[Lab] Laser not working

[Remco Volmer]

Laser Update: the solution proved only temporary and the machine is still
acting up. A few other approaches have been attempted, but so far
unsuccessfully. Epilog tech support has been contacted, hopefully we'll
know more soon. Apologies for the inconvenience.

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Remco Volmer <programming at artengine.ca>
wrote:

> So I tried the solution that worked last time (take off the right side,
> re-plug the ribbon cable) and it seems to be ok for now. Still not ideal if
> this keeps happening, but hopefully sufficient until we can have it
> serviced.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:58 AM, John Weisberg <jweisberg at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Say when and I'll try to be there to help.
>> John
>> ------------------------------
>> From: programming at artengine.ca
>> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:56:26 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Laser not working
>> To: andrew.g.barbour at gmail.com
>> CC: andrew.szeto at outlook.com; lab at artengine.ca; jweisberg at sympatico.ca
>>
>>
>> Yes, that's probably a good idea, especially with the amount of action
>> the machine is getting lately.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andrew Barbour <
>> andrew.g.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I found the issue surfaced its head when i tried to pause while the
>> cutter was in the middle of a job.  Everything was working fine.... then
>> bam.  Ha4d shut down with the computer disconnected, reset the home, and it
>> was good to go......
>>
>> As a side note.... it seems pretty dirty... I do the required end of kob
>> cleaning but thw amount of dust/residue on the moving parts is crazy.
>> Maybe we should arrange a cleaning day and do all the cleaning tasks that
>> are ok for a non repair/warranty tech to do......  Bring it into the main
>> room and give it a good cleaning?? Remco??
>> On Nov 17, 2014 11:35 AM, "Andrew Szeto" <andrew.szeto at outlook.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Folks,
>>
>> I dropped by last night and it appears to have the exact same issue it
>> had previously. I am thinking whatever the fix was last time (new
>> firmware?), should hopefully fix it this time too. If it's something that
>> members can hopefully implement ourselves when it arises, that would be
>> helpful.
>>
>> Thanks y'all!
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: jweisberg at sympatico.ca
>> To: lab at artengine.ca
>> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:29:54 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Laser not working
>>
>> For some reason the text of my previous message didn't show. Here it is.
>>
>> Hi,
>> The home setting on the laser is not working properly. It seems set a few
>> inches in from the back of the table, and the carriage is hitting the front
>> stops as a result, when cutting larger pieces. I checked the manual and
>> tried a few different user settings without success. May need to go into
>> the configuration menu to reset X and Y.
>> Also the duct w/fan to the left of the laser has fallen apart. I didn't
>> have time or materials to fix it either.
>> John
>>
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