Objet Eden500V - Maintaining Eden 3-D Printers; Cleaning the Print Heads

Operating & Maintaining the Eden 3-D Printer
7–16 DOC-00500 Rev. F
Maintaining Eden 3-D Printers
Theperformanceofroutinemaintenancetasksisessentialtogetting
satisfactoryresultsfromEden3‐Dprinters.Performthetasksatspecified
intervalsforoptimumperformance.
Routine
Maintenance
Schedule

Cleaning the
Print Heads
Periodicinspectionandcleaningoftheorificeplatesonthebottomofthe
printblockensuresthattheprintnozzlesarenotblocked.Awizardguides
youthroughtheprocedure,andadjustscomponentsoftheEdenprinterto
enableyoutoperformit. Thisproceduretakesabout20minutes,and
should
bedoneatthebeginningoftheworkdayorbeforeabigprinting
job.
To clean the print heads:
1. Prepare—
• isopropanol(IPA—isopropylalcohol)orethanol(ethylalcohol)
• disposablecleaninggloves
• anObjet‐suppliedcleaningclothorequivalent
• amirror
2. StarttheHeadsCleaningwizard,eitherfromtheWizardstab(onthe
rightsideoftheprinterinterface)orfromtheOptionsmenu(see
figure 7‐25onpage 21).
Frequency Task For More Information
Daily,beforeprinting Cleantheprintheads. See“CleaningthePrint
Heads,”below.
Weekly PerformthePatterntest. See“PatternTest”on
page 19.
Weekly Cleanandinspectthe
wiper.
See“Cleaningand
ReplacingtheWiper”
onpage 20.
Weekly Cleanthebuildtrayand
thesurroundingarea.
Weekly RestarttheEdenprinter
computerandtheserver
computer.
Monthly,andafter
replacingprint
heads
Checkthealignmentof
theprintheads.
See“AligningthePrint
Heads”onpage 23.
Monthly Cleantherollerwaste
collector.
Monthly Inspecttheexhaust
system(duct,fan,
connections).
Every2000hoursof
printingoronceayear
Preventivemaintenance
byauthorizedservice
engineer.
ContactyourObjet
supportcenter.
Atleastonceayear Replacetheactivat e d
carbonodorfilter.
ContactyourObjet
supportcenter.