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Don't forget that the power rating of a laser pointer (unlike literally every other type of light you buy) is the output power, not the input power! More importantly, it's the output power of only the green laser!

The 1064nm exciter laser is pumped by an 808nm pump laser, and based on what I know about how inefficient lasers are, I can guarantee that those beams are way more powerful than the output beam! If those leak because the manufacturer cheaped out on filters, those lasers mat not visible, but they are still dangerous!



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