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leukoplast
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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lol, he calls it a red diode laser..and yet its a 532nm 
So I wonder which it really is?
Also is is true that red diode lasers don't emit IR?
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RoadRunner
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 2958
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: 12/13/06, 2:57 PM Post subject: |
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Ooooooh cool... A 532nm red laser !!!!
I WANT ONE !!! They must be as rare as rocking-horse manure !!!
No. Red diodes don't emit IR, unless they are ones like the 808nm.
You'll see a red glow from them, but they are 'near IR' lasers.
Most red diodes seem to be either 670nm, 650nm or 635nm.
(Someone please correct me if I am wrong).
The closer the wavelength is to 555nm, the more visible it will be.
Yes, according to my tests, when giving around 100mw of green, my Fusion is leaking about half a milliwatt of IR.
My Fusion is one of the new all-black, clipless models.
My tests involved bouncing the beam from a hot-mirror (a piece of glass which has been coated to reflect IR and allow visible light through) and measuring the reflected beam with my LaserCheck at 808nm and 1064nm settings.
I know it's not entirely accurate, but it's a reasonable indication.
Testing my 8mw green eBayser the same way, I get 8mw of green and 2mw of IR. My labby does have a filter but it is nowhere near as good as the filter in the Fusion. It gives about 1mw of IR for 150mw of green.
I don't know how good the filters are in the CNI models as I've not tested one.
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~8mW green eBayser.
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100mw focussable Pulsar.
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-carl-
4.99mW Green Laser Toy
Joined: 23 Dec 2006
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| Posted: 12/23/06, 1:37 PM Post subject: |
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Ah crap.
I just got a laser off ebay before i read this!  I'm sad nows
I got it off a seller called "linkbillion" don't know if he's a scammer or not... probally is Anyway, i get to open it christmas day  So ill be sending it back if there's anything wrong with it (it's a 50 mw btw) |
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RoadRunner
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: 12/23/06, 4:45 PM Post subject: |
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Ah crap.
I just got a laser off ebay before i read this! I'm sad nows
I got it off a seller called "linkbillion" don't know if he's a scammer or not... probally is Anyway, i get to open it christmas day So ill be sending it back if there's anything wrong with it (it's a 50 mw btw) |
How will you know if there's anything wrong with it ?
You'll need to do some IR photography whilst filtering the green from the beam to see the IR component.
I did the same as you, Carl. I bought a 150mw eBayser before I found this forum and discovered the importance of having an IR filter.
My eBayser went straight back and I bought the Fusion.
I'd not buy another DPSS without thoroughly checking into the residual IR component now. Any that I buy gets a thorough testing too...
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Use the correct goggles and avoid eBaysers if you value your eyesight
RS500(E) lab laser. Variable focus, variable stabilised power from <0.5mw to 500mw +/- 5mw over 4 hours !
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SUB 100mW Fusion (it actually peaked at 138mW - average 90mW) !!!
~8mW green eBayser.
BluRay Sonar - Pairs of CR123A batteries consumed: 8
Pulsar 125
100mw focussable Pulsar.
5mw Atlasnova 635nm, only 2.4mw. Mis-shaped spot, lots of spray. Worst laser I ever had.
800uW red diode and a couple of HeNe lasers with PSU issues. |
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shikari_rock
Wicked Lasers Master
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
Posts: 979
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way to make me feel bad just bought a 30mw laser pen off ebay
$70 ((: |
Make an IR filter.  |
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ki4mor
Elite Laser
Joined: 06 Apr 2007
Posts: 233
Picture(s): 35
Movie(s): 14
Location: USA
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Laser Ben
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 26 Dec 2006
Posts: 1689
Picture(s): 376
Movie(s): 8
Location: Cupertino, California, USA
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| how the heck do you just make an ir filter get a peice of glass and some colored glade wrap???? |
NO!!! You need to buy a Reflecting IR filter from places such as Edmund optics, thorlabs, Newport, etc...
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craze3
25mW Classic Wicked Laser
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: 5/22/07, 7:46 PM Post subject: |
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My friend actually bought one and he said it was great. Guess he's never tried wickedlasers  |
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pseudonomen137
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
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| Posted: 5/22/07, 7:59 PM Post subject: |
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| craze3 wrote: |
| My friend actually bought one and he said it was great. Guess he's never tried wickedlasers |
Ignorance is bliss |
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compuwiz
Nexus Laser
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Posts: 102
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| Posted: 5/23/07, 1:31 PM Post subject: |
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i love the topic of the thread,
CHEAP.....ebay lasers suck.....many times if it is too cheap, it is too good of a deal to be decent.. |
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davhamm
Elite Laser
Joined: 08 Jan 2006
Posts: 146
Location: MI
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| Posted: 5/23/07, 4:09 PM Post subject: |
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Wow, very cool this thread should be a sticky in the main laser forum.
Thanks for the good work. |
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Raul-Wesche
Fusion Laser
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Posts: 330
Picture(s): 31
Movie(s): 22
Location: Martinez Ca
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| nice vids |
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ECF1956
Modified 10mW Greenie
Joined: 08 Sep 2006
Posts: 11
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| Posted: 8/06/07, 7:15 AM Post subject: EBay Cheap |
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Bought one - NEVER AGAIN ! --- Agree thet Suck !  |
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Mace_3000_99
Modified 10mW Greenie
Joined: 04 May 2007
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| Posted: 8/06/07, 9:27 AM Post subject: |
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| never trust ebay? |
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thopkins
Modified 10mW Greenie
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Posts: 11
Location: Northern Indiana U.S.A.
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| Posted: 8/06/07, 9:37 AM Post subject: E-bay lase |
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| I would agree....wicked is the only place to buy lasers! |
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