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Holy crap this was a under developed page for how much use this thing gets. Added spec table, added nozzle choice, added multi air choice, added indicator light
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==Specs==
==Specs==
TBD
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Working Area
!NOVA 51
|-
|Working Area
|51.2"x 35.4"
(1300 x 900 mm)
|-
|Table Size
|55.1"x 40.6ª
(1400 x 1030mm)
|-
|Z Axis Height
|8.9" / 225 mm
|-
|Max Work height
|8.9" / 225 mm
|-
|Max Speed
|RASTER: 39"/sec. (1000 mm/sec) VECTOR: Varies with job
|-
|Motor
|Easy Servo Motor
|-
|Drive
|Hybrid Servo Drive
|-
|Work Piece table
|Solid metal blades & Honey comb table
|-
|Max table load
|30kg / 66lbs
|-
|Net weight
|430kgs / 946lbs
|-
|Available heads
|2.0" (50.8mm)
|-
|Lens diameter
|20mm
|-
|Mirror Diameter
|25mm
|-
|Beam Comb, dia,
|25mm
|-
|Door Closed
|55.1“x 40.6“x 8.9 “
(1400 x 1030 x 225mm)
|-
|Pass thru
|55.1“ x ∞“ x 1.2“
(1400 x ∞mm x 20 mm)
|-
|Laser type
|130W Sealed CO2 Glass Laser Tube
|-
|Wave length
|10.6um
|-
|Power consumption
|2200W
|-
|Recommended
circuit breaker
|25A,110V
15A,220V
|-
|Laser class
|CDRH Laser Safety
Laser Class 2
CE compliant FDA approved
|-
|Accessory's
|N/A
|}


==Usage==
==Usage==
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===Setting Focus Height===
===Setting Focus Height===
[[File:Thunder-Laser-Focus.jpeg]]<br />
[[File:Thunder-Laser-Focus.jpeg]]<br />
=== How to use the different nozzles laser head cone ===
''Excerpt from thunder manual Nova series page 48''
[[File:Thunderlasersreencappage48novaseriesmanual.png|thumb|466x466px|nozzle body + 2mm nozzle + 6mm nozzle, Taken from Thunderlaser nova series user manual page 48]]
The standard laser head is equipped with a 2 "(50.8mm) focusing lens and focuses the laser beam to a diameter of about 0.14mm (when using a glass laser tube). With this laser head, you can perform fine engraving work (such as letters with 1.5mm height) and cut materials up to 10mm thickness with good quality (depending on the laser power of the machine). The standard laser head is supplied with 2 air nozzles laser head cone.
A nozzle has a very narrow outlet (approx. 2mm), which provides high air flow to blow directly on the cutting gap. This nozzle is excellently suited for cutting wood, as this prevents soot formation in the cutting gap. The other nozzle has a large outlet (approx. 6 mm), which provides the air assist to blow the material more slowly and not directly on the cutting gap. This nozzle is excellently suited for cutting acrylic, as this prevents white mark in the cutting edge. Besides, when engraving wood, for example, particles that have been removed and smoke / gases are gently distributed and extracted in the working area. So you get a clean, almost unaffected by smoke traces engraving.
=== How to use air-assist control ===
''Excerpt from thunder manual Nova series page 56-57''
The Air-assist control is an additional tool for laser machines.Generally, cutting needs the air assist with high air-volume but engraving needs the air assist with low air-volume. Air-assist control is available in high- and low-volume for engraving and cutting-jobs via software-setting, this will increase the ease of use of your laser machine.
1） How to select the air assist with high volume or low volume? In RDworks software, high volume or low volume is selected on the “Air-Assist Control” option. We suggest select “High” for cut mode and select “Low” for scan mode(engraving mode). You can also set default for “Air-Assist Control” option, so in cut mode, it will select High volume automatically, and in scan mode (engraving mode), it will select Low volume automatically. How to set default for “Air-Assist Control” option? Go into the RDworks’s root directory>>open the text file of “soft”>>change the setting of “ShowBlow”>>save the text file, like below.
[[File:Screen cap of layer Parameter screen in Lightburn.png|center|thumb|576x576px|Screen cap of layer Parameter screen in Lightburn]]
2) How to adjust air volume if require? For High volume mode, 1. Make sure machine is not at work and laser switch is off 2. Click the left green button to start the air-assist with high volume 3. Check the air volume under the laser head 4. On left flow control valve, loose the locked nut then rotate the adjusting screw to control the air volume to mean your requirements. 5. Fix the locked nut after finished. And for Low volume mode, you do it the same
[[File:Air-assist Control nova manual page 56.png|center|thumb|Air-Assist Control panel, taken from Thunder laser nova series manual page 56]]


===Suggested Material Settings===
===Suggested Material Settings===
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==Troubleshooting==
==Troubleshooting==
TBD
 
=== Indicate light ===
 
* If laser machine is running a job or user starts it without closing door or water protection, the signal lamp is in red light. The red light indicates the dangerous situation and user must stay with the laser.
* If laser machine is not at work, the signal lamp is in green light. The green light indicates the safety situation and the laser machine is ready for operation.
* If temperature is higher than 55°C/131°F on working table, the signal lamp will make buzzing sound.(roughly 80dBA within 1m,75dBA within 5m and 65dBA within 10m,the sound gets weaker as it travels).


==Documentation==
==Documentation==


*Official User Manual: [https://www.thunderlaser.ca/wp-content/uploads/down/Nova_Series_Unified_User's_Manual.pdf Nova_Series_Unified_User's_Manual.pdf (thunderlaser.ca)]
*Official User Manual: [https://www.thunderlaser.ca/wp-content/uploads/down/Nova_Series_Unified_User's_Manual.pdf Nova_Series_Unified_User's_Manual.pdf (thunderlaser.ca)]
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