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scott martin
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Location: Brisbane Australia
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Laser Machine Make or Type: Aeon 100w 700x500 Chinese 100w 600x400
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Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.26
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

Hi Guys, Finished a job no problem, started the next one, and the laser didnt fire. I pressed the test button on the power supply and it displayed AO, ( pic attached). My other laser has a different power supply but it reads the amp usage when the test is pressed. Any idea if the AO means the power supply is gone or the tube
Thanks Scott
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90 watt efr laser tube. 1200x900 cutting bed, homemade, Rd works 8.01.18. TL I am a professional whipmaker (20yrs) bought a laser as a saw a video 18 months ago and the amount of spare leather I have, thought I would play around and make other leather products.
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Gene Uselman
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I have never seen a Reci power supply and I understand they are no longer made... is that what you have? A quick look on line was not fruitful as far as finding a manual to tell what those codes mean but tubes don't normally fail that fast, they normally get old and gray and decrepit like humans :twisted:
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scott martin
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Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016
Location: Brisbane Australia
Country: Australia
Laser Machine Make or Type: Aeon 100w 700x500 Chinese 100w 600x400
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Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.26
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

Hi Gene.. It ended up being the power supply. Lucky I had a spare. All good then for some reason the rd display was in Chinese. I was able to get it back to english, but the display is now opposite to the file. Still does the job probably though? Any ideas
90 watt efr laser tube. 1200x900 cutting bed, homemade, Rd works 8.01.18. TL I am a professional whipmaker (20yrs) bought a laser as a saw a video 18 months ago and the amount of spare leather I have, thought I would play around and make other leather products.
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Pete Cyr
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Location: Suffolk Virginia
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RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
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Sounds like you need to check or uncheck "mirror function"
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scott martin
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Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016
Location: Brisbane Australia
Country: Australia
Laser Machine Make or Type: Aeon 100w 700x500 Chinese 100w 600x400
Laser Power: 100w reci
Laser Bed Size: 19.6x27.5
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.26
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

Hi. Pete, Whats strange is I now run up to 5 lasers at a time, all off a usb hub with 5 usb cables that can individually be switch on. I simply read the settings in vendor settings for the machine that is connected. I also have to check the configuration settings as well. I also read the user settings as well to get those settings. This machine is an AEON and the setting is, as your pic. When I am using a generic Chinese, I have to unclick the x axis mirror. So I do it all the time. I will try unclicking it on the AEON but it has never been unclicked. But why it went to Chinese, I will never know.
Thanks for you time
Scott
90 watt efr laser tube. 1200x900 cutting bed, homemade, Rd works 8.01.18. TL I am a professional whipmaker (20yrs) bought a laser as a saw a video 18 months ago and the amount of spare leather I have, thought I would play around and make other leather products.
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scott martin
Posts: 40
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016
Location: Brisbane Australia
Country: Australia
Laser Machine Make or Type: Aeon 100w 700x500 Chinese 100w 600x400
Laser Power: 100w reci
Laser Bed Size: 19.6x27.5
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.26
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

It was the screen origin in the lcd panel settings. How it changed, I have no idea
90 watt efr laser tube. 1200x900 cutting bed, homemade, Rd works 8.01.18. TL I am a professional whipmaker (20yrs) bought a laser as a saw a video 18 months ago and the amount of spare leather I have, thought I would play around and make other leather products.
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