Have to throw my two cents in here. I'm a professional carpenter with a very low tolerance for junk tools such as that level which I deeply regret purchasing. I have the same garbage level that you are using to check that laser with. I would trust the laser long before trusting that level. Out of the 3 bubbles on that level, only 1 is close to accurate (not 100% by any means). Very simple and easy to check the accuracy of a level against itself. Do that first!
@saiahandymanmaitenance936
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video it save me $150 in Australia. Thanks a lot for your video
@centariprime9959
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Great information. The magnet on mine had a thin metallic layer that pealed up and interfered with the level. I use a small screwdriver with a round magnet on it to pick off all the pieces. Works as it should now. Mine is "Assembled in the USA", from 2007.
@KrinklingPlasticBits
2 жыл бұрын
I have the pls5, unfortunately it’s just dots but it’s a 2008 with a made in USA label so I guess I’ll hang onto it!
@justinsoderberg5660
8 ай бұрын
Great video thank you!
@SeaBass336
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this video, very helpful in troubleshooting this device. However my problem is different, the bottom horizontal laser does not come on, only the top vertical laser. Can't find any information online correcting or diagnosing this issue. I have the device apart and all the fine copper wires look intact, I've been using your video for comparison.
@enmiredbythelazy4401
Жыл бұрын
That thing is a work of art compared to my PLS2. There are hair-thin wires soldered from the control board to the pendulum, it has weird magnetic coupling issues that cause it to lock to the back when assembled, I believe due to the steel or stainless steel 1/4-20 mount, requires a shake to break it loose. You can rotate it and the line may or may not settle back to where it belongs...pleh. I think the bearings are sketchy, but it's hard to be sure if it's that or the weird magnetics. The pendulum is not nearly as nice, looks like a casting, and not nearly so robust. This is the American-made version, not pretty. Thought about trying to pull the magnet, it's hot-snotted in place. Oh, and the balance screws appear to be loctited in place, seems like the green stuff, won't budge for love or money.I think it's a wee bit high on the right. Getting another brand tomorrow, this one's going in the "projects I may never get to" bin.
@cowboyV2
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Yeah, replacing this stuff is often more practical than fixing. Impulsively, I want to fix everything! …could probably tap a second of balance screw holes… nvm… lol
@boriskarloff598
2 жыл бұрын
Send it in they have a good warranty program. Mine is a model 3 . Big made in USA sticker on the seam
@cowboyV2
2 жыл бұрын
It's all sorted out now but kindof silly that it uses low volume, high cost American style design, built to low-grade Chinese standards! Slippery slope, cutting cost this way. Hopefully they learned their lesson and stepped up their game. BTW, lots of well made stuff comes from China, still a lot of junk too though.
@boriskarloff598
2 жыл бұрын
@@cowboyV2 Absolutely. It's a crapshoot. I still remember the day my carpenter buddy recommended this and I brought it. No regrets.
@michaelburke5750
2 жыл бұрын
I have the original PLS2 Palm laser. Not much has changed, the copper and magnet are definitely for dampening the movement of the laser. This style of dampening goes back to military compasses and it works very well. How far did you have to back out the screw? It's my opinion that something has been bent with the fall. I would also take a close look with a magnifying glass and see if the epoxy that holds the laser lenses has let go, that can really cause the laser to go out of level. I picked mine up in 1998 and it's still working like a champ. I did have problems with the out of level shutdown not working but it was easily fixed with a pin file to get rid of the tarnish around the brass plate with the electrode passing through. Good luck with your laser, I hope it lasts as long as mine does.
@danponlaser7279
2 жыл бұрын
great
@DopieDitus
Жыл бұрын
My guess is the level isn’t level. Get yourself a ten foot length of transparent, flexible 1/2” tubing filled with colored water, don’t cap the ends. Attach the tubing ends to a wall, with the ends about six feet apart. The water level at the ends of the tubing are dead level. Check your laser and spirit level against that.
@cowboyV2
Жыл бұрын
You can tell if a level is true by flipping it around end-for-end. If you get the same measurement, it’s level.
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