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Old 03-05-2007, 01:58 AM
Ingo
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons View Post
I've been using it like that for a year already, Ingo. And it still works as good as new.

But yep, it gets awful cold here.
It might be because of the low power and that the diode is turned down under spec. There's probably a potentiometer underneath the button you can turn to crank your laser up another 10-20mW.

I know my 130mW fluctuates at startup because it's not the right temperature, and after about 10 minutes, the power will start to drop. Even though there is no duty cycle on mine, the diode will heat up.
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