Troubleshooting - RAYLASE AXIALSCAN Manual

Troubleshooting

7 TROUBLESHOOTING
Warning:
The laser beam can cause severe injury to the eyes and the skin.
 Never look directly or indirectly into the laser beam during troubleshooting.
 Do not disable any safety precautions to protect against laser radiation.
 Wear protective clothing and/or goggles appropriate for the relevant laser
class.
In case of malfunctions, check whether the symptom and a possible remedy are included in
the following checklist.
Problem Possible cause and remedy
Poor marking Defective power supply
quality
Incorrect marking parameters
Marking quality Dirty optical
has deteriorated system
Laser power
decreasing
Marking parameters changed
Beam expander changed
Laser spot Dirty optical
changed system
Dirty or dam-
aged mirrors
Laser system out of adjustment
No laser beam, Beam path
although pro- blocked.
cess started
Fault in laser drive
from PC.
Fault in laser system
The deflection Data cable de-
unit only de- fective
flects the laser
beam in one
direction or not
at all.
X and Y axis Incorrect cabling
reversed
If the fault cannot be resolved, contact RAYLASE Customer Service for further assistance.
MN025 / v2.1.0
 page 49, Instructions for cleaning lenses and protective
glasses
 page 49, Instructions for cleaning mirrors
The RAYLASE weldMARK
for a loss of laser power.
Menu: System > Global adjustments
 page 49, Instructions for cleaning lenses and protective
glasses
 page 49, Instructions for cleaning mirrors
Send deflection unit in for repair
Remove protective cover from beam input and/or output
 page 13, Status LED of the linear translator module
3-Axis Subsystems for Laser Beam Deflection
™
marking software can compensate
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