Thunder Laser MARS-160, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...w thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 1 THUNDER LASER SYSTEMS Installation and operation manual MARS 160 www thunderlaser com tech thunde...

Page 2: ...on of each system must meet the requirements and make it consistent with the installation requirements of THUNDERLASER If not the machine will not working properly poor performance life shortened main...

Page 3: ...laion 20 3 5 Exhaust System Requirements 22 3 6 Air System Requirements 23 3 7 Computer Requirements 23 3 8 Connections 24 3 8 1 Connecting the Mains 24 3 8 2 Connecting the Computer 25 3 8 3 Connecti...

Page 4: ...ation of Display 55 4 7 The First Time Running the Laser 56 4 8 Rotary Engraving Attachment 58 4 9 For Laser Engraving 61 Chapter 5 Maintenance 62 5 1 Cleaning the Laser Machine 62 5 2 Cleaning the Op...

Page 5: ...xiliary equipment must be adjusted to the base machine any queries to dealer or manufacturer The following symbols are used for easier understanding of the Operation Manual If the Operation Manual is...

Page 6: ...ability for damage to personal and or equipment resulting from such use 4 The system must only be operated maintained and repaired by personnel that are familiar with the designated field of use and t...

Page 7: ...Reflector diameter 25mm Beam combiner diameter 25mm Dimensions W x D x H 76 8 x 55 1 x 41 7 1950 x 1400 mm x 1060 mm Max Part Size W x L x H Front Door Closed 55 1 x 40 6 x 10 6 1400 x 1030 mm x 270...

Page 8: ...ing System Air Cooling System Air Cooled Water Cooling System Water Cooled Electricity Power Fuse Electricity Requirement 110 to 240 volts 50 or 60 Hz Single phase Power consumption 1600W Assembly 80W...

Page 9: ...76 9 1 5 Manufacturer s Label The manufacturer s label is located on the back of the device see Figure below It is recommended to enter data such as serial number and year of manufacture into the manu...

Page 10: ...start up operation modifications of conditions and methods of operation maintenance inspection and repair the switch off procedures that may be provided in the Operation Manual must be observed Safety...

Page 11: ...hunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 11 only performed with equipment switched off by trained personnel 8 It is forbidden to perform unauthorized modifications and changes to the machine It is emphasiz...

Page 12: ...of harmful radiation 2 This laser engraving system contains a carbon dioxide CO2 laser of class 4 that emits intensive and invisible laser radiation Without safety precautions the direct radiation or...

Page 13: ...many metals in particular un coated aluminum copper silver and gold cannot be processed with the laser and lead to high reflections of the laser beam Such materials must not be inserted into the beam...

Page 14: ...6 769 82665376 14 2 4 Warning and Information Labels The warning and information labels are attached in such positions of the device that could represent a source of danger during set up and operation...

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Page 16: ...emove the machine box carefully remove the foam material which protects the viewing window of the cover and around the machine 3 Take out the key open the door of the laser Remove the accessories box...

Page 17: ...uler 1 3 Long USB Cable 1 4 228 Belt 1 5 Power Cable 1 6 Straight Screwdriver 1 7 Cross Scrwdriver bit 1 8 Ruler for Adjust Focus 1 9 6mm Acrylic Focus Tool 1 10 Water Pump 1 11 Micro Switch 1 12 Lens...

Page 18: ...THUNDER LASER MARS 160 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 18 5 THUNDER LASER Product Warranty Certificate...

Page 19: ...xposed to mechanical shocks 1 Fuse protection Do not connect other devices via the laser fuse as the laser system requires the full amperage Tips 1 Avoid locations with poor air circulation 2 Select a...

Page 20: ...ser com Tel 86 769 82665376 20 3 4 Before Installation 1 Take out the sponge around the laser tube Like below 2 Take out the nylon cable ties around the honey comb plate and X axis Remove the transpar...

Page 21: ...tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 21 3 Open the rotate emergency switch must do it for the first time to use the machine Like below 4 After you carried the machine into room please re fix the...

Page 22: ...if you use an carbon filter neutralization of smells will be better for exhaust effect A good exhaust fan of the outgoing air is also required when cutting plastics or engraving wood Connection see s...

Page 23: ...and displayed faster and the computing times and the data transfer to the laser are reduced To use the newest software version you might have to abide other requirements Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit Win...

Page 24: ...the mains cable with the connection socket at the rear side of the laser device see Figure below and the other end with a protected power outlet Mains voltage and operating voltage must correspond AC...

Page 25: ...NDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 25 3 8 2 Connecting the Computer Connecting the Computer and the machine by using the USB cable Like below Connecting the Computer...

Page 26: ...fan outlet and put the other side of the pipe outside where you work If the machine is far from the outside of the room that the gas manufactured by the machine cannot be discharged then you might nee...

Page 27: ...o the above interface if connect them to the above interfaces that cause in failure of the machine the warranty does not covered 3 8 4 Connecting the Air System First of all Install a air blowing mout...

Page 28: ...necting the Cooling System If you have the water chiller and please connect to the water chiller priority If not and please connect to the water pump The connection of the machine and the Water chille...

Page 29: ...s and connect to the water pump the other side connect to the machine where marked as Water IN The other pipe please connect to the machine where marked as Water OUT the other side directly into the w...

Page 30: ...THUNDER LASER MARS 160 www thunderlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 30 Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 Machine View...

Page 31: ...data is processed When the protection cover is opened during working the motion system is stopped and the laser source is turned off During processing of commands the protection cover must only be ope...

Page 32: ...once the cover has been opened 13 The display You can control the X axis Y axis and Z axis manually by the display panel it also shows the working time power speed and the whole working time and affor...

Page 33: ...ing and it ll turning green when laser stop working 24 Laser supply socket To connect the main power and the extend power according the label information And in the main power socket have the fuses 25...

Page 34: ...that turn on the main switch first and then the laser supply power If all covers are closed immediately after being switched on the device starts the referencing process When the referencing process i...

Page 35: ...y has a freely adjustable delay time from 1 300 seconds Set up delay time Enter Menu switch once The red LED will blink and the display will show you the delay time in second for the first relay A yel...

Page 36: ...nd Factory default settings the user can be set if required 3 Interface 3 connection exhaust fan delay time is set to 5 second Factory default settings the user can be set if required 4 Interface 4 re...

Page 37: ...re s enough space to take the standard head out and install the 4 laser head 2 Separate the standard head mount like below separate the auto focus port take out the mount mouth loosen the screw take o...

Page 38: ...laser head 1 Move the table down till there s enough space to take the standard head out and install the HR head 2 Separate the standard head mount like above instructions 3 Install HR head like below...

Page 39: ...or standard laser head find the 6mm Acrylic Focus Tool for help to adjust the focus directly like below Working Table Material Focus Tool If the focus tool is not the best one for your material you ca...

Page 40: ...10mm with the help of focus ruler Working Table Material Focus Ruler 2 If there s Auto Focus function for your machine you can adjust the focus by auto 1 Reset Z axis Z axis will move up until touch t...

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Page 42: ...l Z U button The Z U key can be pressed when the system is idle or the work is finished On pressing this key it will show some entries in the interface each entry includes some functions Z axes move U...

Page 43: ...r power of the current running layer or set the power of Laser Key File button The management of the memory and U disc files Start Pause button run pause the current job Origin button set the starting...

Page 44: ...max power etc Coordinate To display the current coordinate of X Y and Z axes Graph layer parameters To display the layers information of the current file such as max or min power speed etc When system...

Page 45: ...he Y keys to change the value then push the Enter key to save the change push the Esc key to invalidate the change 4 6 4 Max Min Power Keys Push the Max Power or the Min Power keys when the screen is...

Page 46: ...Enter key to check the selected layer s parameters show as below 02 200 29 1 03 100 31 5 01 400 25 1 MaxPower1 Modified press Enter 30 0 MaxPower2 Press Z U move item 30 0 Layer0 MinPower1 22 0 MinPow...

Page 47: ...ey to display the sub menu 4 6 7 Z Move When the green block is on Z Move item to move the Z axis table up and down by press left and right arrow keys then press ESC to go back to normal x Y axis cont...

Page 48: ...axes and when the pushed key is loosed then the corresponding axes will finish moving When the Mode item is manual then pushing the direction key one time the corresponding axes will move a fixed len...

Page 49: ...select No the system will use the single origin logic You can press the Origin key and set the origin and only this origin can become valid If you select Yes the system will use the multiple origin lo...

Page 50: ...hat is to say the six characters if the password is error it prompts there is some error or all parameters are stored After the manufacturer regulates all parameters of the machine well including all...

Page 51: ...the Enter key to show as below IP address 192 Gateway 168 1 100 202 96 134 133 Modified press Enter Press Z U move item Push Z U key to move the changing item then push X keys and Y keys to change th...

Page 52: ...atus of the foot switch etc When the input is validated the color frame will be green otherwise it s gray 4 6 19 Screen Origin If the Screen Origin item is pressed the system will show as below Top le...

Page 53: ...rea Y keys could be used to move the cursor on the file name list When the cursor is on a target file name presses the Enter key the selected file will be previewed on the main interface and then if E...

Page 54: ...curate to 1ms Clear all count To clear the running times of every file in the memory Delete all file To delete all memory files Format speedily To format memory speedily and then all the files in memo...

Page 55: ...he root directory of Udisk The file name of more than 8 characters will automatically be cut out by the system The file name that has only English letters and digits will not show when they are copied...

Page 56: ...2 Put the object to be engraved into the laser and move into the desired position on the engraving table Usually the object is positioned in the upper left hand corner Use the rulers to determine the...

Page 57: ...laser tube isn t full of water because that may led to laser tube damage due to the high temperature 9 Finally press the Start Pause button in the display to start the engraving process 10 While the...

Page 58: ...p the rotary axis attachment proceed as described as follows 1 Move the working table to the lower position switch off the laser and open the top lid 2 Put the rotary axis attachment onto the working...

Page 59: ...low Diameter of item 80mm Gear ratio big gear small gear 2 See the settings of your motor driver The subdivision of our motor driver is set to 4000 the Circle Pulse is 4000 x 2 5 Adjust and fix the sl...

Page 60: ...n and enough space for working 10 Switch on the cooling system And connect the exhaust system and the air pump to behind of the laser Please check the water cooling system is working properly the wate...

Page 61: ...lting point a low pip setting should be selected to reduce the danger of melting 2 Acrylic There are two different types of acrylic cast and extruded The cast acrylic becomes white or mat after engrav...

Page 62: ...ust has accumulated in the engraving system In case of soiling the machine must be cleaned The cleaning interval strongly depends on the material that is being processed and the operating time of the...

Page 63: ...d if necessary clean it with a cotton bud and a lens cleaning tissue cloth 6 Remove the coarse dust as good as possible by blowing air onto the lens surface 7 Check the surface and if necessary clean...

Page 64: ...e picture indicated 1 2 Remove the air pipe and the autofocus Rotation ot the left and the head is divided into two parts 3 4 Direciton of rotation 5 6 Installation and please concave downward Fixed b...

Page 65: ...laser beam Meanwhile laser energy absorbed by the mirror may cause heat and destroy the mirrors too For the first mirror you can clean them directly The Mirror 2 Make sure the power of the laser machi...

Page 66: ...derlaser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 66 How to take out the mirror 1 2 and 3 and please just as following the picture indicated 1 The mirror 1...

Page 67: ...er com Tel 86 769 82665376 67 5 2 3 Cleaning the Beam Combiner The beam combiner must be cleaned carefully by using lens cleaning paper lens cleaning cloth to avoid scratching the surface Do not touch...

Page 68: ...laser com DONGGUAN THUNDER LASER EQUIPMENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 68 5 3 Maintain the X Y Z Rails It is suggested to add lubricant oil or Rust Preventative Grease to the rail...

Page 69: ...sed for a long time the beam path might be deflective This will reduce the efficient of the laser beam or even cause no laser beam At this moment you will need to re adjust the beam path again If you...

Page 70: ...he Water Chiller It is suggested to change the water at least once every month Make sure the laser tube is filled with water before starting the machine It is advised to add water every 3 days The qua...

Page 71: ...ng every monthly and cleaning if required 3 The beam combiner must be checking every weekly and cleaning if required 4 The working table must be cleaning daily 5 The whole laser machine must be cleani...

Page 72: ...ong pulse setting Resetting the pulse equivalent for how to reset please refer to the lesson why cutting size doesn t match design size Step 2 Limit switch type mismatch laser controller Our Thunder l...

Page 73: ...1mm For cutting thick material Note 1 Standard head means 2 head usually we use it for cutting material less than 10mm thickness and engraving simple patterns Note 2 HR head is special for engraving h...

Page 74: ...imilar dot size using standard optics the focal length would need to be as short as 3 4mm thus HR head can increase the utility of our laser system Laser dots comparison between standard 2 head and HR...

Page 75: ...aser com samples category 19 high resolution html Engrave high definition picture THUNDERLASER HR Head was really superior for engraving pictures the high density laser spots allows you to achieve a h...

Page 76: ...ENT CO LTD tech thunderlaser com Tel 86 769 82665376 76 4 laser head 4 laser head owns a longer focal distance than 2 standard head thus for cutting thick material it makes the cutting edge more smoot...

Page 77: ...d 2 head Samples for 4 laser head Acrylic Wood Note when we cut thick material usually more than 10mm with 4 laser head and the material are very easy to catch fire for example wood foam plastic etc u...

Page 78: ...sor for blowing air it will absorb much moisture with air at the same time If we just let the moisture go they will gather on the focus lens and when the laser working the water moisture will heat tha...