Wicked Lasers – Spyder II 300mW Green Laser

Testing

Testing of the Spyder II Pro laser will occur in two sections. The first set of testing will be conducted on the laser alone. This will test the actual mW produced by the laser. To actually measure this we used a state of the art Laser Power Meter (LPM) at the university of Central Florida. In this lab, they hold one of the most powerful lasers in the world, and conduct measurements of laser power on a regular basis. To accurately conduct this test, we had to hold the laser perfectly still, as any movement could alter the results of the amount of light absorbed by the lasers. After calibration of these machines, we conducted tests on two lasers. The first was on a Wicked Lasers Executive Series that had been rated at 95mW. Actual output was just over the rated output at 95.7mW. This also must take into account that with the lights in the room on, the meter recorded a steady 0.5mW. This makes the Executive series almost right on the money with a metered output of 95.2mW.

Wicked Lasers Executive Series	Actual output was just over the rated output at 95.7mW

Next up, we tested the Spyder II Pro from Wicked Lasers. unlike the executive series, this laser seemed to have a “warm up time” of around 10 seconds. The laser’s initial read upon power up was recorded at 41.5mW then within about a second jumped to the 100mW-120mW range. It remained in this area for around5 seconds before rapidly crawling up to the 250mW – 300mW range. After the warm up completed, the Spyder II Pro remained fairly constant at 375mW, occasionally dropping to 345mw randomly initially but after a few seconds never broke away from 380mW-390mW. This laser is rated at 300mW, meaning that it is pretty much over powered. Not something that we mind, but something to take note of.

Wicked Lasers Spyder II Pro	Spyder II Pro remained fairly constant at 380mW-390mW

The next test is life of the laser. The battery is rated to last about 60 minutes, and the run time of the laser is around 80min. This is good for the end user because it is unlikely that you will be able to burn out the laser with a single battery charge. Well, we had to make sure. We charged up the batteries and let it rip. We tested using approximate times, turning the laser on and off, as you would with normal use.  Doing this we went well over the 60 minute expectation of battery life. Again, we can under stand this as the laser takes a minute to warm up and would in turn be using less battery. Of course this life span could be increased if you purchase higher quality, non rechargeable batteries, but you’d be broke trying to replace them every day (yes, you will use it that much). I would recommend keeping the original batteries, as we found nothing wrong with their charge cycle. Do not be confused if the batteries take a day to charge. The included charger, although actually a good one, takes longer than any other charger on the market.

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