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Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience with the Lumonics Laser Welder I recently purchased from LaserDMK (www.laserdmk.com). After doing quite a bit of research on precision welding systems, I decided to go with the Lumonics model for a few reasons: Precision Control: The level of...

Swamidog's inspiring videos have also resurrected TheHermit. I'm an old school laserist, from the era prior to ILD files & frames. Upon returning 6 years ago, I followed in the steps of Swamidog, but couldn't cozy up to LSX and started developing my own laser synth, using midi & audio technology...

Great designs so far! Shadow, I like the last one you posted the best. Chris, I really like the font you used for your design - I don't think I've ever seen that one before. Not really, no. Well, maybe if you had a projector that had the Pangolin Beam-Brush technology installed, but...

Love it! Can projectors do that thick of a font?

have a problem with exe download... can not download.....

hello, ftp not work corect... ftp.photonlexicon.com user: plftp pass: ildaswap now the ftp server no longer accepts password and user but only anonymous account.... but you can't save any executable file. what solution do we have?. thank you

Thank You from Romania!

Here is one idea.

Maybe another number and letter combo like we did in SELEM 13?

I could try to come up with something

Thank you for the info. I'll call them up and see what they say

This sounds like a thermal issue, although usually the problems get worse when the projector warms up, rather than getting better. Could be a cold-solder joint or some other loose connection inside the case, but a failing scanner amp is also a likely possibility. Unfortunately, if this is a...

i'm still using LSX all the time! i recently did a big museum / art installation with LSX and OSC.

Allrighty. I've got a half dozen pots on their way here. A whopping $2 each, and a full sixty seconds to clip wire ties and remove the ilda board. If a $2 pot fixes this issue, I'm going to owe you guys steak and beer.

Im back from the dead, Checking if there is any interest in an update to this? Going to dust of my old workhorses and see if i can do some improvements. Has the community moved on from LSX? i sure havent, and if This TouchOSC template i made is still used by some i would be more then happy to...

You might just have a bad solder connection- it's worth a good look with a magnifying glass.

While I did initially suggest Deoxit, since then you have detailed a condition far beyond my initial thoughts. It is best, and less expensive, if you just replace the pots. While Deoxit works wonders it will not repair a damaged pot...and if you are not extremely careful you could make a mess...

OH WOW! That's amazing! If it's just a bad pot, and that pot controls both the X and Y, then WOO HOO! We could definitely be on to a simple fix! I'm going to first hit one up with some deoxit (damn, I had never bought that stuff before - it's expensive! $35 for the 100% formula ouch!)... ...

Excellent. With those questions answered as well as Buffo's, we can deduct that it does not appear to be an ILDA input issue. Since you are well aware that the external "pattern size" pot is flakey on all 3 units lets focus on that for a bit. That pot, pointed out in the image below does appear...

I also have tons of heads, drivers, cables, parts etc. Many of the green ones still produce 2+ watts. Have a couple single frequency red versions (660nm)which I have been keeping for now.

I have 8 FB3s, all feeding individual projectors, none daisy chained, being fed from Beyond (although of course Quickshow did the exact same thing). And, the projectors with the X axis issue exhibit the same problem if I drop them onto a different FB3 and cable as well. It's definitely the...

First question: The issue persists when using the internal images. Also, I had a different laser on that same ilda DB25 cable with no issues. Second question: I run them all direct from separate FB3s (8 separate ones). The Mobile Beat MKVs don't have ilda out, just ilda in. So they're all...

Hi George! Long time no chat. :D Thanks for confirming my memory. Dang - just 50 mw, and only one? There had to be nearly a dozen lasers in that pile... Sucks that they were all trash. The best thing I got out of that storage unit was the tool shelf with the slide-out shelves. ...

^^ This is excellent advice! :) The reason we don't want you to touch those pots is because those are the tuning pots for the scanner amps. These are set at the factory and normally do not need to be adjusted. Yes, there are a few times where re-tuning the amps might make sense, but the...

1st question: If you disconnect the ILDA cable and run the internal images, do you still have the same X axis issues on all three projectors? 2nd question: Since you are using Beyond, and assuming and FB3 or FB4 DAC, how are you daisy chaining the 3 projectors as there are no ILDA out connectors?...

Hey Steve, Wow! Thanks for the info so far; you are a gentleman and a scholar! PM sent. And after a quick scan of the manual, I'm glad I didn't power it up yet! Thanks for the comprehensive info. Very much appreciated! All the best, Dan

Yes, those external pots (well, the one that exists) is jittery when I turn it, but that affects both the X and Y axis. If I don't touch the beam size pot at all, it's OK. The issue really is with the X axis on all three of them. Very strange. As a side note, do you happen to know what those...