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Posted by Guy Fawkes on May 30, 2008, 4:34 am
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these last week, but I'm not "getting it".
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> > From the web materials, I expected it to produce one very small red dot,=
> > ie about 0.05mm ish. What I actually got when I switched it on was quit=
e
> > a large "splodge" which was made up of some laser sparkle and what
> > appeared to be about five small red dots. Pointing at a matt black fini=
sh
> > made the five dots pretty clear. I called the supplier to see if this w=
as
> > a colimation problem and they volunteered to check one from stock and se=
nd
> > that out pdq, which they did. Just tried the "checked" one and it's the=
> > same as the first.
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> > So not at all sure whats going on here, do I need new eyes?
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> > Steve
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> Answer from the manufacturer is you need the polariser with unit serial
> numbers greater than 7300, so the polariser isn't really an optional
> extra... The polariser is another =A312 +VAT, so getting to be a very
> expensive piece of kit.
>
> Steve
Should have purchased direct from Skip, www.lasercenteredgefinder.com
There are UK bases commercial laser finders, but they really are
expensive.
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> From the web materials, I expected it to produce one very small red dot,
> ie about 0.05mm ish. What I actually got when I switched it on was quite
> a large "splodge" which was made up of some laser sparkle and what
> appeared to be about five small red dots. Pointing at a matt black finish
> made the five dots pretty clear. I called the supplier to see if this was
> a colimation problem and they volunteered to check one from stock and send
> that out pdq, which they did. Just tried the "checked" one and it's the
> same as the first.
>
> So not at all sure whats going on here, do I need new eyes?
>
> Steve