[sudo-discuss] Lsser cutter.... Dead?

[Morgan Allen]

It was vector. The issue with raster mode is usually the end switch (on the
left side of the gantry) comes loose.

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 8:17 AM <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> Were you printing on vector or raster mode? Last time I used it there was
> all kinds of crazy behavior until I switched over to vector mode, cut like
> a charm.  That's the one tool I keep meaning to swing by and use but never
> leave enough time to get set up for.
>
> On 2018-10-03 14:10, robb wrote:
>
> i wonder if it needz itz contacts cleaned
> i'll spray the usb port w/contact cleaner 2day
>
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 12:00 PM Morgan Allen <morganrallen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> @robb eeeh, not quite.
>>
>> @jake 4 bad USB cables then 1 mediocre one? Dunno, theories:
>> 1)
>> USB Connector is worn and the cable needs to have good springyness to
>> make contact.
>>
>> 2)
>> The power supply in the cutter is dying and causing power sags,
>> the higher quality cable is more fault tolerant when this happens.
>>
>> In the end, stalling still occurred with the best cable. Other problems
>> observed, despite various
>> focal lengths I had to cut <30% speed, 100% power 4-5 passes to cut 1/8"
>> acrylic.
>> In the past I would have cut this with round 40/60 3 passes. This could
>> be mirror focusing, which
>> I didn't have time to perform. I also noticed a burnt spot on mirror #2.
>>
>> Between stalling and burnt mirrors I'm going to go out on a limb and say
>> this is unsafe to use
>> until a major overhaul is performed.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 5:52 PM Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>
>>> jeez do you think it was a bad USB cable or a coincidence of something
>>> else
>>> going wrong?  were you using your own computer or the dedicated desktop?
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Morgan Allen wrote:
>>>
>>> > Of course I try "just one more cable" and it works. It shockingly lives
>>> > another day.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 5:17 PM Morgan Allen <morganrallen at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Trying to get through a project but the laser isn't behaving. Stalls
>>> >> during a cut (with laser on of course) but manages tp start back up a
>>> dozen
>>> >> times before just stopping and burning a hole in the piece. Tried 4
>>> or 5
>>> >> usb cables with varying results but still couldn't get a complete cut
>>> >>
>>> >
>>
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