I recently installed an ammeter to check how my water temp was effecting the efficiency of my laser, and I noticed that it's only pushing around 15-17 mA at like 75% (I've seen that 50W tubes should be sitting around 20-25 if I'm not mistaken?). I can't find any documentation for my tube specifically (and yes, I know it's kind of a garbage tube, I plan to get a new one), but does this seem right? Here's my tube, it has all the relevant info I can find
15mA at 75%
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Joseph Leavell
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Pete Cyr
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Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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Joseph Leavell
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Oh wow, that's a handy chart! Seems I'm between the top 2/3? So my mA is roughly correct. Is that brand known for being not so good? And also, are those sold through KH as like a secondary?
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Pete Cyr
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- Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
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- RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: Win 10
- Accessories: roller rotary attachment
I cant speak to the brand being good or bad but the amps are fairly consistant across all manuafactures - I simply grabbed a chart to show you you are in the ball park for pwr. You will have to do a bit more testing to determine if there are any problems with your machine.(specifically you would have to measure the actual pwr and compare that to the indicated mA value)
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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Dave Vigness
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The next question is have you done an actual power test to see where you hit your rated power. I have an 80W, with a max working of 24 mA, but I actually hit my 80W at about 22.5 mA. Unless I have a problem with a particular material, I keep my max at 22.5 mA. Bumping to the full 24 mA only gains me about a watt and a half, so I don't push the max unless I really have to or am doing my twice annual power testing.