NOVA Main Breaker Tripped Troubleshooting Steps
Step-by-step guide to diagnose why the main breaker tripped on a Nova laser, covering pre-checks and sequential peripheral testing.
Warning: If this is a brand new machine that you had an electrician install a new 20amp outlet and you are now having power issues, please verify with your electrician that they did not install a 220v feeder to the receptacle. Thunder Laser Main Power Requirements. The 220v will blow the 36V Power supply, the main contactor and the LPSU. A power surge will blow the 24V Power supply as well.
If the main breaker has tripped in the laser then the reason will need to be determined. The steps listed in this guide should be done in order as the progress through them relies on the end state of the previous step.
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