650nm Red Sport Elite Goggles
The goggles came in a very smart and compact black case. It is a zipped case that holds your goggles and there’s enough room for your laser too.
Inside the case you obviously have the blue coloured 650nm goggles. These are priced at $49.99 from Wicked Lasers. The ‘arms’ of the goggles are extendible so that you can make them longer or shorter depending on your preference. They are comfortable to wear and most importantly save your eyesight! You would most likely dismiss the thought of buying goggles when you purchase a laser. However you shouldn’t! The goggles cost $49.99 and are replaceable; your eyes are invaluable and of course can’t be replaced.
Inside the case you also receive a little cloth to clean your goggles. You also get an elastic necklace so that you can fix it to your goggles and then rest it around your neck, preventing you from having to put your goggles down every time you’re not using them.
The first way in which to test these new goggles was to shine the laser beam directly into them (without wearing them of course). Amazingly, no light passed through! As good as it sounds, this is not the case. When you wear the goggles and shine the laser about, you cannot see the dot at all, even directly on your hand. This is of course a problem if there are people about because you don’t know exactly where the laser is pointing. It’s as if you are using an invisible infra-red laser which to anyone outside research labs, is useless and of course extremely dangerous. This is something Wicked Lasers can easily rectify and is not really a huge problem at the moment.
Overall I think these goggles are very good, and yes, too good. If you’re into close range burning, melting, popping or lighting then these are a must whether the dot can been seen or not. Paying $49.99 to save your eyesight is a great deal. If you own a Pulsar, these are practically a must.