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Great shots there Aardvark, all you need now is a 589 to add to your collection! I'm assuming also you've never been 'apprehended' when taking these shots in public?

Nice pics there, as others have said a tricky wavelength to capture! Every time I see your shots I realise I'm missing a decent camera!

Nice shot man, interesting how the mobile phone camera senses the beam closer to the orange part of the spectrum as mine does exactly the same :)

Nice work gozert looks sweet!

Congrats Alex :beer:

Re: For Sale: DragonLasers 589nm Spartan - 85mW Ditto also thought that NW would be up for this; welcome to the club :beer:

Your place on the ban list is valuable to all of us.

Congrats, looking forward to the pics and glad you've received a good unit :)

Good; thought they could have messed around with the contact board and leads.

Please be careful with Teflon tape. Small fragments can find themselves on the exposed diode window leading to contamination and potential damage; a good tip is to only wind the tape half way down the lens barrel and not to continuously alter the focus which will cause the tape to shred over time.

Glad it arrived safely and hopefully customs didn't screw anything up during inspection!

2 x 16340 will see you right.

I have never used that specific brand although I understand these treatments are basically hydrofluoric acid mixes which are highly corrosive. I decoated some glasses lenses a few years back (plastic) with good results. However I have heard that the acids used in this stuff can possibly...

Just 'Sharpied' my thumb and yes my skin will sting after a few seconds. Also, tried to light a black match with the aid of a focus lens and it managed to fizzle three times but not quite ignite. Must get an LPM. For now, a quick pic in a dark room without the aid of fog.

I think the skin test can vary considerably based on your skin type. A darker skin or sun tan will absorb more heat than that of a pastey Englishman for example :) Look forward to the pics!

The 589 seems an inherently unstable laser during warm up. Mine mode hops for the first 30 seconds or before settling at what appears a constant output. It is easy to become over paranoid with LPM readings; we seek this special wavelength and there are trade-offs; so what if it doesn't hit a...

Great build and kind of similar colour I would expect from a 515... Some rep for what it's worth ;)

Welcome aboard :)

Whoa that was quick! Looking forward to the LPM readout :)

Probably because he wasn't able to see the keyboard ever again!