HPC LS3020 » History » Revision 19
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h1. HPC LS3020
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The HPC LS3020 is manufactured in China and sold by "HPC Laser Ltd.":http://hpclaser.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=40 in the UK. It comes in different flavours, depending in the time it was bought. Differences found until now:
* There are at least three different power supplies
* h2. Power supply
The size of the bed HPC LS3020 is different (some machines were actually LS-3020pro sold as LS3020, shipped with various types of power supply:
The original supply has a bigger bed.
* Some machines come with a flatcable for couple of white headers:
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The supply included in some of the endstops and X-axis, while others have JST connectors for the endstops and X-axis. July 2012 units has _green_ headers, some of them combined:
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The pinouts are described on how to install a LaOS board in the HPC can be found in [[Setting_up_electronics_and_network_for_the_HPC_LS3020]] [[HPC original power supply]] and [[HPC July 2012 power supply]] pages, respectively.
h2. Coordinates
The coordinates of an HPC LS3020 laser with LAOS board should be set up as follows:
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The "home" position has limit switches at (Xmax,Ymax) which the firmware uses on power-up to figure out where the head is located. Homing can also be performed manually from the I2cPanel.
h2. Modifications
* Replace the on-off laser power push button by a toggle switch, so the state is visible from afar - [[HPC push button mod]]
* Add the "Focus adjustment wheel":http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18941 for the z-axis. This should be the first thing you cut with your LS3020. A real enhancement. You only need two M10 nuts to fasten it. Some machines have Z-axis adjustment already installed.
* A shaky video (7:08) of a comparable machine showing "some enhancement ideas":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F78_zDuaxI: in-line red dot beam combiner, z-axis motor (really protrudes down), second fluorescent tube, slow hinge on the cover and a watercooler-to-be.
h2. Maintenance
* Instructions about "cleaning the lens":http://laserscript.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=234.
* A video (6:59) on the "mirror alignment and belt tension adjustment":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLgekkOiMsY&feature=related of a comparable machine.
* On the HPC "Laserscript forum":http://www.laserscript.co.uk/phpBB3 and on the comparable machines' "FS forum":http://www.fullspectrumengineering.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=3&sid=7de46ba40b08fe566985b4c7220616e1 you might find an answer to other questions like leveling the z-table or installing different focal length lenses.