Ortur Aufero 1 - loose screw shorted out laser contacts

Newly purchased Aufero 1 developed strange symptoms: inconsistent power control, power too high, no power at times, power failed to turn off at end of job. Ortur responded quickly with new motherboard but symptoms continued.
I later discovered that a screw had come loose and it shorted out electric contacts to laser unit.

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A winning entry in the “Do not expect your new laser to be correctly assembled” category! :frowning_face:

Those great photos make the problem obvious, but it’s definitely not something you should find (or have to go looking for) in a new machine.

On the upside, you now have a good idea of what might cause the next problem and a backup controller board. :grin:

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