Diode laser missing horizontal lines?

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paulrgaertner
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Diode laser missing horizontal lines?

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New laser owner, Sculpfun 20W diode. Working on my first project, and about a dozen pieces in a started seeing an occasional missing horizontal line, as though the laser is not powering for that pass. What is the cause/how do I fix this issue? Picture attached.

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Re: Diode laser missing horizontal lines?

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Picture didn't seem to attach? Can also view here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jah9rvsd ... e460b&dl=0
paulrgaertner
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Re: Diode laser missing horizontal lines?

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I think I've isolated this issue to electrical interference from other equipment operating in the shop. Switching to a higher quality power supply appears to have solved it.
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