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Unified User’s Manual For NOVA 24, 35, 51, and 63 Thunder Laser www.thunderlaser.com tech@thunderlaser.com March 2024 DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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NOVA SERIES Introduction This manual has been designated as the thunder laser systems, laser cutting machine installation and user guide; The manual is divided into five chapters, including general information instructions, safety instructions, the key components of every laser cutting systems and the installation steps, operation instructions and maintenance instructions from THUNDERLASER Company.
Fire Hazard: High potential for fire. NEVER RUN UNATTENDED! Tips: Helpful notes or info that simplify the use or understanding. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
NOVA SERIES Designated The THUNDER LASER NOVA SERIES is used for engraving and cutting of signs, stamps and suchlike. A wide variety of materials such as rubber, acrylic, coated metal, tin, special steel, anodized aluminum, cork, cardboard, glass, leather, marble, several plastics and wood can be processed on the laser.
(960 x ∞mm x 20 mm) (1360 x ∞mm x 20 mm) (1660 x ∞mm x 15 mm) www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
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40% to max. 70%, not condensing Laser Safety Laser class CDRH Laser Safety Laser Class 2 CE compliant FDA approved www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
It is recommended to record all of the data so that you always have this handy. You will need to supply your Serial Number to our Support Team on occasion. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
Any attempt to perform unauthorized modifications and changes to the machine can VOID THE WARRANTY. This does not apply to preventative & general maintenance, adjustment and alignment, etc… that follow Thunder Laser’s best practices. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com...
Laser Safety Information 1. To assess the potential dangers laser systems pose, they are classified into 2 safety classes, Thunder Laser NOVA series is a device of class 2. This is guaranteed by the protective housing and the safety installations.
The warning and information labels in various locations if the machine should always be read carefully and understood. If labels are lost or damaged, they must be replaced immediately. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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USERS MANUAL NOVA SERIES www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
Chapter 3. Process of Installing Unpacking You receive your THUNDER LASER NOVA SERIES packed in a wooden box which contains the laser machine and additional accessories. The following steps give you an overview of the unpacking and assembly of the laser.
Setting your Thunder Laser up in s suitable temperature controlled, dust free, moisture free, level, stable surface (a level concrete floor) with the recommended extraction is critical to the ongoing performance of the machine.
The transparent bag has a set of machine door keys, USB flash drive, and an engraving test sample. The USB flash drive stores software, manuals, libraries, etc… that you will need. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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4. When you have the machine in its final position, please be sure to re-fix the feet in all four corners. Please see below: The main power cable is in the tool box that came with the machine. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Air assist is also critical when cutting to reduce flame-ups and clear the debris field. Always use the system’s Air Assist feature when vector cutting. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
The supplied chiller only cools so it is of utmost importance to keep your laser from freezing! Do not run the machine without an adequate water cooling system. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
These requirements are for RDWorks. LightBurn software renders jobs thousands of times faster than RDWorks. Check LightBurnSoftware.com for more information. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Under no circumstances should you switch on the device if the voltages do not correspond. The mains cable is placed the front of the honey comb table. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
Connecting the Computer and the machine by using the Ethernet cable. Like below: The USB and Ethernet cable are placed inside the toolbox. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
The input voltage must correspond (AC 230V 50/60 Hz or AC 115V 50/60 Hz) – see information label beside the connection socket. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Please refer to the following pictures about how to install the exhaust pipe: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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The input voltage must correspond (AC 230V 50/60 Hz or AC 115V 50/60 Hz) – see information label beside the connection socket. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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2. If the laser tube is filled with water and there are still some bubbles in the laser tube, please press the water inlet tube at the end of the laser tube to squeeze out the bubbles. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
USERS MANUAL NOVA SERIES Chapter 4. Operation Machine View www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
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Laser beam and red dot pointer are all come out from the laser head. 3. Auto-focus sensor Used for the automatic focusing of the work table. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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It’s used for lighting the working table once turn the Main switch on. 16. PC connection port(USB) This USB is for connecting computer. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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To connect the chiller power. 28. Blow air port This port is for connecting hoses of the air compressor. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
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Please open this door for checking these parts, but must pay attention to that electric current. 32. Manufacture’s Label It’s Show you the laser information like serial number or manufacturing date etc. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Please note that do not to press “ESC” button during the referencing process. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
How to install the coreldraw plugin for RDworksV8, click below link for instruction How to import PDF files into RDWorks (thunderlaser.com) www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Please disable all Virus and Spyware Protection Features. After the RDworksV8 has been installed go back into your Anti-Virus software and re-enable the setting that was disabled. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
The machine is already assigned an IP address when delivered: 192.168.1.100 Now set up your PC so that it is in the same network and can communicate with the machine. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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Now open your RDWorks from right bottom corner of the software, set up the Device by Setting>>Device --- Add a “Device---(IP:192.168.1.100)”. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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USERS MANUAL NOVA SERIES Now RDWorks communicates with your laser machine via LAN. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
Reset button: Reset the machine. Pulse button: Pulse a laser beam. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
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Esc button: To stop work, or return to the last menu. Enter button: confirm your selection. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
But, when work is running or paused, some buttons don’t respond when they are clicked. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
After selecting a file to preview on the main interface, user can click “Enter” button to modify the parameter for the file from the machine. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
File button 1). Memory File On the main interface, if “File” button is pressed, it will show as below: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
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Copy to Udisk: To copy the selected file to Udisk; If the “Other” entry is pressed, the system will show as below: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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For USB flash drive,you can use the one came with the machine to copy the file to your machine The file should be .rd file and it’s created by the “SaveToUFile” key on the RDworks. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
The 4-inch lens is suitable for general engraving and cutting materials with a thickness of 10mm and above. 4.5.2 How to replace different lens www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
So you get a clean, almost unaffected by smoke traces engraving. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Press the auto focus function on the panel: Z/U >> Auto focus >> Enter. The platform will automatically rise, then lower to the appropriate height after triggering the sensor, indicating that the automatic focus is complete. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
7. OUT7: Control the power for rotary device; 8. OUT8: Spare interface; www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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On the OUT8 interface, click again the “Set” button, the display will be off and exit the delay time setup. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
You can also set default for “Air-Assist Control” option, so in cut mode, it will select High volume www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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It will be the best if using big air compressor instead of air pump for air-assist. Also you can refer to the video instruction below:https://youtu.be/GmiphyCBP3w www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
When heat alarm system is activated, the warning sound will beep all the time until user restart the machine. Fire Hazard: High potential for fire. NEVER RUN UNATTENDED. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
5. Open the software RDworksV8.First to set up the values on the “Scanning(Reverse compensation)” check box. Open Config(s)>>system setting>>Optimize>>Scanning(Reverse compensation),and there are some default values on the “Scanning(Reverse compensation)” check box. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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Control arrow button to move the laser head; Click “Origin” button to select the start point; www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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This is software specific, so if you are using LightBurn, you will need to do this in LightBurn. It is called “Scanning Offset Adjustment.” www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
USERS MANUAL NOVA SERIES 4.11 Workstation Area Indication www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China Tel:(86) 18103043363...
Connected it to this interface and fixed, and then you have finished the device connection. Like below: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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Also you can refer to the video of how the rotary axis works in our website: Rotary axis attachment has a wrong cylindrical engraving/cutting size www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
Engraving rubber produces a considerable amount of dust and terrible gas. Therefore a well-dimensioned exhaust system and its regular maintenance are very important. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
5. You can clean the viewing window with a cotton cloth. Do not use paper towels as they could scratch the acrylic. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
5. Remove the coarse dust as good as possible by blowing air onto the lens surface. 6. Check the surface and if necessary clean the lens with the lens cleaning liquid and swabs. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
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4. Clean convex side of lens with swabs How to take out the lens, and please just as following the picture: www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
The 1 mirror is installed in the rear box of the laser tube, open it then view the right side. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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How to take out the mirror#1 #2 and#3, and please just as following the picture indicated: 1. The mirror#1 www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Examine the laser combiner. If it is still soiled, repeat the cleaning process until the lens is clean. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
Maintain the X/Y/Z Rails It is suggested to add lubricant oil (or Rust Preventative Grease) to the rails/screws at least every two weeks. www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
The quality and temperature of the cooling water affects the life time of the laser tube. You need to use pure distilled water and control the temperature below 35℃(95℉). www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town,...
④ Clean Acrylic/Tempered glass covers in lid ⑤ The beam combiner must be checking every weekly, and cleaning if required. THE END www.thunderlaser.com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD tech@thunderlaser.com Room1101, Building 3, No.68, Xingzhou Road, Shatian Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China...
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What should the pulse dot look like coming right from the laser tube. I'm getting a halo dot right from the end of the laser