K40 Laser Cutter Wiring Diagram
The ma meter will read the power trough your laser tube allowing you to set the power to a safe value to prevent the laser tube from over powering and.
K40 laser cutter wiring diagram. Wrap the middleman board in electrical tape to insulate the connections or mount it in the k40 with electrically insulating double sided tape. C3d external stepper driver wiring diagrams. K40 laser custom panel ideas. By hp persson diy how to electronics k40 laser cutter k40d laser cutter 34 comments adding a ma meter to your machine is one of the most important modifications you can do on this machine.
The current control is of course tied to the 0v in 5v connector. K40 whisperer is an alternative to the the laser draw laserdrw program that comes with the cheap chinese laser cutters available on e bay and amazon it s an excellent free program that works with a pc i use it on a cheap netbook and with a lot of messing around you can get it to work on a mac i haven t had any. By hp persson diy how to diy electronics k40 laser cutter 41 comments this is a upgrade of the analog power potentiometer to give you better control over the power level. Analogue digital control version k40 power control psu.
From this laser power supply strip only the in connection is. K40 lps typically have either 1 green 6 pin connector or 3 white connectors for control located between the ac and dc connectors. In all cases some combination of their signals perform the same basic functions of. Laser beam optics calculators ophir photonics blog.
If you are considering buying or have just purchased a k40 chinese laser engraver this knowledgebase article is the perfect place for you to start well except for maybe the safety article we have done hundreds of hours of research on every aspect of these units and with great input from many great people have navigated through the initial rough waters of getting a poorly made chinese. It s also easier to remember a number than a location of the pot. Online file generators for laser cutting maker design lab. Cut off the m2 connector from the y axis stepper motor cable and splice the wires to a second buildbotics motor cable according to the wiring diagram.
Remove disconnect the pot meter digital control middle wire from the in terminal and use a new wire to connect in into the controller far out most terminal as depicted with a white wire in the photo below. What software should i use for my laser. Use heat shrink tubing to cover the splice.