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Yep I am.

If it's your first laser, I'd suggest a 532nm green model. Green lasers produce the brightest beams and even a 20-50mW unit will seem very bright, especially at night. 500mW or higher is not a contender for being a "first laser." There's no margin for mistakes at these power levels, and should...

If you have placed an order with Wicked and would like an update on its statues etc. I will be able to help you with that. PM me on LC or here. Please keep in mind I'm one person (and work full time), so depending on how bombarded I am it may take some time to get to everyone, but I try to get...

The cost of a laser doesn't always have anything to do with how well it can "burn". The technology used to make the laser is more of a factor to cost. For example you can get a 200mW+ 650nm (red) laser for under $100, however a 50mW 473nm (blue) will cost $1000 or more yet it is only 1/4 the...

Aizen > I'm Athoul on LC. Send me a PM with your order details and order ID on LC forum. I'll try to help you out. You can PM me here, but to be certain of who I am, I suggest you PM me there at least to verify, unless someone can vouch for me here.

200mW is 200mW, both would be about the same in energy out. Violet can technically be focused to a smaller point though.. so you could get a higher energy density with it (better buring ability with external lens). Also 405nm can burn certain things that a 650nm laser will jsut reflect off of...

Thanks for taking the time to add the extra. This is also the reason people can only look at the "dot"s of these lasers for a short time before they feel dizzy or get a headache, in effect you are looking at something that is in a constant state of non-focus (due to the reasons you have nicely...

This blue on white is due to flourescence. :)

Most likely they are gain-guided, as this is the easiest and cheapest way to make a laser diode. They support multiple modes, the result of which is multiple spectral lines and astigmatism. To correct the astigmatism, one of the methods mentioned in the link posted will work. As most laser...

There is such thing as 660nm in DPSS. Never heard of 640 in DPSS though.

That's pretty amazing, but I'll say again it is not water proof. Things fit together rather snug, but there are no o-rings...he got lucky imo. On a side note, that seems like dirty water, if you have swapped out the stock lens with an AR one or some other modified lens... you would not want...

Ah no problem, just trying to help. Grats on the purchase! You will find an LPM to be very handy.

They are Spyder 2s not 1's, but please don't submerge the S3's.

I've not heard of 640nm as DPSS. DPSS reds come in 660nm and 671nm. I think the person made a mistake when describing it as DPSS. As far as I know, there's no portable DPSS reds.

It doesn't seem to have an AR coating. I have a 473nm Spyder III @ aprox 80mW and the glass is AR coated which you can tell by the oily appearance. I'll be uploading a full review on both G1 G2 and compare with the 473nm (much more expensive laser). Also I'll note certain easy things that can...