Baader Laser Collimation Mark III Issue?

[thunderchildobs]

I just bought a Baader Laser Collimation Mark III.

After a few minutes of use, the laser fades until no laser light is visible.
I then turn off the collimator off and leave it for a while.
Turning it back on, the laser starts working for a short before fading away again.

I have replaced the batteries, but it did not change the behaviour.

Any suggestion?

Thanks

Brendan

[h0ughy (David)]

Undocumented product feature? Does their website indicate that the issue is a feature?

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Faulty laser assembly. I have 2 identical cheap laser pointers from eBay, one does that.

[Ukastronomer (Jeremy)]

You have two identical CHEAP lasers

That implies you have two Baader Laser Collimation Mark III that are cheap, which they are not.

I assume you mean you have two cheap lasers from ebay that do the same thing, and, no they should not, you are right.