I been reading a lot of posts here and on other sites but I am still a little confused on a few things.
First, I am having a difficult time finding any lasers that are under 5mW. I would like to keep them under 5mW 3v (hopefully 1mW). This forum has a thread with a list of trusted sites but all I see are 5mw and over. Laserglow.com was the only one I see with 3-5mW but still higher that what I want. Could someone recommend a trusted site to order from?
Second, I see there is a old rating system and a revised system for classes. Can you determine what class a laser falls under by its output power (mW) if it is not listed on a website? I want to stay within class 1 or 2 to be eye safe.
Third, In this forums experience/opinion using lower power lasers (1mW) will it be strong enough to travel 30 feet? The beam will be refracted once or twice. I am looking to use the wavelength 650nm but color choice is not that important. I will be using a fogger to make the beam visible.
Thanks for any input.
First, I am having a difficult time finding any lasers that are under 5mW. I would like to keep them under 5mW 3v (hopefully 1mW). This forum has a thread with a list of trusted sites but all I see are 5mw and over. Laserglow.com was the only one I see with 3-5mW but still higher that what I want. Could someone recommend a trusted site to order from?
Second, I see there is a old rating system and a revised system for classes. Can you determine what class a laser falls under by its output power (mW) if it is not listed on a website? I want to stay within class 1 or 2 to be eye safe.
Third, In this forums experience/opinion using lower power lasers (1mW) will it be strong enough to travel 30 feet? The beam will be refracted once or twice. I am looking to use the wavelength 650nm but color choice is not that important. I will be using a fogger to make the beam visible.
Thanks for any input.