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Hi George,
Thanks for the update.
Noted it's not a K40.
You correctly note that the le …In: No PWM Control, non standard PSU
2 days ago
Hi George,
I can definitely help, we've got lots of these up and running.
Ok, some princi …In: No PWM Control, non standard PSU
5 days ago
Hi Stefano,
Yes, for that very small sized fan 'compressor' it should be ok to switch i …In: Solid state relay wiring
5 days ago
Hi Nigel,
not sure if you've put the MG3 on top of the power supply just for photos or if th …In: Need help, nothing working
4 weeks ago
Hi Nigel, the fact that the red button is not working is definitely a problem. It is likely an issue …In: Need help, nothing working
1 month ago
Hi Nigel, yes when Lightburn is instructing the laser to operate, LEDs 4 and 6 should illuminate. In …In: Need help, nothing working
1 month ago
G'day Nigel,
That sounds like an expired laser tube to me. As the gasses inside the tube deg …In: Need help, nothing working
1 month ago
Hi Nigel, the LED shown in the bottom of your photo indicates the 24V power is connected as it shoul …In: Need help, nothing working
1 month ago
You know that Lightburn has a free 30 day trial period I hope? So you can get things going and then …In: Software before getting Lightburn license
2 months ago
Hi Matteo,
sorry for some reason I didn't see this post. I know we've corresponded by e …In: Software before getting Lightburn license
2 months ago
Hi Tony,
The only communication between the computer and the Mini Gerbil is via g-code that is ge …In: Is Mac Big Sur compatible with mini gerbil v3?
2 months ago
Hi Jason,
We use standard A4988 stepsticks, so it should be fine to plug in a replacement. Can yo …In: MB2 Motor controllers
3 months ago
You're welcome.
Agree it's not ideal to use 100% power unless there's a good reaso …In: Analog Potentiometer WITH pwm from MG2
3 months ago
Hi Waqas Q,
we discourage connecting a potentiometer in any way, for several reasons:
the co …In: Analog Potentiometer WITH pwm from MG2
3 months ago
Hi Eligio, that's an unusual issue! Can you please advise if the regular laser job (eg. a cutti …In: Test fire?
4 months ago
Hi Andy,
the 50W supply doesn't have a 24V output, so you'd need to add an additional 2 …In: Cloudray 50w psu
5 months ago
Hi Marin,
I've never heard of this before!
There's no way to swap X and Y axis defin …In: x and y swapped
5 months ago
Thanks HumptyDumpty. Milos and I ended up having a productive call over WhatsApp and action is on hi …In: Help with installation 5v wire problem
9 months ago
Hi Milos,
Thanks for the photos, I can see the problem now:
The blue power supply you have has a …In: Help with installation 5v wire problem
9 months ago
Hi Milos,
thanks for the updated photos.
Let's have a video meeting, do you use WhatsApp? …In: Help with installation 5v wire problem
10 months ago
Hi Milos,
your photo shows a multimeter with a red probe, but I need to know where the black prob …In: Help with installation 5v wire problem
10 months ago
Hi Milos,
it's late here so just a quick response:
Check out these pins - you would need …In: Help with installation 5v wire problem
10 months ago
Hi Milos,
yes you can use any wire that is similar is size to the other three wires. The 5V wire …In: Help with installation
10 months ago
Any type of wire is fine. If you're unsure, you can send me a photo of what you proposeIn: Help with installation
10 months ago
Hi Milos,
thanks for saying that on the power header, you have only 3 wires, not including the 5V …In: Help with installation
10 months ago
Thanks Milos. So I understand you say that with the system off, you moved the gantry to the centre o …In: Help with installation
10 months ago
PS Your post included all your settings - thanks very helpful - but can you advise if you changed …In: Help with installation
10 months ago
Hi Milos,
don't worry, we'll get this sorted out.
As the error message indicates, th …In: Help with installation
10 months ago
Hi Glenda, I've looked at your description and puzzled over it.
The key thing to consider ca …In: Laser fires as soon as lid closed
11 months ago
Hi Derrick,
the good news is that there's an easier way to lock/unlock the gantry, it actual …In: Board detection and Lightburn re-homing differences between MG2 and MG3.
11 months ago
You're welcome. It is tricky to provide remote support for electromechanical devices.
For me …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
Hi Jayan,
Laser slow to turn on (first scan lines missing)
Ok I have some new information, prett …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
This is a fascinating problem, I understand the laser is scanning vertically (relative to the image …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
Hi Jayan,
I spotted a big problem with your $ values!!
Your list shows $1=25
The correct va …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
Thanks Jayan.
I don't know what you mean by '6. I did try that as well'
It seems it …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
Hi Jayan,
I can't see your Lightburn image, so not exactly sure what pattern you'd laid …In: Overlapping shapes and text
11 months ago
Hi Josh,
I read your Lightburn forum post, thanks for providing that.
I think a lot comes down …In: Laser ON after project finished auto homing
1 year ago
G'day Kevin,
good question. Fortunately the $31 setting does what you want! It controls the …In: Can MG3 be used with a Synrad laser?
1 year ago
Hi everyone, here's the blog that describes how to do a digital test-fire (test pulse).
The …In: Test fire?
1 year ago
Hi Al,
here's two options for you:
Check out Les' Labs concept - he simply puts an …In: Adding "Laser On" LED to custom control panel
1 year ago
Hi George,
Sorry for the delay.
This is an unusual problem. I'm not really sure about the p …In: Mini Gerbil3 ploblem doing a burn
1 year ago
Hi Philippe, I emailed you straight after I posted 3 days ago, so must be some email issue. Could yo …In: problem mini gerbil 3
1 year ago
1 year ago
Thanks Phijol.
OK, I'm satisfied there's some kind of hardware issue. I'll contact …In: problem mini gerbil 3
1 year ago
ok, thanks. Any noise, any vibration from the motors?
Also, can you send me an image of the Light …In: problem mini gerbil 3
1 year ago
Hi Phijol,
There are two modes for turn-on, auto homing and non-auto homing.
Can you confirm t …In: problem mini gerbil 3
1 year ago
Hi Phijol,
could you please confirm you checked https://awesome.tech/mg3-troubleshooting/
The …In: problem mini gerbil 3
1 year ago
Hi Mario,
this is a really difficult one! This is definitenly not a known issue, there is no firmwa …In: K40 producing lots of Dots in engraving
1 year ago
Hi Glenda, and thanks Wicus.
Wicus is correct, the 'IN' terminal accepts the PWM input. …In: Help - different power supply!
1 year ago
1 year ago