Stratasys Objet24 - Testing and Calibrating the UV Lamp

DOC-34014 Rev. C 6–51
Objet24 User Guide
Testing and
Calibrating the
UV Lamp
TheeffectiveUVradiationfromthelampusedforcuringmodelscan
changeovertime.ToolittleUVcuringcancausesomeoftheprinting
materialtoremaininaliquidstate,onmodels,whenprintinghasfinished.
TestthelampandcalibrateitseffectiveUVradiationafterevery300hours

ofprinting,orwhenyoususpectthatthisisnecessary,byrunningtheUV
CalibrationWizard.
Thewizardcomparesthemeasuredradiationtotherecommended
radiationlevel.Whencalibratingthelamp,thewizardattemptstoadjust
theradiationlevel,ifnecessary.
• Ifthereadingiswithintheacceptablerange,thewizardcontinues.
• Iffurtheradjustmentisnecessary,thetestisrepeated.
• IftheUVradiationistoolowtobeproperlyadjusted,thewizard
indicatesthatthelamp’sradiationfortheprintingmodeis
unacceptable.
To test and calibrate UV lamp radiation:
1. StarttheUVCalibrationWizardfromtheOptionsmenu(seefigure 6‐28
onpage 6‐23).
2. Inthefollowingscreen,select
UV Intensity Calibrationtoadjustthe
lamp’sradiationleveltotheacceptablerange.
Figure 6-71: UV Test/Calibration selection
Before testing and calibrating the UV lamp, make sure the glass lens is
clean. For easy access, run the Head Cleaning Wizard, and use the special
cleaning pad supplied.