Enigmahack
Newly Enlightened
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- Nov 12, 2004
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Okay, so the package came in yesterday however I wasn't home, so I have to run down the road to get it. I actually haven't even picked it up yet exactly, but after I do the dishes and feed the cats - it's LASER GETTIN' time.
This'll be my first review unless you hear me complaining about those cheap-@$$ 8mw lasers from ebay. *These ones:
I have two of them. One, the IR works fine but the crystals are mis-aligned so much so that it doesn't actully display green anymore.
I complained and got another one. (Neither have the IR filter on them either) So this other one works, and it's between 10-15mw from the best I can tell (still don't have a coherent laser check, but I DO use the green LED method)
At any rate, it's cheap, inconsistant, needs to be warmed up, played with, tweaked, and needs special batteries JUST to get it to work right.
If I were to rate the 8mw ones - I'd rate them a 1/5 for no backwards compatability, lack of use, though the seller had great generic customer service: I said neither worked as advertised (because this second one you REALLY have to toy with to get the alignment right to get anything from it) and I got a refund which is nice.
NOW!
About that OTHER laser:
This is the one I'm going to pick up after the dishes - I'll run down to the local depot where they dropped it off, I'll buy a spare battery, take pics, etc.. and get this review up and running with pics. *I might at the same time take apart that OTHER one that's broken and take pics of that too so everyone knows what's inside and WHY they're so cheap*
This'll be my first review unless you hear me complaining about those cheap-@$$ 8mw lasers from ebay. *These ones:
I have two of them. One, the IR works fine but the crystals are mis-aligned so much so that it doesn't actully display green anymore.
I complained and got another one. (Neither have the IR filter on them either) So this other one works, and it's between 10-15mw from the best I can tell (still don't have a coherent laser check, but I DO use the green LED method)
At any rate, it's cheap, inconsistant, needs to be warmed up, played with, tweaked, and needs special batteries JUST to get it to work right.
If I were to rate the 8mw ones - I'd rate them a 1/5 for no backwards compatability, lack of use, though the seller had great generic customer service: I said neither worked as advertised (because this second one you REALLY have to toy with to get the alignment right to get anything from it) and I got a refund which is nice.
NOW!
About that OTHER laser:
This is the one I'm going to pick up after the dishes - I'll run down to the local depot where they dropped it off, I'll buy a spare battery, take pics, etc.. and get this review up and running with pics. *I might at the same time take apart that OTHER one that's broken and take pics of that too so everyone knows what's inside and WHY they're so cheap*
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