[Laser] 5mw laser transceiver kit

[Tim Toast]

no? .freaky... A watt of 830nm light can't be felt on the skin. I assume
that's spread out to one inch diameter or so. That sort of brings up an
interesting point about sunlight when comparing it with other sources i 
guess. That 1000 watts per square meter, or 0.1 watts per sq cm, that you 
feel on your skin from the sun, is mostly due to light in the longwave
infrared portion of the spectrum. 

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> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:18:36 -0400
> From: Tom Becker <GTBecker at RighTime.com>
> Subject: Re: [Laser] 5mw laser transceiver kit
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>   > ... Is there a point (right in front of the
> illuminator) where it 
> feels like sunlight on your hand?
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> No, but mine's a 63-year-old hand. :)  If you mean a
> sensation of 
> radiated heat, no, not from the barrel illuminator. 
> Thermal IR is a 
> long way from 850nm.
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