<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I just spoke with Full Spec and they said as it's EoL it's $750 for a new board and converter.</div><div><br></div><div>The support tech did admit it's just a USB to parallel converter: I'm going to venture this might solve the hardware problem: <a href="https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/C2G-USB-to-DB25-IEEE-1284-Parallel-Adapter-Cable-parallel-adapter/1282038.aspx">https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/C2G-USB-to-DB25-IEEE-1284-Parallel-Adapter-Cable-parallel-adapter/1282038.aspx</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:09 AM, Zach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:organic_unity@yahoo.com" target="_blank">organic_unity@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Thanks for reply Eric!<br>
What's your skill set right now? that would be a good place to start. Right now it needs:<br>
<br>
1) someone to bug the manufacturer and see costs and possibility of replacement parts (via links i posted below)<br>
2) hacking a new controller board which is likely parallel to USB adapter (Henner seems to know about this)<br>
3) order new transistors for the power pcb (once i take it apart to diagnose- might need to bring it home where my good equipment is for that)<br>
4) taking out the controller board that is there and writing down part numbers to reverse engineer as much as we can.<br>
<br>
and 5) googling for more info / replacement parts! people are still selling these around if you dig. maybe we can find another unit cheap.<br>
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-Zach<br>
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<span class="">On Thu, 11/5/15, Eric Michaud <<a href="mailto:michaud.eric.c@gmail.com">michaud.eric.c@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos<br>
</span> To: "Zach R" <<a href="mailto:organicunity@hotmail.com">organicunity@hotmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: "NB Discuss" <<a href="mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a>><br>
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015, 5:14 PM<br>
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Hi Zach<br>
and the Laser Cutter folks,<br>
My name is Eric, Mitch told me after<br>
I stopped by for the first time in years that some things<br>
needed love after I asked about the status of a few pieces<br>
of key equipment. Focusing on the laser cutter I was curious<br>
if there was anything I could do to help, and figure out<br>
what was blocking at this time.<br>
Nice to meet<br>
you,-Eric.<br>
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at<br>
11:39 PM, Zach R <<a href="mailto:organicunity@hotmail.com">organicunity@hotmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
So I brought this up at the meeting tonight and then I<br>
did more research. Found some more useful info.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
model #: MLR-40 <br>
<br>
<br>
40w Full Spectrum Laser<br>
<br>
<br>
Manufacturer website:<br>
<a href="http://en.jnmydy.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://en.jnmydy.com/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
And here are the pictures I took:<br>
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/NB%20Hardware%20Class?sort=3&page=1" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/NB%20Hardware%20Class?sort=3&page=1</a><br>
Here is the controller board we are missing:<br>
<a href="https://moderndevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fse-controller-768x1024.jpg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://moderndevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fse-controller-768x1024.jpg</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.laserresale.com/?fa=app.view&it=5966" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.laserresale.com/?fa=app.view&it=5966</a><br>
<br>
<a href="https://moderndevice.com/news/full-spectrum-engineering-40w-hobby-laser/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://moderndevice.com/news/full-spectrum-engineering-40w-hobby-laser/</a><br>
<br>
<a href="http://wiki.lvl1.org/Full_Spectrum_Laser" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wiki.lvl1.org/Full_Spectrum_Laser</a><br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=140518" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=140518</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="https://fslaser.com/Manuals/FSL_40w_Hobby_Laser_Manual.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fslaser.com/Manuals/FSL_40w_Hobby_Laser_Manual.pdf</a><br>
(manual)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
There is a second hand one for $1500 we could raise money<br>
for. That way we have this one for parts. That's one<br>
option.<br>
<br>
<br>
Im going to try emailing the manufacture to see what<br>
replacement costs would be.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-Zach<br>
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