only getting 5milliamps
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Travis Stamsos
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2020
- Location: United States
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Travis
- Laser Machine Make or Type: China 100Watt
- Laser Power: 100
- Laser Bed Size: 28"x20"
- Home Position: TL
- RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
- Ruida Controller: Other
- Windows Version: xp
New to laser engraving/cutting. I just installed a new tube and im doing some test engraving and im only getting 5 milliamps max. Its my understanding that i dont want to go over 28MA but it won't go any higher than 5 ma.
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sebastien laforet
- Posts: 143
- Joined: Wed Sep 07, 2016
- Location: Lyon
- Country: France
- Laser Machine Make or Type: bodor BCL0605MU
- Laser Power: 100W
- Laser Bed Size: 60*50cm
- Home Position: TR
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.19
- Windows Version: 7
you should check the rating of your PSU? is it powerful enough for your tube? also, some PSU have a dial or knob to adjust the max power, you could check this.
how do you measure your current? are you sure of your meter? while engraving if the image is in greyscale, the power will vary from 0 (white pixel) to max (full pixel), but so quickly that your ammeter will do a wild mean, that could explain the low value --> is this the same when you do a cut? when cutting a long straight line, the current should be very stable and can go up to the max of your PSU/tube.
there is also a setting where you set a maximum power on the machine, and this power is not overpassed, whatever the settings in your layer. i can't remember, maybe this is something like "max output" in rdworks layer settings..
how do you measure your current? are you sure of your meter? while engraving if the image is in greyscale, the power will vary from 0 (white pixel) to max (full pixel), but so quickly that your ammeter will do a wild mean, that could explain the low value --> is this the same when you do a cut? when cutting a long straight line, the current should be very stable and can go up to the max of your PSU/tube.
there is also a setting where you set a maximum power on the machine, and this power is not overpassed, whatever the settings in your layer. i can't remember, maybe this is something like "max output" in rdworks layer settings..
Sébastien Laforet
machine : Bodor BCL-0605 (60x50) with 100W laser with TR origin.
Live in France
Primarily works laser for my wife (school teacher, so lots of boxes, letters, puzzles, ...) and miniature scenery (32mm scale : warmachine, infinity)
machine : Bodor BCL-0605 (60x50) with 100W laser with TR origin.
Live in France
Primarily works laser for my wife (school teacher, so lots of boxes, letters, puzzles, ...) and miniature scenery (32mm scale : warmachine, infinity)