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Hi Patryk,
Your judgement to replace the power supply after losing 5V and 24V seems sound to me - …In: MG3 not driving the motors
2 months ago
Hi,
let's apply some debugging skills here.
So did you try the installation with the orig …In: K40 50W problem tube sound and performance
6 months ago
Hi Reinhard,
can you send me a photo of your setup please? Just in case the nearby wiring is inte …In: Lost USB connection
7 months ago
7 months ago
Yes, you can safely remove the pot completely.
The test fire button should also be removed. Becau …In: Removing potentiometer and test fire button
7 months ago
Sure, invert the signal to match your SSR. The webpage you provided has both LOW and HIGH triggered …In: Solid state relay wiring
7 months ago
Hi George,
Yes, a meanwell would be fine.
re LO wiring to L on the LPS - good
I think the S …In: No PWM Control, non standard PSU
7 months ago
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
7 months 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
7 months ago
Hi Stefano,
Yes, for that very small sized fan 'compressor' it should be ok to switch i …In: Solid state relay wiring
7 months 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
8 months 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
8 months ago
Hi Nigel, yes when Lightburn is instructing the laser to operate, LEDs 4 and 6 should illuminate. In …In: Need help, nothing working
8 months 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
8 months 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
8 months 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
8 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
8 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?
8 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
Hi Eligio, that's an unusual issue! Can you please advise if the regular laser job (eg. a cutti …In: Test fire?
11 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
12 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
12 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year ago
Any type of wire is fine. If you're unsure, you can send me a photo of what you proposeIn: Help with installation
1 year ago
Hi Milos,
thanks for saying that on the power header, you have only 3 wires, not including the 5V …In: Help with installation
1 year 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
1 year ago
PS Your post included all your settings - thanks very helpful - but can you advise if you changed …In: Help with installation
1 year ago
Hi Milos,
don't worry, we'll get this sorted out.
As the error message indicates, th …In: Help with installation
1 year 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
1 year 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.
1 year ago
You're welcome. It is tricky to provide remote support for electromechanical devices.
For me …In: Overlapping shapes and text
1 year ago
Hi Jayan,
Laser slow to turn on (first scan lines missing)
Ok I have some new information, prett …In: Overlapping shapes and text
1 year ago
This is a fascinating problem, I understand the laser is scanning vertically (relative to the image …In: Overlapping shapes and text
1 year ago
Hi Jayan,
I spotted a big problem with your $ values!!
Your list shows $1=25
The correct va …In: Overlapping shapes and text
1 year 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
1 year ago
Hi Jayan,
I can't see your Lightburn image, so not exactly sure what pattern you'd laid …In: Overlapping shapes and text
1 year 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
2 years 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?
2 years ago
Hi everyone, here's the blog that describes how to do a digital test-fire (test pulse).
The …In: Test fire?
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago