202mw 650nm laser (red) pointer - home made
This is a home made laser pointer by Martijn

This laser is 650nm (red) and measures 202mw peak - video

This laser is fantastic, it is focusable so is perfect for burning. You can clearly see a small dot on a building 1 mile away! The beam is excellant on this laser, it can light a match in seconds without any additional lens. The power of this laser is amazing, it burns so so well.

The spec

Size: 140mm x 14mm
Weight: 50g
Wavelength: 650nm
Laser Body: Silver Polished Brass
Transverse Mode: TEM00
Output Power: 190mW - 202mW
Beam Divergence: 1.0mRad
Beam Diameter: -4.0mm @ aperture
Power Consumption: 200mA
Power supply: 2 X AAA 1.5V
Battery Lifetime: 2-3 hours
Switch: Momentary On/Off Button
Expected lifetime: >5,000 hours
Duty cycle 1 min on, 30 sec off

A building just over 1 mile away

Match lighting



Burning normal A4 paper



Burning leather



Melting plastic




Version 2 of my home made pointer - click here

 

 
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