Stephen Maloney
01-22-2013, 11:24 PM
I was working on cutting some acrylic with my 60w Helix this evening, and when I looked up after a couple of minutes the laser had stopped firing half way through the job, and now won't fire at all.
I've browsed through many of the older posts, and it seems as though tubes typically fade before dying, although I read where one or two of you encountered a sudden death. As far as I recall, the beam strength hadn't been waning previously.
One of you mentioned the RF board, and a simple $2 fix?
1. Here's what I know: the red, yellow, and green lights on the laser tube are lit when the laser should be firing. (The green and yellow lights are off when the lid is up - ruling out a sensor - I think.)
2. Red dot works as normal, which I'm assuming means the mirrors and lenses are ok.
3. If I attempt to vector something (for awhile) the fan speed increases... meaning?
4. Everything else acts like normal so far as I can tell.
The laser has sat for extended periods of time from time time to time . . . I'm not surprised if it's a premmature death, I just hope it's not. :)
Assuming it is the tube, any advice? I'm guessing call up Epilog, but if there's an alternative I'd love to hear about it. I'm about a year outside of my warranty unless getting the 2 year extended warranty extends the laser tube one year beyond it's normal 2. If that's the case, I'm probably about a week outside my warranty. Lol.
I've browsed through many of the older posts, and it seems as though tubes typically fade before dying, although I read where one or two of you encountered a sudden death. As far as I recall, the beam strength hadn't been waning previously.
One of you mentioned the RF board, and a simple $2 fix?
1. Here's what I know: the red, yellow, and green lights on the laser tube are lit when the laser should be firing. (The green and yellow lights are off when the lid is up - ruling out a sensor - I think.)
2. Red dot works as normal, which I'm assuming means the mirrors and lenses are ok.
3. If I attempt to vector something (for awhile) the fan speed increases... meaning?
4. Everything else acts like normal so far as I can tell.
The laser has sat for extended periods of time from time time to time . . . I'm not surprised if it's a premmature death, I just hope it's not. :)
Assuming it is the tube, any advice? I'm guessing call up Epilog, but if there's an alternative I'd love to hear about it. I'm about a year outside of my warranty unless getting the 2 year extended warranty extends the laser tube one year beyond it's normal 2. If that's the case, I'm probably about a week outside my warranty. Lol.