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I understand there are just about no uses for a 1W laser without safety glasses beside possibly star pointing(checking for planes first of course), but lets say you pointed the laser at a tree 100ft away without glasses, could you still damage your eyes by glancing at the point? Is there a...

still very interesting. the divergence on the arctic is 1.5 so it would be less then 3.3 miles right?

I understand and appreciate your concern. I also understand the danger associated with a one watt laser and the repercussions of inappropriate use. I think the reference to using a gun is appropriate and I will follow it accordingly. That said I'm curious to know at what distance a 1 watt laser...

sounds good thanks for the help. I actually did order the 1w arctic laser as well:D. so i guess for that I'll only use with glasses unless outdoors and pointing at mountains or whatever.

I see but what exactly do they mean by dangerous, I'm assuming that means that it can lead to permanent damage so besides outdoors you really cant use a laser without glasses. has anyone actually gotten permanent damage from looking at the dot or is that just speculation?

Is it dangerous to view the point of a high powered laser if there are no risks of hitting a reflective surface? Obviously if it happens to reflect off something it can cause permanent damage but is it safe to look at the "dot" of a 200mw green laser on a white wall from 2-3 meters away without...

Thanks again for your help ash! If the duty cycle is lower on the c03 and it has the same specs then couldnt that mean its a more powerful laser since its heating up quicker then the b03? That or its just an older model so they found a way to extend it. Does anyone else know what the heat sinker...

Great thanks for your help! so the larger head on the C03 is the for heat sinking, can burn better then a b03?

I've recently ordered the Rayfoss B03 200mw laser from their website and I've noticed more often I've seen people getting and talking about the C03. I'm basically just wondering why this is and if there are any advantages to the C03 laser over the B03. I was assuming the B03 was a better buy...

what do you guys think about this? www.rayfoss.com

so you think torches are better? i just dont really like the placement of the button on the rayfoss. having it on the side just seems much better IMO. are there any rayfoss 150mw with the button on the side?

I've had few green laser pointers and I'm looking into a 120mw-200mw laser now. I really want something that can burn black tape, pop balloons and light matches. been looking through a few older post and it seem like o-like , rayfoss and optotronics are the most reputable with optotronics being...