Brent Ramsay-Boyd
06-29-2016, 11:05 AM
Hi All
My brother has a small 40watt K40 laser cutter which has been down for sometime now and he is wanting to get it sorted out to sell.
The problem we are having is that the laser is producing an inconsistent beam. Its seems to fire at full power for a few seconds and then all of a sudden the power will drop off drastically for the rest of the cut path.
The power drop is showing on the Ammeter. We have replace the potentiometer, so I'm inclined to think the problem lies with the power supply. It also has a brand new tube in. We have got a new power supply for the machine, but it is a newer model with different connectors so we do not want to start cutting wire before we are more sure that the power supply is the problem.
Has anyone else had a similar problem before, or is there someone with a bit more electrical knowledge that could shed some light as to why this might be happening.
Regards
Brent
My brother has a small 40watt K40 laser cutter which has been down for sometime now and he is wanting to get it sorted out to sell.
The problem we are having is that the laser is producing an inconsistent beam. Its seems to fire at full power for a few seconds and then all of a sudden the power will drop off drastically for the rest of the cut path.
The power drop is showing on the Ammeter. We have replace the potentiometer, so I'm inclined to think the problem lies with the power supply. It also has a brand new tube in. We have got a new power supply for the machine, but it is a newer model with different connectors so we do not want to start cutting wire before we are more sure that the power supply is the problem.
Has anyone else had a similar problem before, or is there someone with a bit more electrical knowledge that could shed some light as to why this might be happening.
Regards
Brent