Hi all i have a 100w co2 laser with a reci W2 tube
From day 1 when i got it i turned the pot on the side of the machine down as 80% was 24mA output so i turned the pot down and set it so 100% power was 24 maybe 25mA
most of the time i run it at 95% power anyway for heavy cutting.
Anyway i’ve been running it for a little over a year done 91 hours of laser on time and today i was cutting some material at 95% and noticed the ammeter down to 16mA
Confused i thought maybe the temperature had something to do with it as it was 30 degrees c in the shop so turned the chiller up ran it at 19degrees and still same thing
What can i look for or fault find to see if its tube ( surely not after only 90 hours) or psu etc?
Thanks in advance