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  1. Re: Anyone using 203V's with Acorn board from Centroid?

    I know this is an old thread but here is what I did. I got the db25 board and hooked it up and everything runs fine Gecko told me that the schematic that is on the Acorn instructions is wrong and...
  2. Thread: CNC Laser

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    Re: CNC Laser

    If you look close at the specs it looks it is really 5 or 10 watts
  3. Re: I need the vendor settings file for Chinese SGH350 Laser with Ruida board

    Try RD8888
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    laser tube and power supply

    I have 2 lasers one is a 60 watt and the other is a 130 watt. The 130 watt laser needs a new tube but the power supply is good and the 60 watt needs a new power supply. I was wondering if I could use...
  5. Re: Anyone using 203V's with Acorn board from Centroid?

    I tried but blew my geckos out using the Acorn schmetics. I found out you haave to use a breakout board that supplies the corect voltage. Gecko did repair the drivers for free just had to pay for...
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    power supply test

    I did the power supply test for my 130 watt tube using the resistor I got for my 50 watt tube I am getting 40 milliamps on the meter is this a sign of a bad power supply
  7. Re: Would like some advise on using low-end Chinese engraver

    PVC is a no no for the laser. Caustic fumes to breath and rust the laser
  8. Re: Red n Black Chinese 60W Laser - Laser function issue

    make sure you have the power setting high enough to mark
  9. Re: Got new anodized alluminum knife handle that c02 laser WILL NOT mark

    The paper just falls off no burning in it just keeps the beam from reflecting
  10. Re: Got new anodized alluminum knife handle that c02 laser WILL NOT mark

    Try a damp piece of newsprint
  11. Re: Got new anodized alluminum knife handle that c02 laser WILL NOT mark

    Have you tried a mask on them to see if the gold is reflecting the laser
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    Aspire 11 is out

    You can purchase or upgrade to Aspire 11 now
  13. Re: Chinese laser no longer homing correctly

    Try to move the head with the arrow keys to where you want the home to be. The start a small file like a square from that position. shut the laser off and then turn it back on and see where it homes
  14. Re: Wiring adapter for 220v 50w laser doesn’t make sense

    White and black will be hot and green is ground 220 does not use a neutral
  15. Re: Clearpath Servo motors for CO2 Laser cutter

    As for the cutting engraving heads They are the same. You can change lenses to get deeper cuts but most use a 2 inch or 59mm focal length
  16. Re: Clearpath Servo motors for CO2 Laser cutter

    I agree the Clearpath is over kill as a laser should not have much resistance when the head is moving I have both laser and CNC and the laser only uses a nema 17 and my CNC uses a nema 34 gear drive
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    Re: new Chinese laser, not lasing

    When you say it isn't firing are you looking at the tube or the spot under the head. If you are not seeing the pink in the tube then it isn't firing but if the tube glows rpink then the beam isn't...
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    Re: new Chinese laser, not lasing

    Will it fire when you push the test fire button. I had a problem where my laser would not fire and I saw that it has a switch to shut the laser off and I had bumped it. Is the water flow sensor...
  19. Re: How to cut a long foam hole - like in foam pool noodles

    I would make a core cutter from some tubing like conduit just grind teeth in the end and use a drill
  20. Re: Reliable companies selling Chinese laser engraver in the U.S.?

    Try Rabbit lasers in Ohio and Automation Technoligies in Chicago
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    Re: Low Current output to Laser Tube

    I have found that on one of my lasers if the min power setting is set below the max setting my laser will only cut at the low setting even if I tell it to cut a 90%
  22. Re: Loss of Power after aligning and cleaning mirrors

    Is your nose cone heating up beam maybe bouncing off the side of it
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    Re: Uneven engraving mystery...

    Your piece may be heating up causing the striping
  24. Re: Chinese Mixed Cutting Machines - Anyone with Experience

    Two different machines
  25. Re: Purchasing a Thunder Laser vs G. Weike Laser or other

    Thunder lasers are made in China
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    Re: Glowforge, Too good to be true? Ive had nothing but trouble with my glowforge

    the problems on the Glowforge forum just keep getting worse and the mods close the thread before there is a solution to the problem. The 3 posters that always seem to chime in make it sound like the...
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    Re: Acrylic and metal Adhesive?

    Have you thought about just using a rivet tool to snug up the rivets and not break the pins off.
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    Re: 60W chinses laser cutter main switch

    In the third pic there is a fuse in the side that the power cord plugs into.
  29. Re: Looking for a laser cutter/engraver in the $2000-$5000 range

    I started out with a 60 watt laser with a 12X20 inch bed I found it did what I wanted but was a little slow for the hundreds of cuts that I got it for. I went to a 130 watt laser with a 24x40 inch...
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    Re: Centroid Acorn experiences?

    Since it was not a working unit I should have been refunded the full amount.and I should not have been put through all this. I started this thread as what my experience was and people like you...
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