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  .SVG import size scaling issue
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  @Gabriel-Denison . This is great problem solving. Thanks for your input. It is very much appreciated. Please do not hesitate to share your expertise with the rest of us. Nowadays learning is a shared experience. So thanks again for your input.

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  Stepper motors not moving smoothly
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  Comptabilité carte mana se
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  @Gil You should be able to get photo reproduction with any system, but depending on the hardware the solution can be different. T2Laser supports grey scale, velocity mode and dithered - all of which can engrave images.

  If you have a TTL laser (like the Mana SE with a 3-wire laser module) the best option is typically grey scale, where the laser power is changed. On non-TTL systems you will likely find the option methods are better, dithered works well on some materials (slate, glass) and velocity mode on others (wood).

  There is no single answer, it depends on many factors of your hardware and material.

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  Mounting kit for 3 axis Eleksmana
  • Bor

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  EleksMaker Z, any luck on the mounting board. What about the one for the EleksMill? Do you have a link to buy one of those?

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  Eleksmaker A3x Bewegt sich nicht
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  Switching to T2 software...
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  @hoptho You also get $5 discount if you purchase from the trial software!

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  Laser (5.5 W) stays on with mana SE board
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  I had the same problem.
  This post describes the solution:
  http://forum.eleksmaker.com/topic/1723/how-to-connect-these-cables-2500-mw-ttl-pmw-laser-unit/4

  Best regards

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  problem with starting
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  Z-axis on A3 pro not moving properly
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  Hi @Bor, I haven't yet. The plan was to cut out my own, but in the process of upgrading my machine I damaged my laser Waiting for replacement to arrive...

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  A3 Pro 2500mW - What am I doing wrong?
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  I would also check the alignment of the pulleys on the stepper motors and the belt. The belt should ride in the middle of the pulley. I had to adjust mine after i installed the belts. You may also need to increase tension on the belts. I personally use 3D printed belt clamps vs the stock one to make the belt more parallel.

  The fan on the laser is fairly loud. There is no speed adjustment that I am away of. You could replace the fan with one that has better bearings to quiet it some. The beam firing when unplugged in not normal but I have heard of many safety flaws with this machine. Mine will fire on high power as soon as I connect the USB cable to my laptop. To prevent this I make sure to have the button on the laser engaged. Once I am ready to engrave I have to remember to hit it again before starting the project

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  operating problems
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  Is milling with A3X any good?
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  Will the 775 fit inside the z axis mount that they sell for the elekslaser?

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  A3 Pro both axis move together
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  Figured it out. The switch to laser mode did not work the first time. All is now working.

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  dejo de funcionar mi cnc laser
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  @fausto Check the driver is installed correctly, look in device manager. If not, either reload it or try a different cable.

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  How to connect laser to 3D printer ?
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  @JimB_95366 E-mail sent, you can edit or delete your post if you wish.

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  elek a3 pro
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  @sylvain Do you mean it doesn't move when you send the file or there is something else wrong?

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  Fried board. Need help to ID component
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  @EleksMaker-Z
  I was swapping the laser to a custom machine. So the fault lies on my wiring oversight.

  Now I’m looking for a fix without buying a whole new laser. The only thing that is fried is the single Q1 component.

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  How to connect these cables (2500 mw ttl/ pmw laser unit)
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  The 5W laser you have requires a separate power supply. the CNC controller card does not have sufficient power to run it with the steppers.

  The three pin on the laser controller card, you should have received a pig tail, with 2 leads into a barrel pin for the external power supply. Attached to this is a small single lead with a molex plug that could be connected to the “S” pin. This would allow a PWM signal. I recommend, do not connect this connection.

  On your laser control board you will see a 2 pin connector labeled +TTL and -TTL, connect as follows to your CNC controller board.

  Go to your local electronics store and pick up Female to female 28 AWG jumpers, small pin.

  Jumper the +TTL (laser control module) to 3 pin connector of your CNC card to the “S” pin.

  jumper the -TTL (Laser control module) to 3 pin connector of your CNC card to - Pin (same connector you jumped the “S” connection).

  Power up your CNC card first, then power up your Laser control Module to allow the “S” pin signal to prevent momentary laser full power on.

  This should now give you a laser with TTL logic to process.

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  Eleksmaker A3 Pro PSU question
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  Board killed? 15W laser connected, laser always off.Old 2,5W on.
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  @Not1ofthePack

  I recently bought a 15 Watt laser with the same board, I did manage to get it to work correctly with zero issues and based on people looking for answers on this subject, share my findings as follows:

  Laser module has independent power source. Do not use the power source supplied to your controller card.

  The laser module has a pig tail, the connects + 12 v and - Ground with a lead off of the PWM/ttl third pin. (Do not connect this third lead to CNC “S” pin, leave it hanging.

  On the laser controller card, I have a + TTL and a - TTL connection. Jumper as follows:

  Insert jumper from CNC “S” pin marked Laser (3 pin) to +TTL on laser controller board.

  Insert jumper from CNC - (ground laser 3 pin) to -TTL on laser controller.

  Load up your software and laser away.

  Hope this answers a number of people’s question searching for TTL controlled laser upgrades.