Do i need eye protection if i mod a glp 105?

[Mihlrad]

On my glp 105, i wanna be able to actually see the beam a bit more, if i mod it will it no longer be safe without protective eyewear?

 

[ks_physicist]

Yes. It is good practice to use eye protection with ANY laser, but especially one that has been modified to have higher-than-class-IIIa output.

Jim

 

[FNinjaP90]

As long as you stay below 100mw, I don't think it'll be a problem unless you like staring at the dot on a white wall from 3ft away.

 

[Mihlrad]

fninja, below 100mw can be very harmful regardless, that much i know.

How much output would a simple pot modded glp 105 have? Also will modding kill the life of my laser significantly?

 

[allthatwhichis]

I wear goggles when aligning anything over 10mW...