Recent content by link2thepast

Alright, I decided to just try removing the glue and adjust the lens. The lens module was indeed hot-glued into place, so I just used a pair of pliers to free it. When I removed the glue, the module immediately fell free--this makes me think the module had been working itself loose for some...

The dot is about 0.25" in diameter from a couple of feet away, and about 1.5" in diameter from around 10 feet away. The dot used to maintain a nice point, but now it diverges quite a bit with distance.

EDIT: Oops, I left the placeholder title in when I posted. About a year ago I got a nice 532nm 100mW handheld from O-like. I was really happy with my purchase, the beam is nicely visible, and it can even light matches from up close. Lately, however, the beam has diverged from its original sharp...

Yep, I am aware that 405nm (and any other wavelength, really) will be dimmer than my 532nm. Seeing the beam would be awesome, but even just owning a purple laser is pretty neat on its own. I'm a bit hesitant to buy lasers (or anything else I want to last) off eBay. However, I have heard that...

I'm considering buying this laser from O-Like, it's a 405nm 100mW pen. However, the price is only $10. I've bought from O-Like before, and the 100mW 532nm laser I got was around $50, a fair bit more than this pen. To me, $10 seems like a very low price in comparison to other similar-spec...