Epilog 36EXT 45w *Fire damaged*

[Mike Browning]

Spoke to Epilog and have dismantled top quarter, now to start cleaning up an see what's salvageable, debating if. I sent the lid for powder coat or just leave as is!
must say Epilog was extremely helpfully and sympathetic.
anyway must keep going...........

[Larry Bratton]

Spoke to Epilog and have dismantled top quarter, now to start cleaning up an see what's salvageable, debating if. I sent the lid for powder coat or just leave as is!
must say Epilog was extremely helpfully and sympathetic.
anyway must keep going...........

Epilog Tech Support Rocks!

[andrew zen]

I fixed a laser worse than this.
Everything rubber or plastic you have to assume is melted.

You will need new keypad, acrylic glass on top and probably belts, hoses, air assist shocks for the cover, Probably need new IKO bearing or two for the gantr OF course my experience is with a Legend 24EX.

You will know more about the laser than you wanted to know. Some of the electrical harnesses will be shorted, especially to the display assembly.
You can tone out the connections looking for shorts or just replace the harnesses. Some of them you can rebuild yourself with ribbon cable.

The keyboard/display will be expensive.

This laser is worth keeping.

Keep the cover charred to remind you to watch the laser as it runs in the future.

Have a CO2 fire extinguisher handy.

Epilog support was the best for me. They will make a lot of money off of you for parts but you get some of the money back in advice and correct part numbers.

good luck

[Gary Hair]

Have a CO2 fire extinguisher handy

You would be better off with a Halon (or the new substitute for Halon).

I'm surprised that the manufacturers haven't come up with a Halon/new halon "fire suppression system" that you could deploy by hitting a button of some sort. It would be nothing to add piping and a trigger and the money saved would be pretty significant! But then again, if the mfg made it easy to save a machine then they would lose an opportunity to sell you a new one...

Gary

[Craig Matheny]

You would be better off with a Halon (or the new substitute for Halon).

I'm surprised that the manufacturers haven't come up with a Halon/new halon "fire suppression system" that you could deploy by hitting a button of some sort. It would be nothing to add piping and a trigger and the money saved would be pretty significant! But then again, if the mfg made it easy to save a machine then they would lose an opportunity to sell you a new one...

Gary

Haltron is one of the new replacements for Halon it is not cheap but great insurance and no clean up or corrosion. Look on Ebay I paid 116.00 for a new Kiddie one 2.5 lbs mounts next to the unit good for 5 years with out inspection 12 before a test is needed. From what I have been told it is cheaper to toss the unit out then charge it.

[Rich Harman]

What is better about Halon types than CO₂ extinguishers?

[Craig Matheny]

What is better about Halon types than CO₂ extinguishers?

Haltron is designed for electrical / computer environments it is a gas that basically removes oxygen, there is no clean up. C02 will be too cold and can crack and damage things that are hot like your laser tube..

[Mike Browning]

stared ordering parts, $1200 and counting......