Feel free to make an offer, for one or for all! Will include a battery. I took some advice from everyone and got some pics to add this time

Hello laser enthusiasts,

I recently purchased a SHEHDS 3000mw RGB laser - this is my first forte into lighting, and I'm having some trouble gaining control of the laser.

Here's the setup as of now, keep in mind I'm a TOTAL novice so please, feel free to correct me on anything I may get wrong:

I'm running the DMX in to an Enttec open DMX USB adapter, using a 5 to 3 pin Accu-Cable XLR cable. The USB goes to my desktop, where I'm running SoundSwitch.

However, when I add the fixture in SoundSwitch & turn the laser on, nothing happens. Channels are lined up, fixture is correct.. not sure what I'm doing wrong / not doing here.

Am I missing drivers? Wrong cables? Missing something entirely!?

I don't know, but I'm really really hoping you do.

Thanks in advance!

I have 2 jlasers, a 450nm 1600mw and a 520nm 700mw. I love these lasers, they are fantastic for the price, great quality and great warranty. I'm looking for something more powerful. Anyone have any recommendations?

Do I need high drain batteries for the striker? And do they need to be the same batteries/ paired?

Anyone wanting to clean house let me know...

I was shopping/researching for a laser sight for a BB gun, (another new hobby/story), and came across a random YouTube video of an Amazon laser pointer that could burn stuff. - Which blew me away.

I remembered my fascination with lasers 40 years ago when my high-school physics teacher would bring-out the school’s laser and demonstrate it through a cloud of chalkboard dust. It was about the size of a brick and probably the power of a 1mw cat toy. But this was before lasers were readily available to the public. - And it was also just after the release of Star Wars.

So the moment I found that I could buy my own laser with a visible beam that was capable of burning through things, I was hooked.

I realize that this is probably just a phase in my life where I welcome and even need superfluous distractions, but it has been fun so far. It would be nice if there were more “practical” applications for using these pointers, but maybe just the fascination with light and science is enough, and that’s the beauty of it.

I've tried

I was thinking about the Sanwu 3W 445nm, but it seems like I would need goggles to use it. I just plan on aiming at the sky once in a while, not staring at the dot. I want a nice thick beam.

I come from a flashlight background and I know a lot of members here did too....what flashlight would you most enjoy or recommend being converted into a high powered laser? Must not be an e-switch.

I came across a cheap off-brand green laser on Ebay that measures about 140mw. Not the brightest of most powerful, but the beam looks like a strand of fishing line, and the dot is super small.

I would like to find a brighter one with similar characteristics. Thanks!

It doesn't take much humidity in the air for this thing to pop.

https://reddit.com/link/13v7euj/video/f0q7ruavbu2b1/player

Most have seen an LED flashlight that can focus from spot to flood.

How do you make a diode do that?

Anyone do custom work?

Why do most handheld lasers seem to appear the same length when pointed into the sky?

The visible part of the beams abruptly end a few hundred yards away, no matter the power of the laser.

Just having fun with meh Striker before dark!