My laser module has been acting up from the start. Even when using the exact same settings and materials, I’d never get the same results twice.
Yesterday I noticed that the cooling fan on my laser module wasn’t working properly and smoke started building up in the enclosure. Today, the laser beam started flickering and the laser no longer cuts through anything, even though the power is set to 100% (it barely manages to engrave cardboard at this point).
I’ve cleaned the laser uni, re-set the device and re-installed the latest software update, checked the cable connections and re-calibrated the laser multiple times.
I eventually got it to work for about 10 minutes, but now it’s back to overheating.
I think the module may be faulty.
Has anyone had similar issues?