Mine is the wicked lasers arctic, 1W output is what they state, I can't ver=
ify that. It burns leather and wood nicely.  Hard to measure spot size, it =
could probably be smaller with a better lens.=20

IVP <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:

>> My 1W blue works nicely on wood
>
>Dave, how are you defining "1W" ? I've seen several advertised
>as 1000mW or better, like these
>
>http://nz.ioffer.com/i/waterproof-3000mw-green-laser-pointer-burn-match-50=
2182962
>
>Small print for some of them states the output power at only a
>few hundred mW
>
>(1) would you expect something around 20% efficiency, i/p v o/p ?
>
>(2) what spot size can yours or these be focussed to ?
>
>(3) do Chinese-made lasers have the same reputation as LEDs ?
>
>(4) can you *really* make a dot on a star ? ;-)))
>
>http://nz.ioffer.com/i/power-green-laser-pointer-5000mw-532nm-burn-match-5=
02179752
>
>Joe=20
>
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