David Sabot
11-05-2006, 12:29 AM
I have a mercury 25 watt laser engraver and recently I have started to have a problem with a faint ghost image of my artwork appearing on my substrate. I never noticed the problem before I replaced my X Axis motor but now, no matter what I engrave I can see this ghost image. This is what I have done so far:
Cleaned all mirrors, lenses, rails & Bearings.
Converted all artwork to different formats (tiff,bmp,jpg,etc)
Ensured I have the latest drivers and software versions.
Rotated templates 90 degrees
Turned air assist on & off
Engraved at different speeds, power levels
Changed substrates.
No matter what I try I still see these images. I am attaching two pictures for reference. It is hard to see, but just above the logo in these examples you can see the ghost image, I highlited in yellow.
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost.jpg
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost2.jpg
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost2.jpg
Cleaned all mirrors, lenses, rails & Bearings.
Converted all artwork to different formats (tiff,bmp,jpg,etc)
Ensured I have the latest drivers and software versions.
Rotated templates 90 degrees
Turned air assist on & off
Engraved at different speeds, power levels
Changed substrates.
No matter what I try I still see these images. I am attaching two pictures for reference. It is hard to see, but just above the logo in these examples you can see the ghost image, I highlited in yellow.
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost.jpg
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost2.jpg
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/ghost2.jpg