CO2 DiagnosticsΒΆ

This section describes some questions to ask when debugging the Fusions CO2 Laser System

Start with a clear definition of the Problem

  1. Is Pychron running? Is the CO2 plugin enabled?
  2. Are there any warnings on startup?
  3. When starting does the laser home its beam motor? If so, the progress window will display Homing Beam for a few seconds
  4. Open the laser manager. Is there a view of the sample chamber? Is the use_video preference enabled?
  5. Can you enable the laser? Red lights turn on Fusion control boxes are illuminated.
  6. Do the red lights stay on for only 7 seconds?
  7. Are the emergency STOP buttons depressed?
  8. Is the manual beam blocked in place? Check the knob on the back of the CO2 laser.