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Maintenance - Periodic Maintenance 53
4. Periodic Maintenance.
4.1 Daily Maintenance.
General cleaning of the printing area (Safety).
Dusting the Anapurna, making sure its clean (general cleaning).
Clean the Capping Station.
Clean the Home Side (using Carriage Release function).
Ink Purge (quick) and cleaning the print heads with lint free cloth (no wiping,
just tap on the print head is enough) [p.41]
Check print heads by doing a Prime Test (F1 from Control Panel) [p.29].
Clean print heads with Cleaning Solution if Prime test is not good.
Its good to do a Prime Test at the end of the day to check Print heads.
4.2 Weekly Maintenance.
Perform Daily maintenance checks.
Drain the compressor (make sure there is no water in the tank).
Drain the Air Filter for any moisture (on the Anapurna Engine) [p.47].
Check and empty the Waste Tank (Anapurna Engine) [p.46].
Clean the Carriage Rails using a cloth with some lubrication oil [p.48].
Make sure the oil does not drip down on the belt.
Youcanuse‘3in1’lubricationoilor‘sewingmachine’oil.
Use‘CarriageRelease’functiontocleantherailsontheHomeSide[p.23].
Clean the Encoder Strip with a clean lint free cloth [p.47].
You can use isopropyl alcohol.
Do not use Cleaning Solution or Solvents.
Use‘CarriageRelease’functiontocleantheEncoderStripontheHomeSide
[p.23].
Checkthesubairtank(overowtank)foranyink[p.46].
TurnalltheInkValvesto‘S’position.
KeeptheCleaningValveto‘I’position.
Turn the Negative Vacuum down to zero.
Check Conveyor Belt for alignment (running a Belt Test) & adjust if required
[p.39].
Check for Conveyor Belt surface (prints on the surface resulting in poor vacuum
and ink build up on the belt surface).
4.3 Monthly Maintenance.
Perform Daily & Weekly maintenance checks.
Grease the Carriage Bearings [p.48].
Type of Grease: Lithium Based (JIS No.2) or Urea Based (JIS No. 2).
Quantity : 1.5 – 2.0 gms for each Bearing block.
4.4 Six Monthly Maintenance.
Perform Daily, Weekly & Monthly maintenance checks.
Check the conditions of UV Lamps & replace if necessary.
Performed by operator.
Part # for UV lamps : E26XH (Qty : 02).
Replace the Air Filters [Ref: ].
On top of the Main Ink Tanks.
On top of the Over Flow Tank (Air Tank).
Check the condition of Conveyor Belt.
Conveyor Belt should move straight.
Not covered with prints.
Good Vacuum through the belt.