SD5 Silver Dimple 5mw Green Laser Pointer

Product Details

Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

ASIN: B00146I1ZK

Item model number: CPA-1653-1

Product Description

Silver Finish High Power Green Laser. We ensure that every high power green laser pointer is hand calibrated and tested to output at least 4.99mw and thus offers the expected stunning power expected of a real constant wave green (532nm) laser pointer, much brighter to look at than a regular red laser pointer and always with a visible green beam. This high power green laser pointer will impress your coworkers, family and friends. Use it for your next presentation and everybody will know that you are ahead of the latest technology.

Technical Details

Range of over 12,000 ft. Astronomy grade laser Class 3a

Beam can be seen in midair at night

Output power: 5mW, wavelength: 532nm

Operated by 2 x AAA batteries

Body material: Brass, Body color: Silver

Customer Reviews

Listing claimed MPO brand, model SD5 and 90 day warranty with Blue Microfiber optical cloth. I checked MPO's website before ordering and read the claim that this model had a Japan made laser that was superior to the Chinese models.
What I received was a generic model with 30 day warranty and a Beige cloth. Because of the high number of the negative reviews on these green laser pointers, I decided to test it before the 30 day warranty ran out. I turned it on about 30-40 minutes a day for a number of times from a few seconds to a few minutes. It was excellent initially, but after a few days it got dimmer and dimmer. Replaced the batteries with good fresh ones and tried it again. This time it went downhill even faster and finally it was completely dead. After that, I checked the batteries with a voltmeter. They were completely drained after only a couple of hours of operation, maybe indicating an internal short.
I contacted HDE and received a polite e-mail saying that all of these lasers were actually made by the same manufacturer and there was no such thing as MPO or HDE brand. Also received a bunch of instructions to try out, none of which worked. Then I asked why this particular listing specifically gave a model number and claimed 90 day warranty. I didn't get an answer to those questions.
A quick search of Amazon revealed that the same item was listed about a dozen times, 5 of them by HDE. If they are all the same item, why bother to list it multiple times?
Finally, HDE gave me an option of returning or replacing the pointer AT MY OWN COST. This is how it works with them. According to the disclaimer, under no conditions, HDE is responsible for shipping charges. That means even if they send you a defective product right out of box, YOU are responsible for shipping charges. I elected to return it (by wasting $6 during the process) since I wasn't sure the second one would work based on the others' reviews accross all those dozen listings.
The lesson from this experience: Only order the items with FREE shipping.

I ordered this laser for my son who's teaching Astronomy to scouts at a Boy Scout camp in the Oregon Cascades ; had it sent directly there. He emailed me today that it "works amazingly" and he's VERY happy with it (and he's hard to please.... 16 yrs old and PICKY).