The story begins around the beginning of April, where I have been publishing on the various threads that I might be interested in getting a LPM, showing interest in some of the most diverse.
Previously I had looked very hard at how I Laserbee seemed just right, and inexpensive, and seemed to have a cult following on the forum. Other than that, I knew very little about it (or LPM in general). I contacted Jerry about the possibility of organizing a group purchase, but nothing had come out from my end.  At the point where I was looking almost ready to spend some money, I had a PM from Jerry, which contained some very attractive picture of the next Laserbee II, and an indication that they could be ready for shipping near the end of April.
After some stress, I also got to reveal a price!

and then, just around the end of April (26th to be exact), I had a PM to say that it was sent (just as he had said initially)

On May 4th I received a letter from the post office to say he had the package and I had to pay duty, which I duly did, and on May 6 came to my work! (W00t)

The first thing I did was unwrap it and loaded the CD into my laptop and read the manual. Jerry was very insistent that I read the manual before I did anything. I’m a big fan of RTFM anyway, so off I’ve read ….

6 pages later and I was fully aware of how to use the LPM, how to handle your head, how to use the software and how to install the software and drivers. Oh yes, apart from the CD, there was also a power meter in the box! Not only that, but also a head thermopile, cable to connect the head to feet, a USB cable and USB to serial converter / adapter.

Some people had expressed an interest in seeing the courage of the thing, so here it opened, although I am willing to go with him, very little, but nice and clean. I think it indicates that the SN is the number one line, I must be honest and say that I expected it to be the counter test to be dveloped, not so. Especially since my impatience meant that I was hassling Jerry for fast delivery! Pleasantly surprised is all I can say ….

The screen is nice and easy to see, with good backlight can be turned off. Aesthetically, I think the case is very nice and well put together, but the switch seems a bit ‘out of place, dare I say a little’ clumsy. Perhaps a switch that is more flush with the case would be a touch more beautiful, or even a rocker on the side. If not, no problem, the printing of the logo is well turned out.

So far I’ve only been able to measure a couple of my laser, of which only one was a known quantity. I have a Laserwave 1.1W 650nm (measured by Marc Laser CT), and when measured with the Laserbee, gave a stable 1.03Watts. Since I could not fit all of the beam on the thermopile, I accept it’s going to read a bit ‘low on that.

Next I’m going to measure my new Laserwave 640 and 532, which were measured with Rob Stanwax before delivery with photographic evidence. It will be interesting to see how close I can see Rob figures.

Unfortunately thats about as scientific as I can, as I have access to any other meter calibrated to validate these readings.

I may be taking some measures over time, using the recording software and graphing in the budget which I’ll add that I have to do it.
As for the software, I had a problem with the USB serial driver on Vista 32bit. He has failed to install correctly, but Vista went and found the latest version of the driver. Once I had removed the original driver, the new one worked fine. I contacted Jerry who confirmed that it had not been able to test on Vista 32, but would include the latest drivers with additional sales.

The new laserbee usb power meter is a cheap alernative to the $250 laserbee II unit. The laserbee usb power meter costs only $119.99 and includes the j bauer electron software for connecting it to your computer and graphing the output of your lasers on screen. There is no lcd display on the laserbee usb unit, it is supposed to be used with a computer only. It does not require batteries as the laserbee usb pulls its power from your usb port on your pc. The Laserbee USB can measure up to 2.5 watts of laser power and will be available to purchase soon. They are always in stock and ready to ship to you, and at such a great price there is no excuse not to own a Laserbee usb power meter.

Be the first to get your hands on the new laserbee usb by watching ebay for new auctions by j bauer electronics and by watching the laserbee website. Shipping prices will also be low to anywhere in the world, so no matter where you are you can still enjoy your laserbee usb II laser meter.

The Laser bee laser power meter comes with data logging capbability that allows you to graph the output of your laser using your LaserBee power meter directly to your computer with the included software. This software is included with every laser bee II power meter. Output power graphs created by the laserbee power meter software on your computer can be shared with friends and posted online. The datalogging software comes standard with every laserbee II device. You can purchase a laserbee from the j bauer electronics site or on ebay for a discount.

Some features of the Laserbee laser power meter include…

Comes with easy and very clear user Instructions and Drawings as well as PC Interface Windows Data Logging Software on the included cd. Can be used with other thermopile Sensors. Can be re-calibrated by yourself if you have a calibrated Laser Power Meter and a stable 300mW to 600mw Laser.

The new LaserBee I products now has a great Data Logging and Peak Detection feature built in.

The new 3.2 laserbee II products arrive reassembled and pre calibrated. No need to assemble or adjust. Choose the standard (oem) pcb model or the folly enclosed deluxe laserbee II.

This 3.2 watt (3200mw) laser power meter has been designed to let all you hobbyist technicians know the output power of different types of lasers, from 3mw to 3200mw. No optical correction factor chart required. No photo diode sensor used. The 3.2 watt laserbee II uses a thermopile sensor head. This sensor head has a connector and a included removable quick connect thermophile cable. the 3.2 watt laserbee II is calibrated using a thermopile head and a newport model 825-c laser power meter. The 8×2 lcd module comes with a male connector and a female connector on the pcb for easy pc connection. make an extension for yourself if you need one. The lcd back light is controlled by push buttons for “on” or “off” to conserve battery power. The 3.2 watt laserbee II is capable of testing most lasers from 3mw to 3200mw output power using 0.1mw increments to 1000mw and then continuing in 1mw increments all the way to 3200mw.

You will find this laserbee laser power meter easy to operate. Simply use a 9 volt battery or use an external nvdc power supply and direct your laser’s beam onto the thermopile sensor. Read most wavelength lasers power output directly on the very readable backlit lcd display.