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I currently have an 80 watt tube in my 600x900 laser cutter. I just swapped in my spare 80 watt and now in a position to purchase a new one. Can I ...should I...upgrade to a 100 w tube?

75% of my work is on twill material and 80 watt is more than sufficient, however I have been doing some 5mm ply wood projects which the 80w seems to struggle with, always has since new. In order to get a good cut, my power settings need to be in the 95% range to cut through, reducing the life of my tube.

Suggestions?

What speed did you use?
To me a 80W is plenty of power to cut 5mm plywood
I could get up to almost 18mm if I am not forgotten with 95% power, in one pass. At least you can do it with 15mm/s

Marco

Hello,
I have a RECI Z2 80W and I cut a lot of plywood.
I can cut 5mm Okoume plywood with 3 sheets (the most used) at 900mm/min (15mm/s) with a 68,5mm lens, one pass at only 20,5mA.
But I also have 5mm birch plywood with 10 sheets, and this one need 3 passes with the same power and speed to cut though!
The cutting settings are highly dependant on the plywood you have to cut, not only the thickness.
Regards.
Daniel

Looks like I will stay with the 80 watt. Perhaps it is just the tubes that came with the machine.

What 80w tube do you recommend and I wanted to get a focus lens and two mirrors - again what would you recommend?