Full Version: What's happening to my Epilog Legend 24 laser?
From: Mike (MIKEHUNTER) [#3]
16 Apr 2007
To: baz (RINGROAD) [#1] 16 Apr 2007
Before panicking, check that you have some space on your hard drive and that there is some spare RAM.
Had a similar problem to yours - a 24x12" sheet of Laserlights filled with separate labels would engrave and kiss-cut in one go 18 months ago.
Last year using the same artwork, the laser would judder, hit the end stops and mess up the sheet with random lines. The solution was to split the sheet up into sections and run each section individually.
Recently, it started playing up with only one or two labels selected.
It turns out that the problem was the very old computer I was using - not enough RAM and a very nearly full hard drive.
The very old computer is now retired, I have a new "office" machine (super-wizzy) and the previous office machine (fairly powerful and lots of RAM) now drive the laser. Problem now gone (hopefully for good).
EDITED: 16 Apr 2007 by MIKEHUNTER
From: MIKEY (JADEPUTTERS) [#4]
22 Apr 2007
To: baz (RINGROAD) [#1] 23 Apr 2007
I have had that problem on occasion. I can't tell you what causes it but I discovered that right before it happens I can hear the air assist stay on. If I hit the reset button (Epilog 24TT) before I engrave the next piece it will engrave fine. Just something to listen for.
From: ram (MCTAWARDS) [#5]
24 Apr 2007
To: baz (RINGROAD) [#1] Unread
PUT OFF THE MACHINE.
Remove the top cap of the horizontal beam and see the head assy is mvg as usual when you move in your free hand. See the possiblity of touching x encoder reader module had friction on metal tube.
You could notice the scratch mark on the x axis encoder reader module.
if its., see the metal tube screws are correctly clamped on either sides.
proceed. else call tech guru.. techsupport at epilog.
Ram