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    should I get a light fitted in my laser

    Good morning all
    I am about to order my laser from China
    Should I get a light fitted in it? Or is it possible?
    Have decided against red dot and auto focus
    Thanks for all of the help
    Frank

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    Light - YES
    Red Dot - YES
    Auto Focus - Not really..

    depending on the manufactures cost, you might be able to do it yourself with LED's cheaper..
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    Buy a red dot.
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    I would suggest getting a red dot. Mine stopped working in my laser and it makes doing custom work much harder without it. The auto focus isn't necessary, I called tech support to order a replacement sensor for mine and the guy I was talking to talked me out of it. He said on my laser the auto focus only works over a very small area of the bed and even then it isn't as accurate as doing it manually.
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    Frank;
    Easy to wire up your own lights-many opotions-LED puck lights work great.
    Best Regards,Georg
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    A light is pretty much essential if you are going to be focusing manually.

    I fitted a small "kitchen cupboard" flourescent tube lamp in mine and wired it back to the mains input to the machine.
    If the Chinese will fit one for you, even better.
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    Do it yourself-if you let the Chinese do it, it will be 220v and replacement bulbs may not be readily available .
    Best Regards,
    George
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    All machine with Led Lights inside,
    red dot- two kinds, laser head one ,combined one (big laser power will not suggest ,cause seems it will loose the power )
    Auto focus--most customer will choose ,but it will depend on

    Any others let me know

    Best Regards
    Lucy Lee
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    c-504 Inhi Tech Squre High Tech Zone ,Jinan China

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    Qweike has an led strip the whole length under the gantry. Works great!!!

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