Please help me make the cohesion 3d work - I will pay

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So, I got the c3d a few days ago, installed it but I don’t get grayscale or pwm.

Everything works but it’s a bit noisy compared to the stock contfoller, it’s also less powerful ( i can’t cut 3mm acrylic with 3 passes) and engraving photos or grayscale is just impoosible on acrylic ( haven’t tried anything else).

I did a test with lightburn with a gradient file and it just didn’t do anything.

I don’t know if it’s the board and I will pay for help if we make it work.

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Hi and welcome to the forum. Can you give us some more info, like what kind of laser you have?

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Thank you! Yes, I have a 60x40 like this one New Model SL-460 50W Laser Cutter Engraver Machine for Glass, Arylic,Wood,Leather,Plastic

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Just to make sure you know about the resources available to you… You are welcome to ask questions about a Cohesion3D product here, but if you would like to receive direct help from Cohesion3D, you can post in their forum and their support team will be happy to assist you.

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Thank you Michael but I’ve tried that route and haven’t received a reply as of now.

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Have you set the power on the control panel to the maximum your tube can handle?

If you do that, then 100% power in LightBurn should fire the laser at that power.

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I have set the power up on the control panel and the laser fires on the middle - higher side. I am not saying Lightburn doesn’t control the laser or the board doesn’t work. What I am saying is that PWM doesn’t work and grayscale doesn’t work

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You also said that you can’t cut 3mm acrylic with 3 passes.

Have you set $30 to 1000?

Have you tried changing laser_module_pwm_period from 200 to 400?

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I have changed the pwm to 400.

With 200 or 400, the cut isn’t done un 3 passes, not even in 4. I have used 50mm with ~70% on the main controller and 50% power in lightburn… it didn’t cut

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Which Cohesion 3d controller do you have? The new LaserBoard or something else?
Which firmware and version do you have on the controller. Shoothieware, Grbl, something else?

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Hi Cprezzi, I have the Laserboard and I’m using it with the Smoothie firmware