50mw CR2 Green Laser for $26.31

[Thujone]

http://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/ProductDetail.aspx?TranID=3304

What are the odds this thing puts out anywhere near 50mw? Anyone going to take a shot at it?

 

[Illum]

from the looks of it....its promising
but the price kind of throws me off

the fact that is uses a CR2 battery over AAAs probes my sense of curiosity

 

[swordfish]

It *might* be worth the gamble... :devil:

 

[The_LED_Museum]

http://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/ProductDetail.aspx?TranID=3304

What are the odds this thing puts out anywhere near 50mw? Anyone going to take a shot at it?

I just took the bate...I'll post in this thread when it arrives.

 

[allthatwhichis]

I just took the bate...I'll post in this thread when it arrives.

You're that man Craig! Always sacraficing for the community. :thumbsup:

 

[LowBat]

I just took the bate...I'll post in this thread when it arrives.

You must have a money tree growing in your yard. I look forward to your review, especially if it has an IR filter.

 

[Trashman]

I just took the bate...I'll post in this thread when it arrives.

I'm not really a laser guy, but I also took the bate a couple of days ago (within a couple of minutes of first seeing this thread!). Hopefully Craig's equipped to take some proper measurements, as I'm curious as to the actual output of these. The website does say "true advertised output 50mW rating," which, of course, makes finding out the truth much more fun!

 

[allthatwhichis]

The website does say "true advertised output 50mW rating," which, of course, makes finding out the truth much more fun!

50mW of what though... I didn't see anywhere that specified wavelength. Guess we can't call em liars no matter how much green comes out... :candle: Where are they being shipped from, country wise?

 

[Illum]

mmm...KaiDomain [I.E. 209.249.221.21] is hosted in a server in Illinois....but from company review its
from [FONT=宋体] Main Office (China):
A1701 Shenfang Building,
Huaqiangroad, Futian,
Shenzhen, China.[/FONT]

 

[marianne]

aren't the kaidomain lasers the same ones as what dealextreme are selling? real cheap and pretty good value for what they are, but also real cheaply built and prone to problems...?

 

[LowBat]

I was going to wait for the review but instead felt the need to make an impulse buy this week, and this was cheap enough to keep my wallet happy while still satisfying my shopping habit. Now I'll find out how much green laser I can get for $26.31.

 

[The_LED_Museum]

aren't the kaidomain lasers the same ones as what dealextreme are selling? real cheap and pretty good value for what they are, but also real cheaply built and prone to problems...?

Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough.
I'm equipped to perform spectroscopy and laser power output measurement.
Spectroscopy first in order to to determine the presence or absence of an IR filter, then at least one power output measurement.

 

[3rd_shift]

Both my 5mw and 50 mw lasers from dealXtreme are still kickin' posterior buns at this stage a month after I got them.
I did manage to juice up the performance of my 5mw with lithium AAA batteries enough for it to have a visible beam at night.
It temporarily worked the same magic with my 50mw too, before I switched back to nimh cells on it.
It didn't have enough heatsinking to sustain that amount of drive and kept dimming until I switched back to the nimh recharge-ables.
Not much room for overdrive with some of the stronger rated ones.

 

[LowBat]

Comparing the pictures on both the Kaidomain and DealExtreme websites they do appear to sell the same lasers; except for the 50mw CR2 at Kaidomain. This laser appears to have a three sectional tube and a different warning label. Maybe its a different maker altogether which would help explain why its cheaper that the 10mw model. Whatever the case, we'll soon have a chance to see how it rates. BTW, with this laser having similar dimensions to an AA Fenix, I'm hoping it'll fit nicely in a stock Fenix holster.

 

[GrooveRite]

 

[Isak Hawk]

 

[Illum]

EDIT: :sweat:
sorry for fluffing on my part

Kiessling, I'm sure you have more humor than anyone could ask for...but its better suited for other threads

 

[Kiessling]

The next -post will end the thread. Fluff we do not need. And no, humor I have none.
bernhard

 

[ixfd64]

Cheers to those who "take one for the team!"

 

[Thujone]

I couldn't wait, went ahead and jumped as well... This will be my first greenie.