it shipped from NY. Well let me tell you this is a bad mother, it lights matches, pops balloons and shines for miles day and night. I couldn't be happier and with the almost instant gratification of the 2 day delivery and the absolutely breath taking power I can highly recommend this baby.
Makes me jealous. Now I want a more powerful one. My wife finally got a look at my Paypal activities so, I gotta cut back.
Be careful with that bad boy. Our 100mw reflects off everything, I can only imagine what a 200mw does.
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In my limited experience with lasers I have found that the sellers have a tendency to overrate the actuial MW of a laser. I got a 30 MW kaliedoscopic from Dino and some of the 5MW E-Bay lasers are as bright or brighter I even turned up the pot with little success. After that expierience I try to purchase lasers that are guaranteed to be what they say they are. http://www.enwholesale.com/wholesale-true-power-guaranteed-5-in-1-30mw-532nm-green-laser-kaleidoscopic-laser-pointer-pen-bgp-3012-1-battery-included-open-back-fr-china.html
Still can't be 100% certain although the lasers that have some form of guarantee don't seem to get many complaints. I wonder if we will ever see them do this with budget flashlights?
Well, I think I agree with Lang that the geenie we got is probably in the 50mw range, not the 100 in the listed specs. For a no-nothing laser nooby like me - it feels like Star Trek Enterprise. I have had so damn much fun with this thing.
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I hear ya they're a good time just watch out for airplains when shining it in the sky. I wouldn't be surprised as they become more avaliable that we may see more restrictions or a complete ban on them. (hope not)
A bit off topic but does your 980l throw as far as your Skyline 1 ?
Dave - Nope.
Nothing I have does. We're talking reach only however and to be sure; the 980L does throw quite well and is a billion times brighter - just does not reach as far as the Skyline. I've got a Masterpiece Pro on the way that I've read, throws better but until that comes, nothing I have can put light on something so far away as the Skyline 1. When you hold it in your hand, it feels twice as expensive as it is. If you get one you'll understand why it used to cost $80. (and still does on many sites)
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Most (or all) cheap 0.5mW, 1mW and 5mW red lasers are underrated, they are really around 6-20 mW.
cant wait for your review of the MPpro Foy. ive been wanting that for a while.
Recieved thisone today from bestofferbuy.
Unstable beam, not able to pop a balloon.
For a few minutes after turning on, I have the full power???., after this short time the beam in very weak.
Comes also with a 16340 battery instead a 18650 as discribed.
Not possible to put in a 18650 battery.
Mine came with a 18650, sounds to me like they sent you the wrong laser or a lesser quality replacement. Did you try other charged batterys ? I put the battery mine came with in my UF KH-T60 and I measured just shy of 2 Amps and with a Ultrafire blue 18650 I get 3.46 Amps.
I read somewhare that it's not good to run a laser continously for more than 30 seconds (that may pertain to cheap E-Bay lasers) not sure though. Did you use a black balloon or put a spot on it with a black marker when trying to get it to pop? Either way, sounds like you didn't receive the laser as described by Bestofferbuy. Hopefully there as easy to deal with on replacements/refunds as they are when accepting our money.
thommy - That does not sound anything like the laser Greg and I got from Gadgettown. The beam on mine is rock steady. It was advertised at 100mw which is certainly waaay optimistic but whatever it is (my guess is something over 50 mw) it is hella powerful. Easily pops baloons, sets electrical tape on fire and today, my boss put the green spot on black birds up in the trees in front of our office. They went nuts almost instantly and it was 3 in the afternoon on a nearly cloudless day. Even in the bright sun light, my boss was amazed that you could see the spot at almost two blocks away.
I'll be interested to hear what E1320 has to say about the 200mw unit he has coming from Gadgettown.
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