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Hi, if you search ebay or google for 'usb mini b' you'll get the right one. Reg …In: What type USB Cable?

5 years ago

Hi Norm, Thanks for the confirmation of top-left and $ settings. Yes, $ settings look o …In: Install went well but issues with Lightburn?

5 years ago

Hi Norm, You've written above 'top right' but if you have a standard K40, don&#039 …In: Install went well but issues with Lightburn?

5 years ago

Good to hear John. Please let me know if any of our documentation could be clearer. Tidying up th …In: Firmware Update Failure

5 years ago

Hi Mark, Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, you’re right - the GRBL firmware which MiniGe …In: What am i doing wrong? line engraving not connecting on corners

5 years ago

Further thoughts get a sense of the stepper motor sizes - if they are much bigger than the K40 …In: Install on 60W

5 years ago

Hi Luke, great photo, your archway and tinfoil are 'over the top' but in this case that …In: Laser not turning off

5 years ago

Hi Luke, Thanks for the photo. The two fundamentals of turning on a K40 laser beam are: …In: Laser not turning off

5 years ago

Hi Dbtoutfit, Thanks for a clearly written post. Please advise what speed the cutting ope …In: Mini Gerbil Freezes mid Cut. (K40)

5 years ago

ok, I've never seen it done like that before! Better results are probably due to a combinati …In: Laser not turning off

5 years ago

Hi Riley, Ok thanks for the good photo. See the yellow wire in the bottom right of the photo ( …In: Laser not turning off

5 years ago

Hi Riley, This could be due to interference - could you please provide a photo showing your MG in …In: Laser not turning off

5 years ago

Interesing! If you don't mind trying, could you please open up the menu shown below and try …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

You're welcome Phil. When adding some more PWM configuration options for users (typically re …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Thanks Phil, That's a helpful description to complement Paulo's description. My firs …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Hi Nathan, that's interesting! Don't worry, there is nothing crazy in the design of …In: Laser Current Drop in Y Axis

5 years ago

Hi Jason, A design quirk of the MG is that it still requires 5V to be supplied through the large …In: I think my MG is dead 🙁

5 years ago

Hi Barry, So I understand the Mini Gerbil has been connecting (and is still connecting) with Lapt …In: Laptop not finding gerbil, need help

5 years ago

Hi Rob, That's a really great question, sorry I can't give you a comprehensive answer d …In: Softer direction changes while rastering

5 years ago

Hi Darren, for intermittent connections like this, please refer to https://awesome.tech/mini-gerb …In: Disconnection issues

5 years ago

Hi Jason, So the key question is was the Mini Gerbil ever working to your satisfaction in the 5V …In: I think my MG is dead 🙁

5 years ago

Hi Thomas, The photos look fine but I can't see where you're connecting the L …In: Problems with 60w laser

5 years ago

Hi Jason, Sorry to hear about your power supply. Your description is great, I think you'v …In: Ten High/Cloudray PSU Wiring.

5 years ago

Hi, The 24V supply is just to drive the stepper motors, it doesn't affect laser strength. Cu …In: bad mini gerbil

5 years ago

Hi Marcello, When you write about 'vref' I guess you're talking about the st …In: bad mini gerbil

5 years ago

Thanks for the feedback Matthew. If you could upload a good quality photo of the artefact you' …In: Poor performance and rendering quality

5 years ago

Hi Matthew, I've published a quick blog emphasizing key things for grayscale engraving. It&# …In: Poor performance and rendering quality

5 years ago

Hi Matthew, thanks for your detailed post. Good news, I'm confident we can sort this out. We …In: Poor performance and rendering quality

5 years ago

Thanks for the update!In: Minimum PWM Output

5 years ago

Thanks Nathan, that's very interesting. From reading your response I couldn't tell i …In: Minimum PWM Output

5 years ago

You're welcome Martin. Some systematic thinking around testing different movement speed shou …In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Nathan, I've recently written a blog on laser power - just checking if you've seen i …In: Minimum PWM Output

5 years ago

Also Martin, please advise which version of Lightburn are you using? ThanksIn: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Martin, any progress? If there's still an issue, please email through your image and a sc …In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Martin, could you please read https://awesome.tech/k40-forum/topic/random-cuts/#postid-1925 …In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Richard, could you try setting $21=0 please? If that still doesn't work, I notice you& …In: Random cuts

5 years ago

Hi Paulo, yes it is hard to understand, I have never heard of an issue like this. Lots of questio …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Thanks Bernd, but I am confused by your comment. Are you talking about the test-fire-button-with-ma …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Hi Paulo, The diagram Paul provided above definitely shows the optical limit switch - although I …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Thanks Richard, Fortunately there's a debugging step that splits the problem in half: the ab …In: Random cuts

5 years ago

Hi Nathan, I'll chase Paul the Mini Gerbil designer on that and will have to get back to you …In: Maximum power supply voltage

5 years ago

Thankyou both - great motivation for the Awesome.Tech team!In: Got My Mini Gerbil Today 🙂

5 years ago

Hi Richard, the fact that homing and engraving is working fine is a great start, I'm struggl …In: Random cuts

5 years ago

Hi, we'll publish a blog in a few days with instructions for setting up a rotary and easy us …In: Ritary

5 years ago

Hi Thom, I've listed a few different Q&A below, hope they help: Q which way round do …In: X/Y 4-pin connectors

5 years ago

Hi Bernd, you're welcome, and thanks for the clearly written history of this issue. If yo …In: connect problem

5 years ago

Hi Thom, Do you have a v1.1B or a v2.0 Mini Gerbil board? While there's not exactly a gen …In: X/Y 4-pin connectors

5 years ago

Hi Bernd, just wondering if you've tried an alternative USB cable? I suggest you also clo …In: connect problem

5 years ago

Thanks for the update Michael. I'll contact you by email to organise next steps.In: Mini Gerbil unresponsive after storage.

5 years ago

Hi Mick, haven't heard that before! I've looked through the nearest wikipedia page and …In: Mini Gerbil unresponsive after storage.

5 years ago

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