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It's foggy as anything here in Wiltshire tonight. The range of my 250mw greeny is severely reduced but the brightness has increased darmatically. The beam can also now be seen side on.

Yep you're right. Thanks

Well I took the plunge and bought a Laserworld 250mW greeny off eBay and it arrived today from Germany incredibly quickly via UPS. Total cost including shipping was £159 (around $80). It has a 'buy now' price of £189 but the seller will haggle (make an offer). It seems very well built in a...

Is this a 5.6mm jobbie?

Anything going? At least 150 mW with TTL blanking. I'm at Wiltshire, UK. Thanks

Sorry. I'm a nooby. What does 'closed' mean?

I set up a 200 mW red beam at 15 feet above ground and shone it down the street where I live (UK) for a couple of hours the other night. There was a very light mist and the beam was fantastic. Most people were loving it but some prat came over and started on about it being 'dangerous to...

Many thanks, I'm new to lasers and didn't realise that Robin is in the UK. I'm now in touch with him. Thanks again - Dave

Hi, I'm in the UK and trying to locate a source for a die4drive pcb preferably as a DIY kit. Can anyone help or suggest a company? Many thanks - Dave

And one for luck.

My second

Laser GVG-712. Camera Fuji S9600. Thanks for looking.

Yep us Brits have finally arrived. We're a bit peeved because you get your equipment for half of what we pay over here. I'm looking at your prices and get very jealous.

Thanks for response Mike. if your manual is written in Gobbledegook/Chrinese/Engrish then it might well be from the same source. It is almost unreadable! What country are you in? If it will help anyone give a definitive answer, this is the manual page for the DMX control.

I'm extremely new to lasers so if this isn't the place for asking advice on modding ready made disco type gear then bear with me. I recently bought a GVG-712 tri-colour unit which I am having lots of fun with. I would like to be able to programme to spell out my own messages or draw pictures...