diff --git a/perl/Brm/Lasic/PBM.pm b/perl/Brm/Lasic/PBM.pm
index 00a04cc..ca673da 100644
--- a/perl/Brm/Lasic/PBM.pm
+++ b/perl/Brm/Lasic/PBM.pm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ has 'file' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => 1);
 Length of etching per pixel in milliseconds;
 a reasonable default is provided but this depends on the material.
 =cut
-has 'pixeltime' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Num', default => 200, required => 1);
+has 'pixeltime' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Num', default => 150, required => 1);
 
 =back