New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Lonestarlaserco
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New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Hey guys... Just got a new controller and I can't seem to get it to work properly.

Issue 1 - Everything on the controller is in Chinese and I don't know how to switch it to English (Honestly not that big of a deal)
Issue 2 - when I turn the machine on, the laser head shakes in position until I hit escape.

MAIN ISSUE - I am able to send files from computer okay, but when it tries to cut, it will only cut the path from where the laser head is originally positioned to the point where the design actually starts. (See attached image)
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I'm guessing I may have done something wrong when I re-wired everything for the new controller? There were 2 wires that I couldn't find a match for on the new controller. (See attached image)
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Please help!
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Issue 1 -Please click this links to soluve you problem
http://www.thunderlaser.com/troubleshoo ... ese-2.html
If your laser cutter’s LCD panel is in Chinese,it might cost you lots of time to set to English.Now Thunder laser will show you how to change Chinese to English just in a few seconds.
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Lonestarlaserco
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Thank you, but this solves the least important issue of all the issues.

Please advise on how I can get the laser up and running again??
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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issue 2— how to change the the DF212 controller to RDC6442G kindly find attached picture.
and we need to write the parameter for your RD Controller, please tell us which seriers of the your laser.
so we can send a files to your laser to restore the factory default settings
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Awesome... Now we're getting somewhere! Although I'm a bit unsure on how to find out what series my mars is, it's a Mars 90 back from 2011-2012... Is that what you need to know?
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Basically the issue is that the laser is on when it's supposed to be off, and off when it's supposed to be on. For example, the laser actually cuts, whenever you press "Frame" but it won't cut when you press start.
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Okay!
please open the file in RDworks.
one is for Vendor settings, the pass word is rd8888.
the other is for User.
I enclose the file what you need.
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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Opened all files in RD Works. Laser is still not cutting. I think it's possible it could be a wiring issue? There's two wires that are connected on the new laser machines, that are not connected on this machine. Could this be causing the issue? When I press "Pulse" the laser doesn't cut, yet when I press "Frame," It cuts.
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Re: New Controller for Old Machine - Unable to Pulse Laser

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As well, now the files that I'm sending to RD Works are not the right size. It's making the design much bigger than it actually is.
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