9
Troubleshooting and maintenance
9.2
Training manual • Basic training • Status 03.14
EOS P 396
Scoring in the surface of the powder
The recoater scores the bed of plastic powder.
Scoring in the bed of plastic powder
Possible causes for this problem can be:
➢ Electrostatic charging of the powder
☞ section 4, Electrostatic charging of the powder.
➢ Baked on powder on the recoater blades
➢ Soiled plastic powder
Clean the recoater and the recoater blades:
1. Cancel building process.
See Operation EOS P 396 manual, section 6, Cancelling building process.
2. Move building platform 50 mm below the building plane:
In the Building platform / Step movement group box, enter -50 in the field and
click the Step movement up / down button.
Depending on the severity of the error, you can terminate the building process or
continue the job after an adjustment.
However, after the adjustment of the job, in some circumstances the full
building height may no longer be available.
Check for the necessary building height prior to starting the job again.
The following procedure describes the adjustment of the job without removal of
the exchangeable frame.