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Lightburn not powering laser correctly

Discussion in 'Laser Cutters' started by Mark Stephens, Feb 24, 2021.

  1. Mark Stephens

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    Hello! I just installed a laser onto my LEAD 1010 running thru the Blackbox Controller. While testing in Openbuilds Control, it works just fine. I can click on to power the laser at different power levels and all seems good. When I get out of Control and go into Lightburn I select my machine and am able to jog, etc. correctly. However, when I hit the fire laser button it barely lights the laser up whether it's 1% or the maximum of 20%. It does fire, but it's so faint you can barely see it. I checked the max spindle speed set in the controller, and it's 255. I also checked the max spindle speed in Lightburn, and it's 255. For the life of me, I can't figure out why Control powers it up all the way and Lightburn barely sends a signal. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
     
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    Thanks Peter. This is how I set it up in Lightburn. I just wish I knew why the laser won't power more than a faint light in Lightburn but it works great in Control. I can't make sense of it.
     
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