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Ah, gotcha, yes, the diodes were probably not originally intended for lasers.

I'll check out the thread, thanks. Unfortunately for many early Arctic adopters, what they end up with is a crap shoot. Hopefully the G2 recipients fare better.

Which lens do you have? I have the fully threaded version. As for the battery, I'm using a (non-stock) 2400mah li-ion charged via a Triton charger (computerized R/C battery charger). Interestingly, I'm using Duracell alkalines in the Spartan (non-rechargeable). I have li-ion's on the way, with...

I can't speak to any of your points with any authority, except to offer an opinion. I don't think it's out of line for a manufacturer to expect consistency in products they source from other manufacturers. In the case of the Casio diode, I can envision a process whereby Casio can reject...

I'm not sure I follow. The point was to compare two products of the same type out of the box with the same power output and see what happens. It's like comparing two cars in the same class. Sure they have differences, but that's the point of the comparison. If you want to do all of those things...

You know what, forget I said anything. Let's start over and see if we can figure this thing out. Obviously there's a difference between our Arctics. I tried re-focusing the Arctic's lens and did manage to get a more concentrated dot at around 2 feet and it burned much more quickly, however, it...

Why are you getting frustrated with other people's comments? Unless you have some vested interest in Wicked, why bother getting frustrated? That's what came across in your post. Quote "Let's see you do that with your Spartan". What's your motivation for defending the Arctic so strongly? I have...

Well, I just tried both at two feet. Same result, so I dunno. Given the breadth of quality issues with the Arctic, some may simply be better than others out of the box.

Dude, take a pill. Why are you taking the simple test I made so personally? What are you, 6? I simply put the two side by side and shot a target. Why should I have to do the tweaking you did? What if I tweaked both lasers? The test was made without mods to either laser. Sorry the test didn't...

No problem. Glad I could help spare some angst. The Arctic certainly looks cool, but Wicked's handling of the Arctic sales is shameful. No responses to emails, shoddy order confirmation, the balls to list it as "in stock" on their website, and promoting contests for the Arctic. Simply...

I did a quick side-by-side burn test with the Arctic and the Spartan here: http://www.rcgrabbag.com/archives/arctic-spyder-iii-vs-spartan/

I did a side-by-side test of the Spartan vs. the Arctic. Pics and video here: http://www.rcgrabbag.com/archives/arctic-spyder-iii-vs-spartan/

No, sorry, I don't own an LPM. I'm limited to a primitive "burn-through" contest.

Hey, I put the Arctic head-to-head with a Spartan (1 watt blue hand-held laser from Dragon Lasers): http://www.rcgrabbag.com/archives/arctic-spyder-iii-vs-spartan/

I just got my Arctic Spyder III this Monday and have been playing around with it. I did a review with pics and video here and can help answer any questions you might have. I live in the US and it sailed through customs with no problem. I do have the G1 version, so no multi-mode switch. So far...