Not sure how I would tell if it's flashing or glowing without pulling it apart. What you say sounds possible since I was expecting it to draw more current. The power supply shows about 10 A when in the "on" state on the controller. The voltage is like 150V which sounds low. (this is the display on the laser power supply, not the mains input voltage) I was also expecting the light to be whiter. I mean the plastic isn't exactly white, but was kind of expecting it to be more like an arc and not like a tungsten bulb.
This could also be a part of why it seems to complain about a bad bulb the first time you start the laser up but then works on the second try..
The main laser power supply was sent out in 2018 and confirmed to work fine (paperwork was included). So I don't think it's the design of it. More likely not being sent the proper signals. I have a frequency adjustment on the front of the controller that goes from 1khz to 100khz (I think) but the setting hasn't made any difference.
I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough to try and force an output. I will continue trying to get it to operate as designed before I start poking around internally. Though I'll admit, I'm running out of things to try.
Thanks!
This could also be a part of why it seems to complain about a bad bulb the first time you start the laser up but then works on the second try..
The main laser power supply was sent out in 2018 and confirmed to work fine (paperwork was included). So I don't think it's the design of it. More likely not being sent the proper signals. I have a frequency adjustment on the front of the controller that goes from 1khz to 100khz (I think) but the setting hasn't made any difference.
I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough to try and force an output. I will continue trying to get it to operate as designed before I start poking around internally. Though I'll admit, I'm running out of things to try.
Thanks!