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black dots.
20. Test Fire and Adjust.
Replace with a new piece of thermal paper and fire dots in the far
left and far right positions. Again move to the far right position then adjust the red dot
between the two black dots. Repeat until the two black dots are exactly on top of each
other. Mirror #2 is now aligned.
PRO TIP! The idea is that when the laser is not aligned, you will
have two black dots from the test fires in the top and bottom
positions. The red laser pointer is aligned with the invisible laser
pointer so gives you immediate feedback on the mirror
adjustment. By adjusting it into the middle of the two black dots,
you are splitting the error difference. Usually after 1 or 2
iterations, the black dots will be exactly on top and this axis is
aligned. The goal is to have the two black dots overlap exactly. IT IS NOT
NECESSARY THAT THE DOTS BE IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR BUT THEY
SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE ON THE MIRROR.
REALIGNMENT PROCEDURE (Mirror #3)
21. Adjust Mirror #3
. Once mirror #2 is aligned, put a piece of thermal paper on top of the
lens. Adjust the screws on mirror #3 until the red dot is in the center of the lens. Fire a
black dot into the thermal paper.
22. Fire and Adjust.
Move the laser head around and verify the red dot does not move away
from the black dot anywhere on the laser bed. The closer you get the dots stationary, the
better aligned the laser will be. You can fire black dots at the 4 corners of the laser bed and
verify none of them are more than 2mm away from each other. Adjust mirror #3 until red dot
centered.
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