Gerber Solara ion - 40 Hour Maintenance; Periodic Maintenance Process to Correct Angled Nozzles on the Gerber Solara Ion; Materials Needed; Process Overview

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Routine Printer Maintenance
4/29/10 Rev G
40 Hour Maintenance
This section describes the recommended 40 hour maintenance.
Periodic Maintenance Process to correct angled nozzles
on the Gerber Solara ion
This purpose of this process is to improve poor print quality by reducing angled nozzles. This
process should only be performed as needed on print heads that exhibit angled nozzles. It is
NOT intended to recover missing nozzles.
Note: The Angled Nozzle Job should be printed and observed to determine if angled nozzles
exist every 40 print hours. If angled nozzles are observed in M, C, or K colors, this process can
be used to clean and help straighten these nozzles.
CAUTION: Use impervious gloves to protect your hands. Nitrile gloves of no less
than 8 mils have proven impervious for one hour of exposure. Gloves should be
disposed of after one hour of exposure time. Wear goggles to protect you eyes.
Dispose of used swabs, wipes, and gloves according to local laws and regulations.
Materials needed
 Gerber Daily Maintenance Solution (DMS)
 Gerber Clean Solution (GCS)
 Gerber Foam-tip swab
 Gerber Anticon wipes
 99% Isopropyl alcohol
 Protective gloves
 Safety glasses
CAUTION: Cleanliness of the foam tip swab surface is very important. Avoid
pressing solid contaminates or cured ink that may be present around the nozzle
plate into the nozzle holes.
Process overview
 Print Angled Nozzle job
 Identify print head(s) with Angled Nozzle
 Apply Gerber Daily Maintenance Solution (DMS) – 3 cycles
 Apply Gerber Clean Solution (GCS) – 5 cycles
 Perform routine Clean Heads Procedure
 Print Angled Nozzle Job and evaluate results