# Are your prints failing because your laser focus is degraded?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/are-your-prints-failing-because-your-laser-focus-is-degraded/1120>\
**Category:** Support & Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [May 19, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/are-your-prints-failing-because-your-laser-focus-is-degraded/1120 "2014-05-19T03:26:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeffperrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@Jeffperrin](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Jeffperrin)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/are-your-prints-failing-because-your-laser-focus-is-degraded/1120/65 "2014-06-11T15:30:51Z")

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After using a better camera and testing on a piece of plastic and paper, I am still seeing this same issue. Do other people have this cross pattern during their test? Keep in mind this is a replacement printer, new laser (from new + model) and only 3 prints in.

![](https://support.formlabs.com/attachments/token/Zg15sWmV1wHKiPeaVs4I19qA0/?name=lasertest1.jpg)

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