Epilog Laser

The Hackspace Visual Arts
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I contacted the local distributor for Epilog Laser cutters, CSI Manufacturing (https://www.csionline.co.uk/) yesterday (06/10/20) to see if they could help us get our Laser cutter running again and what it would cost

The issue with ours is the RF circuit board has a couple components that burnt out. We think they were capacitors, though I am not aware if anybody knows for sure. What we do know is they got hot enough to de-solder themselves.

After speaking to CSI they gave me a quote for replacing the board at a cost of £922.25. I’m awaiting the quote to be emailed to me so I can share it with members & the board. In addition to this they also offer technicians to come help fit the replacement/test the machine if required. If we decide not to fix it they all offer removal/recycling options but I don’t know the cost of this at the moment.

Obviously this is something for the membership to discuss and decide how to proceed.

Mark

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Mark, thanks for doing the research on this and getting the quote.

I know the Epilog is a higher quality machine than our current orange laser cutter, but what benefits would it give to our members if we did get it running?

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I’ll be honest I don’t know much about it. Hoping others could chip in and add to the discussion about its pros & cons. My understanding is it’s got a bigger work space and is higher powered (I think 75 watts?).

The machine is a Epilog Legend 32
Model: 6000/75 Laser Engraver
Serial: 6075-02106632

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The risk tho is if we spend the £922 and we find out it dont work because of some other proprietary component. It would be better to either replace electronics or scrap it.