LONGER How To: Protective Lens Replacement for Longer Ray5 10W

Protective Lens Replacement for Longer Ray5 10W

Longer Ray5 10W has a laser module capable of engraving and cutting multiple types of materials. However, depending on the type of work that is carried out, it is possible that a fair amount of smoke is produced, which can inevitably settle on the lens of the laser module and therefore blur it. Once the lens of the laser module is dirty or clouded, the laser beam can no longer pass through it and therefore the emission of the laser module is drastically reduced. As a consequence, more and more power will be needed to engrave the same materials already engraved previously, until it will be practically impossible to engrave any type of material even setting 100% power. This problem occurs most when an air assist system is not used; In fact, an Air Assist system allows you to create air pressure in the vicinity of the lens, thus preventing smoke and dust from settling easily on the lens.

Longer Ray5 10W includes a protective lens that protects the actual lens of the laser module. In this way, all possible dirt deposits and also any possible damage will occur on the protective lens rather than on the laser lens, therefore to restore the full capabilities of the laser module it is sufficient to replace the protective lens. Once the lens has been replaced, the laser beam can pass through it without suffering losses and therefore the materials will be engraved or cut again to perfection.

To proceed with the replacement of the protective lens of the laser module of Longer Ray5 10W it is necessary first to completely disassemble the laser module, as shown in the figure:

At this point, the Longer Ray5 10W protective lens can be unscrewed from the laser module, and then the new one can be installed. Sometimes, if the old protective lens is still good and just dirty, you can proceed to clean the lens with the use of a cotton swab soaked in alcohol, so you can use it in future; in case it’s not transparent anymore after the cleaning, then just dispose it and avoid to use it.

At this point, therefore, you can proceed to reassemble the laser module of Longer Ray5 10W. At the end of the replacement procedure, you can proceed to engrave a sample file contained in the microSD card of Longer Ray5 10W, so you can evaluate the total restoration of the functionality of the laser module.
Replacement protective lenses for Longer Ray5 10W can be purchased on our website at the following link:

https://www.longer3d.com/products/laser-len-for-longer-ray5