Laser stops cutting after 15to 20 mins

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Laser stops cutting after 15to 20 mins

Post by Martin » Fri 04 Sep , 2009 16:14 pm

Customer reported that his Versalaser VLS3.50 30 watt stopped cutting after about 15 mins depending on the room temperature. The software did not display any alarms & the head still moved as if it were cutting. He would then have to wait for over 30mins for it to start to work again.

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Re: Laser stops cutting after 15to 20 mins

Post by Martin » Fri 04 Sep , 2009 16:19 pm

The fan inside the laser cartridge was not running. It was found to switch on when the machine was turned on initially but stopped after a couple of seconds. The laser cartridge was found to then get hot & trip the output until left to cool down.
A replacement cartridge was fitted to overcome the fault.

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