Combiner and red dot
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:30 pm
Marco, I am having a significant problem with two parts:
1. Pro 25mm beam combiner mount with laser pointer
2. 5mW 650nm Red Laser pointer with adjustable focus point
My THIRD red laser pointer has stopped working. After I focused the pointer, I inserted it into the top of the combiner mount. Since the fit is tight, I need to put some a small amount of force on top of the laser pointer to move it far enough into the combiner mount to allow the mirror to fit back on top. However, as soon as I put ANY force on top of the pointer, the laser light dies.
Am I somehow dis-activating the laser by putting pressure on the end where the beam shines out (as opposed to the end the wire comes out)? Or is it breaking? This has now happened to two replacement laser pointers.
Should I be inserting the laser pointer into the beam combiner mount in another way?Unless I'm using an incorrect technique, or the parts I've received are simply malfunctioning, I see no way to make these pieces fit together without the laser pointer breaking.
This is very frustrating, as I cannot align (and subsequently use) the laser without a functional red dot alignment. Please provide guidance on what I should do to so I have a functional red dot alignment system.
1. Pro 25mm beam combiner mount with laser pointer
2. 5mW 650nm Red Laser pointer with adjustable focus point
My THIRD red laser pointer has stopped working. After I focused the pointer, I inserted it into the top of the combiner mount. Since the fit is tight, I need to put some a small amount of force on top of the laser pointer to move it far enough into the combiner mount to allow the mirror to fit back on top. However, as soon as I put ANY force on top of the pointer, the laser light dies.
Am I somehow dis-activating the laser by putting pressure on the end where the beam shines out (as opposed to the end the wire comes out)? Or is it breaking? This has now happened to two replacement laser pointers.
Should I be inserting the laser pointer into the beam combiner mount in another way?Unless I'm using an incorrect technique, or the parts I've received are simply malfunctioning, I see no way to make these pieces fit together without the laser pointer breaking.
This is very frustrating, as I cannot align (and subsequently use) the laser without a functional red dot alignment. Please provide guidance on what I should do to so I have a functional red dot alignment system.