I found that my 405mW O-like is the best burner I have in the bunch. Between the wavelength,and the ability to focus a very tight beam, it outperforms even my 1W 445nm. Up close (less then 2') the 405 and 445 are fairly close in burning capabilities, but at a distance of 25-30ft, the 405 wins...
Re: O-like 400mw green - Review
Just an update. I received my 400mw O-like 532 today. I must say this thing is a complete BEAST. It is SOOO much better than my 1W 445. Bright? OMG bright.... Other than the beam being slight off center, it completely satifies me. This thing has got to...
I lit one of my candles yesterday from 1 foot away with it, but I tried on the same wick this morning, and it just turned the wick bright red and smoked. It kind of needs spontaneous combustion to light. Sometimes it just won't happen.
I have a video uploading now of my 405nm 400mW igniting a green tipped match @ 28' away. My 1W 445nm can't do this because of the poorer multi-mode line beam. At distances of 10 feet or less, the 1W 445nm does have more burning power however.
I just tried again , and the best I could do was 12 feet. I am getting some beam artifact on the right side now for some reason. I can still light a match @ 25 feet though.
Re: O-like 400mw green - $208 (hitting 600mw) - Review
Got a response this morning:
Hello Cory
It is no problem here
Don't worry
Susie
2011/3/17 Cory Swinerton <admin@o-like.com>
From: Cory Swinerton
Email: quartermiler90@hotmail.com...
It's a great unit no doubt. The duty cycle is more like 4-5 minutes on/ 3 minutes off. @ 5 min, the heatsink on mine justs starts to get a little warm. (maybe 90*F)
Re: O-like 400mw green - $208 (hitting 600mw) - Review
Mine has been in processing for 7 days now also. I hope this is because they decided to wait for ashipment of good products, so mine will be OK. Ordered on 3/10. Also, the new stock seems to have gone up on price.
I love mine. I like it quite a bit better then my 1W 445. The 1W 445 is just a crude "non-true" laser. The brightness is great at ranges less than 100M, but the beam quality is sub par IMO. My next purchase will be an Optotronics RPL 300+. Collaminated lens, IR filtered, and a beam you...
I am going to assume the focus ability of your unit, outweighs mine by a bit. No way mine is going to ignite anything @ a true 50'. I will try to take a snapshot of my beam focused the best it can @ 35 feet today.
It would take a mounted 1W 445 laser and probably about 3 minutes to heat up the entire volume of the capule high enough to break it. It wouldn't exactly be something you could do in a few seconds....