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That's awesome, I wonder how long until we can buy something from sanwu or jetlasers with it. I haven't bought many lasers since getting into hifi, but I'd definitely have to get a good diode yellow

Laserglow sells high quality sub 5mw lasers. I've never had issues with those. The problems begin when you go into the category of their higher powered units. They charge ridiculous prices and won't ship them to the USA.

Well done review, thanks

I've long believed that all lasers and flashlights should have the polarity marked somewhere inside the battery compartment. So many mistakes could have been prevented.

The diode is fine or it wouldn't work, you just need to adjust the collimating lens for the focal point you want.

Are you on some kind of high alert list or something? It's like they caught you once and now your packages are marked for extra scrutiny. Maybe try having a friend order for you or something.

That sucks, guess I need to treasure and protect my 589nm Spartan now since it's impossible to replace.

Uhg, I heard of this as well on the gun forum I go to. Honestly I'm shocked it took so long for this to be a thing, with cheap 1W blue lasers available for lunch money on ebay and such it was only a matter of time until the protestors figured out a new use for them. Hopefully none of the...

Yeah, stuff has just been crazy lately with the pandemic and all. Hadn't been around here in a while cause there were just so many other things to think/worry about. Still hoping for yellow diode handheld lasers, that would definitely get my interest perked again. I basically built up a...

Hmmm, hifi audio is basically what ate up my laser budget and why I haven't been too involved in the hobby lately. Personally I'd recommend Klipsch, but both are good options. My own speakers are made by monitor audio, got em from crutchfield.

That's odd most of my Sanwu lasers have been decent with the exception of one where I had to fix the tailcap switch by myself. Then again, I bought them all like 2-3 years ago. I hope their quality standards haven't slipped since then.

I've been a big fan of that channel for about a year now. It's what inspired me to do my own PC build.

Darn, these still aren't available I guess.

Wow, I'm actually glad I never got my lasers from them and just got a refund from paypal. A damn Somalian orphanage could probably do better soldering work than that.

Interesting stuff, I wonder when/if these might start showing up in handhelds though?

From a practical standpoint, IR is by far the most dangerous. You can have a huge amount of 808nm power and it will visibly look like a little cat pointer if that. Other IR wavelengths over 1000nm are completely invisible and you can be frying your retinas without even knowing it. I own a LOT...

Yeah, too many tide pod eaters and 'stove top challenge' winners here:cryyy:

Reported him to youtube, what an absolutely idiotic/irresponsible/dangerous thing to do. It looked like he had the laser intentionally unfocused and didn't actually hit his pupils, but still...

That's unfortunate, it basically means the laser is dead. Possibly the crystals were shaken out of alinement and that's why you still have some IR light making it through. I wouldn't even bother trying to get a refund on such a cheap laser, I'd just order another and hope for better luck...

Oh, I wasn't suggesting that the batteries should always have the - to the tailcap. It was more that the spring should always go to the negative. Jetlasers are a great example of this, they're case positive but they have the nipple on the tailcap and the spring inside the laser. I do see how...