Strange things happen (at least to me)

[LightBurn (Oz)]

Laser not turning off between cuts? (burning during travel moves)

If you have a GRBL device, and your laser is still on when moving between shapes, like this: [image] It most likely means you are using GRBL 1.1f or later, but do not have the controller in Laser Mode. Fix this by typing $32=1 in the Console window and pressing enter If you have a Ruida or other DSP controller and are seeing this happen, it is most likely a dying high-voltage power supply unit (PSU). The drive circuit that turns the laser power off and on tends to go first, before the part …

Turning on $32=1 will fix the burning between cuts.

If doing that turns off the output, it likely means you are asking the machine to move much faster than it has been configured to allow, and it is reducing the power to compensate for that. 3018’s are pre-configured for CNC use, not laser use, so their maximum speed is usually about 8.3mm / sec. If you ask the controller to go 16.6 mm/sec, you’ll get 50% power output in laser mode, because it keeps the ‘deposited power’ to the amount you requested.