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Aligning the CO2 Laser
Zing 24
05/24/2022
Page 1: ...tech epiloglaser com www epiloglaser com 303 215 9171 Aligning the CO2 Laser Zing 24 05 24 2022 ...
Page 2: ...ecautions that may result in damage to your engraving system or a risk to your personal safety Read and follow them carefully LASER RADIATION HAZARD This symbol indicates a possible laser radiation haz ard which of not avoided or proper safe ty precautions are not taken may result in minor injury permanent eye damage or damage to the engraving system SAFETY GLASSES This symbol indicates a direct h...
Page 3: ...the machine Throughout this procedure the mirrors will be referenced by number as seen below Mirror Locations 1 2 3 Red Dot Diode Location Compared to Other Models The Zing 24 alignment procedure is unique to this specific model as the op tics within the laser tube are much dif ferent than other Epilog Laser engraver models Attempting to utilize other align ment instructions not intended for the Z...
Page 4: ...ears lift the engraver lid to disable the laser NOTE The laser will only fire if the engrav er lid is closed 7 Press the STOP button on the Zing key pad once so the job pauses but the car riage remains in the lower lefthand cor ner position 1 Depending on where the carriage is when pressing STOP it may continue moving for a short distance 8 Observe the burn mark If the burn is in the center of bul...
Page 5: ...t diode location will move twice as far as the CO2 laser location For example if the burn mark generat ed during the Pre Aligment Procedure is 1 8 away from the center of the alignment target use the adjustment screws on mirror 1 to move the loca tion of the red dot diode by 1 16 in the appropriate direction LASER RADIATION HAZARD SAFETY GLASSES 5 After making any neccessary adjust ments using the...
Page 6: ...ols are shown below 3 Locate the red dot diode at the front of the laser tube shown below 4 Adjustments of the red dot diode are made using the three 3 3 32 allen head screws each of which move the red dot in a different direction on the target The movement each screw controls are shown below NOTE Small adjustments can make a big difference in laser location To avoid loss of the laser and red dot ...
Page 7: ...hen pressing STOP it may continue moving for a short dis tance 9 Press the POINTER button on the Zing keypad to turn on the red dot diode 10 Inspect the location where the red dot diode shows on the alignment target relative to the burn mark If they are not located at the same point on the align ment target use the adjustment screws on the red dot diode to align the red dot diode to the center of ...
Page 8: ...target Since the red dot diode and CO2 laser paths are now joined adjusting mirror 3 will adjust them both 4 Once the red dot diode is aligned over the center of the alignment target ap ply a dab of super glue or another sim ilar adhesive to each adjustment screw head letting it also drip down to the adjustment screw plate thereby helping to lock in the alignment 5 Press the POINTER button on the ...
