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no,
if I did, I would not need a discount for myself :-). See, I’m the only one that cannot use this code, but if someone other than me does, it gets me a discount.

I wish I did work for them though. Flash lights and lasers have always been my hobby.
(read my last P.S.)

You work for them I suppose?

I’m pretty impressed with quality and overall performance of lasers from this web page.
They just released “Spyder” series that are even more powerful and have no duty cycle issues with crystals. Thats pretty amazing. Much better for lab experiments cause the beam can stay on for as lon as there is battery life. Otherwise it shouln’t be on for more than 60-100 seconds at the time.

They are also offering blue lasers now which are much harder to build. They are way too expensive though. Not worth it in my opinion.

Anyway, don’t forget about discount code (4000). It will give you 5% off on any of their lasers or safety goggles on that web page.

P.S
in case you wandering why am I promoting this discount: If you use code 4000, you are getting 5% off, and it gives me points for my discount for the future :-), Besides, these things aint cheap, so -5% off comes in very handy 🙂

The Russian beams are not altered in frequency and are designed to be used with IR sensing equipment (like NVGs). They don’t use focussed beams like your average laser and are used like spotlight. The high power of these lasers is not used to cause damage… they have other devices for that…, but is used as a torch that can be used out to 800m+ and is visible to all wearing IR detection gear. In other words when hunting you can see the target and as long as the target can’t see in IR then it can’t see you.

All practical lasers are IR, unless they’re used for spotting. Outputting a
visible beam is not as effecient, and results in a lower power beam.
These 532nm green beam laseres are made from invisible beam IR
lasers. They use a crystal to actually change the wavelength, squeezing it
down to 532, a more visible light to us.

The green beams we work on output less than 5mW, but average about
3. What’s telling, is they use an IR diode that output’s over 10mW. by
the time the wavelength is decreased, and a green beam produced, you
lose over half the power output.

I’m sure these crystals are more effecient, however.

With IR lasers, you dont’ see it. The only indication of a beam is the
pain in your retina, and the resulting damage. With a visible (green
especially ) beam, it’s so bright, you will likely shut your eyes reflexivly
even before the beam hits your retina.

You can temporarily blind someone (the USAF likes the term “dazzle”)
with a visible beam without doing any real damage – it’s just like being in
a dark room, having dialated pupils, and someone turns the lights on –
you’re blind for a second as your eyes are overloaded. High power IR
lasers will just fry your retinas.

I should mention that those Russian lasers are IR so you can’t see them with the naked eye.

I find it interesting that people are so concerned about stuff like this.
You think it should not be discussed because some idiot mght be
irresponsible?

It’s funny. At a gun show this weekend, there was a guy selling frames,
with grears, cranks and cams. You mount two AK-47 type guns (semi
automatic, and perfectly legal, of course), and install the mechanisms.
You are able to rotate it, and raise and lower it, as a WWII bomber
turret. You turn the crank, which is geared, and ti causes these little
devices to pull the triggers, alternating. Bambambambambam.

all in good fun.

You guys would have a heart attack at a US gun show! Not only can
you get these “dangerous” high power lasers, you can get semi automatic
guns to mount them on!

thank god i’m british

I find it interesting that people are so concerned about stuff like this.
You think it should not be discussed because some idiot mght be
irresponsible?

It’s funny. At a gun show this weekend, there was a guy selling frames,
with grears, cranks and cams. You mount two AK-47 type guns (semi
automatic, and perfectly legal, of course), and install the mechanisms.
You are able to rotate it, and raise and lower it, as a WWII bomber
turret. You turn the crank, which is geared, and ti causes these little
devices to pull the triggers, alternating. Bambambambambam.

all in good fun.

You guys would have a heart attack at a US gun show! Not only can
you get these “dangerous” high power lasers, you can get semi automatic
guns to mount them on!

Some idiots have used these things for shining at aircraft on approach. These things should not be advertised on here as not everyone who obtains them will be “responsible”.

Well said my young friend, couldn’t agree more!!

Yes they can burn things, depending on their power output. Higher power Class IIIb lasers (5mW-500mW) can burn plastic bag, paper, wood, and pop baloons at short distances. 50mW few inches away, 100mW and above – objects that are few feet away. For serious burning you would need ClassIV lasers or higher that are extremely expensive and not portable. Those are used for science and military purposes.

I got a 60mW green laser for $200 US and it is a great little power beam. Cant wait to go out on the open and play with its long range in the night. Here in New York, its hard to use it outside cause there is always people around or planes and helicopters crossing over your head.
Gotta be very carefull where I swing that thing 🙂

Can those lasers really burn things? 😮

Many Russian night vision companies offer 300mw lasers with a focussing ring so the beam can be expanded into a floodlight type light for use with early model image intensification sights. They also modified their tank mounted large spotlights to generate a laser beam rather than a conventional bulb light.

Any idiot can misuse any thing. More murders are committed with
items with alterior uses than specific uses (guns).

These are pretty neat devices. I’ve worked with lasers for quite
sometime, and it’s interesting to see that more powerful handhelds are
now available. Sure, you can cause eye damage with one of these, but
it’s far easier to cause eye damage with a rock or a baseball.

Thanks for posting that link – I think my father will be interested in one
of those. We repair classIIIa lasers, so we usuall yhave to lower th
eoutput of everything to under 5mW total output. th egreen lasers, due
to the crystal, often have even lower output than the red ones, despite
being much brighter. a TWO milliwatt green beam has a spot that is
clear hundreds of feet away in broad daylight, you could probably see
th ebeam with one of these!

Awesome.

Some idiots have used these things for shining at aircraft on approach. These things should not be advertised on here as not everyone who obtains them will be “responsible”.

Its not a toy and everyone that uses it need to be very responsible.

If it shines directly to your eye from shorter distances, it can permanently damage your eye.

List of things you can use it for is endles. Its a very precise visible beam of light that can extend tens of miles depending on power. From measuring, experiments, to pure fun and creating light shows on the clouds.
I personally never was into poping baloons or burning garbage bags.
I use it for mainly star pointing, some optical experiments, and fun in the evenings.

Apart from an expensive way of lighting matches and popping balloons, I fail to see any use for this possibly dangerous “toy”. What happens if it accidentally shines straight into someone’s eyes?