Low power since update

[Mallorca_Russell (Russell Hodgson)]

Since updating to .19 my 5.5w sainsmart laser is lacking power. Before updating it was working well.
It usually runs on a hp laptop running vista, however today I hooked it up to my pc running Windows 10 and all the power is back. Has anyone else had this and know of a fix. Thanks

[LightBurn (Oz)]

Nothing in the software changed that would affect this. LightBurn doesn’t support Windows Vista - which version of the software were you running?

[Mallorca_Russell (Russell Hodgson)]

Thanks for the reply Oz, it was fine in version .17, I didn’t update to. 18 then updated to .19 and the problem started.

[Mallorca_Russell (Russell Hodgson)]

Sorry my mistake, my laptop is running Windows 7 not vista.

[LightBurn (Oz)]

The most common reason for low power output on these machines is trying to run too fast. Read the bit under the Speed / Power graph:

Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn

The summary: Turn on Laser Mode to get rid of the travel lines You’re trying to move too fast, which is why you don’t get enough power You need to zero the machine 3018’s are pre-configured for use as CNC machines, not lasers, so their settings and speeds will likely need to be changed to give you acceptable results with LightBurn. To see the existing settings, you can type $$ into the console in LightBurn and press enter, or go to Edit > Machine Settings. Both are showing the same values, b…

[Mallorca_Russell (Russell Hodgson)]

Before the update a speed of 800mms at 15% power would give me a very clean burn now to achieve anything near to those results I’m using 600mms and 75% power. I’m pretty sure the problem is in the operating system talking to the machine. I may try a roll back to .17 to hopefully fix the issue. Thanks for your help

[Mooseuk (David Rodgers)]

I use a 3018… but 800mm per second are you sure ! That’s way beyond my dreams

[Mallorca_Russell (Russell Hodgson)]

800mm per min, sorry my mistake