@bob-okeefe Sounds like a software bug, guess you are using Elekscam.

@Depy Laser cutting PVC is not recommened, make sure you have excellent extraction and ventilation. The other problem looks like a software bug.

@alex-berardi Your laser will work with other boards just ignore the temp monitor pin, the EleksMaker products are good quality especially their laser modules. I do use their Mana board on my laser but prefer others for my CNC.

@quadkid It would help if you said what software you were using.

der 5.5W wird aber anders montiert als der 2.5,ist die alles dabei beim kauf`????

@Jonatas-Silva This forum is an excellent place for information, there are many posts similar to your request.

@bongars He may not have a genuine EleksMaker laser, but either way it is necessary to determine if the problem is hardware, firmware or software.

@JPeterson That's a software bug, if you must use the obsolete Elekscam search the forum as they posted a patch for the program but be warned it changes your system settings and will affect all software on your PC.

I wrote T2Laser as a much better alternative, it doesn't require all those extra programs to be loaded and includes everything you need in one package (device driver, firmware, G-code generator and sender). It also has many more advanced features and is extremely stable. There is a free trial on my website.

@zkinzler92 They are both driven from the same driver so the problem must be mechanical (friction or something not setup correctly). It’s very rare for a motor to fail, perhaps check the cable though.

@Ant25518 There are 2 simple steps, and everything required is included with the T2Laser install.

Click Help / Install CH340 Driver Select the COM port and click connect.

I have a getting started guide and video on my website. You can then verify the machine is working, and if you decide to use T2Laser then you can update the firmware to my Grbl 1.1e DEFAULT for better performance.

@cblumer1
Im not sure if you can post links on the forum with out getting a wrist slap so I will just point you in the direction of -electronoobs- for the Elekscam software. Hope it helps

@steven-d Elekscam has so many known bugs and issues, it's been obsolete and unsupported for years which is why it only works with the older firmware. They claimed a replacement was being written but I doubt that will ever happen, I offered to do them a deal so they could include T2Laser which is known to work well and be stable but they said no.

Well all up and going with T2 software. Am amazed at what i can do already. Put my logo on 8 cutting boards and about 10 bowls. Tedted a few pen blanks. Tried cutting some paper as well. So happy with it.

@giscan44 You do not say what power laser you have, 3mm ply is possible with 5.5W but needs several passes and air assist to prevent burning. If you add Z-axis to the machine you can use a lightweight spindle for cutting purposes.

@hillbilly7 I only support T2Laser which includes the device driver and firmware for a total solution.