Retrofitting Dual Air Assist

Retrofitting Dual Air Assist

for Thunder Laser Nova series machines with single air-assist. This is an advanced level installation. Here are all of the resources we have on this:


Please see attachment


Additional resources:

Dual Air Assist Theory of Operation and Schematics

How To Adjust The Dual Stage Air Assist

Selecting Between Low and High Dual Air Assist Stages In LightBurn

Thunder Laser Dual-Stage Air Assist Sequencing Issues

Testing Peripheral Systems using The TL Timer

Nova Series v8 AC Power Overview and Diagnostics


The maximum recommended operating system pressure,  is now 55 psi to help prevent premature air solenoid failures.


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