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If the exhaust fan is not working well, it might need to be cleaned.
If the exhaust fan is not working well, it might need to be cleaned.


To clean, detach the fan and base from the laser cutter. The area circled in the below picture is where you need to get access.
To clean, detach the fan and base from the laser cutter. The green area circled in the below picture is where you need to get access, the '''intake'''.


[[File:Laser_fan_detach.jpg|showing where to detach laser exhaust fan|frameless]]
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 
File:Laser_fan_detach.jpg|Pull the milk crates away from the laser cutter, disconnecting the '''intake''' from the blue ducting
This is what the fan looks like detached
File:Laser_fan_detached.png|This is what the fan looks like with '''intake''' oriented towards you
 
File:Laser_fan_dirty.jpg|Dirty exhaust fan '''intake''', ''an N95 mask is recommended'', use a vacuum and toothbrush/wire brush to clean.
[[File:Laser_fan_detached.png|detached laser exhaust fan|frameless]]
File:Laser_fan_clean.jpg|Clean exhaust fan '''intake'''
 
</gallery>
This is dirty and needs to be cleaned, ''an N95 mask is recommended''.
 
[[File:Laser_fan_dirty.jpg|dirty laser exhaust fan|frameless]]
 
Use a vacuum and toothbrush/wire brush to clean.
 
[[File:Laser_fan_clean.jpg|clean laser exhaust fan|frameless]]


== Other software ==
== Other software ==