I’m Just curious but where can you buy a K40 laser unit? I bought this crazy machine and of course Gearbest sends me a defective Controller board. currently they are refusing to send me the crazy part that i need.
http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_290386.html
Ebay. There are many many that ship from the states , for around $330 shipped. Just search for 40W laser
If it doesn’t work it’s a 190$ paper weight with a 2.5w laser on it
@Jonathan_Davis_Leo_L You can use any CNC controller on it. Some are as cheap as $25 including arduino and driver board.
Yah I have seen the grbl boards for next to nothing
@Jonathan_Davis_Leo_L What made you come to the conclusion your device is defective? I know it had an issue , but are you sure there is actually something defective about it, or just not set up properly?
@Jonathan_Davis_Leo_L if an axis is not working, it is most likely the driver board. I run an x-carve and have swapped out the K40 guts with an arduino and driver board comparable to the $25 setups available. It could be the arduino but I doubt it.
The driver board should be removable. You could try swapping them for one another to confirm if its the driver or not.
@Eric_Flynn I have done that yes and it’s the main board itself. @Ariel_Yahni_UniKpty helped me figure that out.
OK, that would indeed confirm that.
That is an arduino nano with pololu style drivers. All easily replaced. That said, might want to replace with genuine parts.
@Jonathan_Davis_Leo_L You could also replace it with a Ramps 1.4 board and the laser software that can be found on this board for the same price. Lots of luck to you.