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Question: The laser on the Wurkkos HD01 (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/flashlight

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Is the laser on the Wurkkos HD01 safe to use to play with pets? I've got a dog that loves to chase the laser but my Nebo Slim+ 1200 died when it fell off of my backpack strap.

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[–] Zak 2 points 5 months ago

One of the things that makes IR dangerous is that there's no blink reflex, but that's a problem when it's IR-only, or the IR is much more powerful than the visible light. There have been cases of green lasers where the IR significantly exceeds the visible light and the advertised power level, but that's not what was measured here.

The total power is under 5mW, which is low-risk even with a brief, accidental direct eye exposure.