Hour counter added to lightburn

[Nkelble (Nick Kelble)]

I was wondering if an hour counter could be added to lightburn to keep track of total hours the laser is firing.

[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

Lightburn has no way of knowing if the laser is on or off. That would have to be added at the laser machine itself.

[Nkelble (Nick Kelble)]

Can’t you get an input from the firing led?

[gatlin63 (rudy)]

I use this as long as the power is on i am using the laser.

[Nkelble (Nick Kelble)]

Thanks! What do you wire it into to get the signal?

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[MikeyH (Mike Hembrey)]

Hour meters are usually wired to the power coming into the machine. One side to Common and the other after the Power On switch. Make sure the meter voltage is correct for your situation.

Be sure to unplug the machine before attempting any wiring modifications.

[billraro (Bill Carruthers)]

May not be helpful for you but for those with a Chinese CO2 Laser using Ruida controllers (which very many do). - If you go to Edit tab in LB (topLeft) scroll down To “Get Controller Info” and it will give you all the info you could wish for - Note -your laser must be on and connected to do this. Just FWIW. Cheers.