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##Failure in "Download current"##
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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.
  
##Unable to change power of Engrave##
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== 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.
 
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 20:37, 1 July 2018

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.

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.