pot mod

verb

To modify the potentiometer of a laser so as to increase its power output above safer conventional levels, a practice among handheld laser enthusiasts and some manufacturers.

“The laser was pot modded, so eventually its diode burned out with overuse.”

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Meanings

verbpot mod (third-person singular simple present pot mods, present participle pot modding, simple past and past participle pot modded)

present singular third person pot mods · participle present pot modding · participle past pot modded · past pot modded

  1. To modify the potentiometer of a laser so as to increase its power output above safer conventional levels, a practice among handheld laser enthusiasts and some manufacturers.

    The laser was pot modded, so eventually its diode burned out with overuse.

Origin

Abbreviation from "potentiometer modification".

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APA

pot mod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20mod

MLA

“pot mod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20mod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pot mod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20mod.

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