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So can I overvolt this thing without blowing it up?

Even at a couple feet away, it seems like it barely pops even really high pressure balloons.

I actually just got some balloons, and it can't pop a balloon at 10 feet even if I mess with the focus. Was my laser vastly overrated? Supposed to be 180-220mW with the included batteries.

Can I change the 3.0v batteries out for 3.6v ones without blowing it up?

So, would one of these lenses focused at infinity allow me to pop balloons quickly (close to instantly), for example, at 30 feet? The beam on my laser seems to be the size of the aperture, which makes me wonder if I'm losing a bunch of power on the inside of the lens assembly.

Skin reflects red light a lot i think. What I really want to do is be able to pop balloons faster at a distance. I want to cause some trouble at my local car dealer =P Nah, I won't pop any balloons I haven't paid for, but really, I'd rather not have to focus.

How can I make this burn better when focused at infinity? The beam seems to be something like half a centimeter around, not really what I was expecting.

I received my laser from o-like, and it will make black plastic or rubber smoke and leave a mark on dark colored papers. However, I've heard that lasers this strong will sting if pointed at skin. I've focused it perfectly on my skin and I can't feel it at all. Am I just too dang white?