Re: Powerful Green Laser Pointer - Visible 2 Miles Away

From: Jon Isaacs (jonisaacs_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: 09 Dec 2004 19:38:34 GMT

>I'd buy a laser from someone who guarantees a power rating, but not from
>someone
>whose idea of powerful is "visible 2 miles away" (I've seen my 3mW red laser
from 8 miles away with no difficulty at all, but it is useless as a star
>pointer).

The folks in question here seem to guaranty that the thing will do 5mw. They
also are NOT hocking 50mw lasers to the public without proper safety warnings
like some vendors so I would be comfortable making a purchase from them...

jon

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