Knowledge Base
MIRA Legacy
Guides, videos and manuals for your AEON laser.
Lifting, Turning or Moving Your MIRA
Prepare a MIRA 7 or MIRA 9 for tight spaces, then tip it safely onto its side on a furniture dolly.
Read Guide →Lifting Your MIRA onto a Stand or Workbench
How four people lift a MIRA safely onto its stand or a workbench, then level it.
Read Guide →Unboxing and Setting Up Your MIRA Pro
Uncrate a MIRA Pro, lift it onto its stand, unpack it, fill the chiller, vent the fan and power it on for the first time.
Read Guide →Unboxing and Setting Up Your MIRA
Uncrate a MIRA, lift it onto its stand, unpack it, fill the chiller, vent the fan and power it on for the first time.
Read Guide →LightBurn Bridge Setup: MIRA
Connect a LightBurn Bridge to your MIRA, join it to your Wi-Fi network and add it as a device in LightBurn.
Read Guide →Move the Y-Sensor Bracket
Adjust or replace the Y-Sensor when the gantry hits the back of the laser on homing, or after a camera collision.
Read Guide →Squaring the Laser Head: MIRA
Check a MIRA laser head against a 90 degree square after a crash, and adjust it until it sits square.
Read Guide →Aligning Mirrors on Your MIRA
A four-part video series on mirror alignment for the MIRA: beam logic, then Mirror 1, Mirror 2 and Mirror 3.
Read Guide →Bed Will Not Raise
What to check when the bed of your MIRA only goes down: restart, the sensor light and the auto focus pin.
Read Guide →5 Point Test: MIRA
Pulse into tape at five points on a MIRA bed to check the beam is centered in the nozzle, and adjust Mirror 3 if it is not.
Read Guide →How to Manage an Auto Focus Crash: MIRA
The checks to run, in order, after the laser head crashes into the bed or material during auto focus on a MIRA.
Read Guide →Removing the Internal Chiller: MIRA 7
Remove the internal chiller from a MIRA 7 before turning the machine on its side.
Read Guide →Removing the Internal Chiller: MIRA 9
Remove the internal chiller from a MIRA 9 before turning the machine on its side.
Read Guide →Removing the Fan: MIRA 7
Remove the exhaust fan from a MIRA 7: mounting bolts, hose, capacitor ties, wiring and ground.
Read Guide →Removing the Fan: MIRA 9
Remove the exhaust fan from a MIRA 9: hose, mounting bolts, wiring and ground.
Read Guide →Cleaning the Laser Head and Optics: MIRA
Clean the autofocus sensor, lens, nose cone, mirrors and camera on a MIRA, and replace the lens or Mirror 3 when needed.
Read Guide →Recommended Maintenance: MIRA
The maintenance schedule for a MIRA 5, 7 or 9, with steps for the optics, camera, exhaust, bed and chiller.
Read Guide →Replace a Driver: MIRA
Swap a motor driver in a MIRA 7 or MIRA 9: unplug the terminal blocks, change the driver and plug them back in.
Read Guide →Replace the 24V Power Supply: MIRA
Replace the 24V power supply in a MIRA and set the new unit to 115V before fitting it.
Read Guide →Replace the 40V Power Supply: MIRA
Replace the 40V power supply in a MIRA, which sits behind the 24V supply, and set the new unit to 115V.
Read Guide →Replacing the Auto Focus Pin
Swap a bent or sticking auto focus pin on a MIRA, and check that the sensor light comes on afterwards.
Read Guide →Smart Rotary: MIRA Pro
Set up the Smart Rotary on a MIRA Pro: choose the wheel setup, load the rotary settings, align and focus, run the job and retur...
Read Guide →External Air Compressor
Why an external air compressor helps with cutting, how the smart solenoid switches air sources, and how to set up a California ...
Read Guide →Install a 2.5” Lens: MIRA
Swap the standard 2” lens in a MIRA for a 2.5” lens and focus it manually, for more clearance on tall objects.
Read Guide →Install a 1.5” Lens: MIRA
Swap the standard 2” lens in a MIRA for a 1.5” lens, for finer engraving detail.
Read Guide →Solenoid Retrofit: MIRA 9
Fit the new solenoid valve body to a MIRA 9 and reconnect its three air lines.
Read Guide →Drive Belt Replacement: MIRA and NOVA
Replace the X or Y drive belt on a MIRA or NOVA, check the tension, then tune the scanning offset settings in LightBurn.
Read Guide →4 Inch Lens Kit MIRA
Swap the standard lens on a MIRA for the 4 inch lens kit, then set focus manually with the focus gauge.
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