Difference between revisions of "LaserCut53Notes (Laser Cutter Notes and FAQ)"

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# Failure in "Download current" #
  
 
If it appears to talk to the laser, but "Download Current" does not work, it's because LaserCut cannot write to a couple of files in C:\ root.  Temp workaround: run as admin.  Full workaround: update permissions for these files.
 
If it appears to talk to the laser, but "Download Current" does not work, it's because LaserCut cannot write to a couple of files in C:\ root.  Temp workaround: run as admin.  Full workaround: update permissions for these files.
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# Unable to change power of Engrave #
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If you can change the speed in engrave mode and every other setting in cut mode, but not the power in engrave mode (e.g., it's stuck at 15), then change **both** the power and the speed, which unlocks the setting of power.

Revision as of 19:36, 1 July 2018

  1. Failure in "Download current" #

If it appears to talk to the laser, but "Download Current" does not work, it's because LaserCut cannot write to a couple of files in C:\ root. Temp workaround: run as admin. Full workaround: update permissions for these files.

  1. Unable to change power of Engrave #

If you can change the speed in engrave mode and every other setting in cut mode, but not the power in engrave mode (e.g., it's stuck at 15), then change **both** the power and the speed, which unlocks the setting of power.