Hi all, I have been using a Ray5 10w w/air for a while and recently purchased a 20w w/800 x 800 frame it seems to run hotter by a lot on the y axis. I have changed the acceleration values thinking the larger gantry may be causing this but it had no effect. I’m making boxes and the y sides of the fingers are being over burned trying to cut the x side of the same finger. Is there a setting in lightburn to calibrate these two outputs? I’m having no luck getting any help from longer. No response to any contact I try.
That’s common with diode lasers, because no matter what the manufacturer claims the focused dot is rectangular / oval. In your machine, it’s apparently oriented with the long axis parallel to the Y axis.
You can get a good idea of what the spot looks like by projecting it on a nearby wall:
I have been asking for help with this for weeks. Thank you! That is the first answer that makes perfect sense now I know my limitations and can move on and deal with the work arounds. Probably mostly focus. Maybe refocus in between passes on thicker cuts. Anyway it’s a lot of fun!
Cheers, Dan
