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A nuclear bomb is not a hazard, it is just a tool, so YOU are the hazard if you a nuclear bomb carelessly. Nuclear bombs are not hazardous if used safely. In short You are responsible for your actions with a nuclear bomb, it's not the nuclear bomb that's to blame for a nuclear war that you...

Hello everyone! I'm thinking of buying a Sanwu Silver 5W 445nm laser; however, before I pull the trigger, I was wondering if I may be overlooking any better options? In particular, I would prefer a 7W+ laser, but only if the host is relatively small (no larger than the Silver, so this rules out...

I just received my first-ever Sanwu laser: a 500mW 445nm Pocket. It's AWESOME and I love it. I just wondered if there's a way to fix two small things: 1. First, the rear clickly bottom is loose and rattles (it works perfectly, but if I shake it, it rattles. There's obviously no spring pressure...

It's so long ago, I don't remember if I shipped this package or my assistant shipped it. I usually am pretty thorough about these kinds of things and most likely would have opted for some kind of trackable method of shipping; however, if my assistant mailed it she just may have used poor...

Maybe an even better title would be "I didn't take every f***ing precaution necessary to protect myself from being cheated of $325 by the corrupt, incompetent, and unscrupulous postal service, government, and various businesses that exist in China."

Trevor...the Post Office was able to track it only to the point that it was handed to Chinese customs. In your case, were they able to give you more information, or confirm delivery?

Next time, I wonder what would happen if I shipped the laser with the correct amount of insurance...$320 rather than $20?

I waited a long time because I thought MAYBE, EVENTUALLY...my package would turn up somehow. I'm pretty freakin certain at this point that I'll never see it again. I wonder why it costs so damn much to ship trackable packages TO China, yet it seems so cheap for trackable packages to be sent...

In 2010, I shipped two lasers back to CNI for repair. They included one 400mW “GLP-980-400mW” infrared laser and one 80mW green 80mW “GLP-532-80mW” green laser. I had paid $185 and $140 each for each laser, respectively, for a total of $325.00. “Lu Wang” (cniding@126.com) of CNI had provided me...

Okay, that's what I originally thought, but I started to second guess myself. Thanks for the clarification.

Just to clarify semantics, is the "expander lens" the same thing as the "focusing lens?" That is, the lens that's glue to the rotating head of the laser that is used to focus the beam? Is that the only component of the laser that affects the alignment of the beam?

I just received my O-Like "Crown 500mW" green laser and I've read several posts that suggest that there's a lot of unfiltered infrared being emitted from this bad boy. My safety glasses protect me from 532nm, but not IR light. Is there a relatively easy way that I can add an IR filter to my...

Uggghhh...this is exactly the kind of answer I was dreading. Sounds like a pain in the butt to fix, and risky for the laser, too. The irony is that the last laser I received from O-Like (400mW green) had an even worse beam alignment problem. It was so bad that I shipped it back to China for...

I just received an O-Like "Crown 500mW" green laser and noticed that the beam is off axis somewhat. Is there a way to repair the laser so that the beam is perfectly aligned with the axis of the laser? Would this involved re-aligning the diode? I really want to fix this because it drives me nuts...

Lucky my laser didn’t explode in my pocket last night. Hmmmm...interesting yet alarming event last night. I was visiting a friend at his house, laying back on his couch with a blanket over me. My 400mW green laser and a flashlight were both stashed in my front left jean’s pocket. I was vaguely...