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Granted, it's sat in a bag for a year so that's very possible, however I took it to a local handyman at the time. He tested the diode with a 9V (?!) and it was emitting beyond that, he didnt feel up to the repair task- of course that stunt could of broke it. In any event, thank you very much...

(Cross post from "General") About a year ago, I bought a WL Artic Spider (III?). After a couple days I attempted to open the unit and in the process, broke all three internal wires. WL will not touch it because it's not under warrantee (both date of purchase and resold) - I need somewhere that...

About a year ago I bought a wicked laser spider on an auction site. After a couple of days of use I became cuorious and attempted to open the unit up, and in the process snapped all three internal wires. I called WL to see if I could get it repaired, however the techs I spoke with was...

Thanks for the replies. For this project, time is varible, but I'd say no more than 30 seconds. With that info, any hope 200mW would accomplish this?

I'm looking to cut red nylon twine (about the diameter of thin spagetti) from a distance of about 10 inches. The twine is supporting a light weight (~1 lb) and I'd like to cut the twine in about 10 seconds. How many mW's would be needed to achive this goal?