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OMTech 60 W Laser Power Supplies

A LightBurn forum discussion about laser power supplies prompted me to finally organize my pictures.

Without looking at the captions, match each of the following pictures with its description:

  • a failed ZYE MYJG60W-Y-1 (came with OMTech laser)
  • an unbranded MYJG60W replacement from OMTech
  • a Cloudray M60 (bought as a backup)
HV Power Supply - ZYE MYJG60W-Y-1 - failed
HV Power Supply – ZYE MYJG60W-Y-1 – failed
HV Power Supply - unbranded MYJG60W
HV Power Supply – unbranded MYJG60W
HV Power Supply - Cloudray M60
HV Power Supply – Cloudray M60

That was easy, wasn’t it?

As I said in the forum:

My guess is there’s only one ZYE factory (or a dozen clones) producing all the power supplies, then applying whatever sticker the order calls for on the case before dropping it in the carton.

Perhaps Cloudray buys more quality control than the anonymous “brands”, but I wouldn’t lay much money on finding more than two QC bins at the end of the assembly line: either it runs or it doesn’t.

Comments

One response to “OMTech 60 W Laser Power Supplies”

  1. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    “My guess is there’s only one ZYE factory”

    I.e. an electronics contract manufacturer. Who remembers Nokia phones – Nowadays HMD Global Oy?

    “The HMD brand is only used for corporate purposes and does not appear in advertising, whereas the name “Nokia Mobile” is used on social media”
    — Wikipedia (HMD Global)