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Hi Chris, as far as we can work out K40's are produced in a few factories around China, they …In: Recommended stepper motors for MG3 on K40

3 months ago

G'day Brian! am I right in thinking this isn't a controller question? I think you' …In: Laser not burning

6 months ago

Hi Dave, yes it should work. Strongly advise you to read https://awesome.tech/draft-rotary-setup …In: Rotary attachment

6 months ago

Hi Robert, We've definately got your order, and you should have received an email receipt fr …In: Order receipt

7 months ago

Hi Dave, sorry for the issue. I've looked up our records and we did email you a tracking numbe …In: Ordered but nothing so far

7 months ago

Hi Patryk, Your judgement to replace the power supply after losing 5V and 24V seems sound to me - …In: MG3 not driving the motors

1 year 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

ok, well try $95=1 and let us know if you're happy with the resultIn: Solid state relay wiring

2 years 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

2 years ago

Sure, invert the signal to match your SSR. The webpage you provided has both LOW and HIGH triggered …In: Solid state relay wiring

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

Hi Stefano, Yes, for that very small sized fan 'compressor' it should be ok to switch i …In: Solid state relay wiring

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

Hi Nigel, yes when Lightburn is instructing the laser to operate, LEDs 4 and 6 should illuminate. In …In: Need help, nothing working

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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 years 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 years 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 years ago

Hi Jason, We use standard A4988 stepsticks, so it should be fine to plug in a replacement. Can yo …In: MB2 Motor controllers

2 years 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

2 years ago

Hi Waqas Q, we discourage connecting a potentiometer in any way, for several reasons: the co …In: Analog Potentiometer WITH pwm from MG2

2 years ago

Hi Eligio, that's an unusual issue! Can you please advise if the regular laser job (eg. a cutti …In: Test fire?

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

Any type of wire is fine. If you're unsure, you can send me a photo of what you proposeIn: Help with installation

2 years ago

Hi Milos, thanks for saying that on the power header, you have only 3 wires, not including the 5V …In: Help with installation

2 years 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

2 years ago

PS Your post included all your settings - thanks very helpful - but can you advise if you changed …In: Help with installation

2 years ago

Hi Milos, don't worry, we'll get this sorted out. As the error message indicates, th …In: Help with installation

2 years 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

2 years 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.

3 years ago

You're welcome. It is tricky to provide remote support for electromechanical devices. For me …In: Overlapping shapes and text

3 years ago

Hi Jayan, Laser slow to turn on (first scan lines missing) Ok I have some new information, prett …In: Overlapping shapes and text

3 years ago

This is a fascinating problem, I understand the laser is scanning vertically (relative to the image …In: Overlapping shapes and text

3 years ago

Hi Jayan, I spotted a big problem with your $ values!! Your list shows $1=25 The correct va …In: Overlapping shapes and text

3 years 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

3 years ago

Hi Jayan, I can't see your Lightburn image, so not exactly sure what pattern you'd laid …In: Overlapping shapes and text

3 years 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

3 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?

3 years ago

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