I am going to try to make videos of all the equipment and the setup once I get it in a permanent position. Right now it’s sitting in the middle of the garage which isn’t the ideal space.
I will try to shoot a video of the other equipment tomorrow just for you. [quote=“pomwah, post:39, topic:2539, full:true”]
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Interested to see the ancillary equipment, water pump, exhaust fan etc.
It certainly is a beast.
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The other GF as in girlfriend is wanting to make wedding invitations with this one, but I want her to hold out for the GF in December.
Using that beast? Either she is planning on inviting thousands of people, has 5 minutes to make a few hundred invites, or wants to make invitations out of 1" thick acrylic panels! (I’m hoping for a video of the last one personally) 
Lol. The water cooler/pump and extractor fan look like “heavy-duty” items, I wonder what the power draw will be when you have the LASER at 70/80% and everything else running?
I will measure the current Saturday when I get a chance.
I made a video of the power requirements for the system. It uses a lot of power. With the laser idle is uses 910 watts and with the laser working it is about 1100 watts. I made of video of me measuring the current.
I found out that I screwed up. I was using the laser and I thought the mirrors were aligned correctly. Well, they weren’t. I was anxious to use it after waiting over a month. I learned my lesson, but the manufacturer is sending me a new lens for free via DHL. I screwed up, but they are fixing it for free.
Anyway, here is a link to my YouTube channel. I’m going to try to make a lot of videos once I learn more. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGElwMcUgS6dSS1Uhfq4CUg
Shouldn’t the lid be down for the laser to pulse? Is there no safety interlock on your machine? The K40s don’t have one but the bigger boys usually do.
I asked them to not put one on. I notice almost everyone disasbles theirs. I close the lid when cutting material so the fan pulls out the smoke. I only have it open for filming, but I wear eye protection no matter what. I am going to make a mount for the GoPro soon so I can close the lid and make bigger cuts.
thank you for this as I had questions about the gf realistic usage vs the 600-800 for the laser that are on the faq seems crazy to me so this shows that the actual laser is more like 2:1 with tube rating not 20:1. Would be nice if you could also isolate components like fan and chiller seperate
Sure I will check it out for you when I get a chance.
I’m going to have to work out a way to measure the other devices separately. They run on 240v. The measurements may still have the laser in the equation, but i will turn off everything I can to try to get an accurate reading.
Brian
One thing about this system that I didn’t notice is that this system at rest uses more power than my entire hours. I’ve got to find some alternatives to bring down the power consumption.
If anyone is thinking of buying of these laser from China. Please contact me first. There are some things you need to to do protect yourself.
beastly…
ya that chiller and fan may draw allot. And for 220v I don’t know if there is a watts up but you can always try a clamp meter.
One thing I have wondered is if people have tried a good radiator setup with lasers. O know a chiller will get water cold but with the high air flow from exhaust that isn’t really hot why not put a radiator In line with that. Could save on complexity as well as electricity
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I think I have one at work I will try to find and bring home.
I haven’t seen a radiator setup before. I think the big user of power is the exhaust fan. I will try to do some measurements this week when I get a chance.
Amazon sells 220 volt power meters:
https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Meter-100A-Volt-3-Wire/dp/B00GMZRXE8
100 amps should be enough for you, unless you are really into modding.
I will be happy to give you my shipping address so you can buy me one. 
I have one of those meters. I’m not sure if it’s the exact same model, but close. It hooks up to a computer and you can watch the power metrics change in real time.
Besides the general lax attitude towards ground wires, any words of wisdom? I ordered a few led floodlights a while back…they had a groundwire…inside the metal case it was just flush cut and not connected to anything. A laser cutter, especially with this kind of power is a whole other beast of safety concerns though.
The importing procedures are probably the biggest issue. There is a $5,000 fine is the paperwork isn’t filed in a timely manner.