Stratasys Objet500 - Loading Model and Support Cartridges

Objet500 User Guide 6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet500 3DPrinter
DOC-07027 Rev.E 6-5
Loading Model and Support Cartridges
Objet500printersuseuptosixcartridgesofModelmaterialandtwo
cartridgesofSupportmaterial,eachweighing3.6kilogramswhenfull.
Thematerialcabinetcontainscartridgesofprintingmaterial.Forthis
purpose,anRFIDmoduleisbuiltintothecabinet.Tamperingwiththis
modulewillrendertheprinterinoperableandmayvoidStratasys
warrantiesandservicecontracts.
Important: IfyouneedtoreplacetheModelmaterialcurrentlyinstalledwith
anothertype,see"ChangingthePrintingMaterial"onpage6-12.Otherwise,
makesuretoreplacetheModelcartridgewithonecontainingthesametypeof
material.
ToloadModelandSupportmaterial:
1. Openthedoorofthematerialcabinet.
2. LoadModelandSupportcartridgesintotheirrespectivecompartments.
Youshouldfeelsomeresistance,asaneedlepiercesthecartridge.
3. Checktheprinterinterfacetomakesurethatthenewcartridgeisdetected
andthatitsweightisdisplayed(seeFigure6-3onthepreviouspage).
4. Closethematerialcabinet.
Tipsaboutloadingandreplacingmaterialcartridges:
l Youcanloadpartiallyusedcartridges,providedthattheycontainmorethan
100gramsofmaterial.
l Youcanreplacematerialcartridgeseitherbeforeorduringprinting.
l Ifprintingstopsforanextendedtimebeforeyoureplaceamaterialcartridge,
theprintermaygointoStandbyorIdlemode.Ifthishappens,see"Resuming
ProductionAfterPrintinghasStopped"onpage6-10.
l Youcanreplacepartiallyusedcartridgetoavoidtheneedforreplacingthem
duringprinting.
l Thecartridgetypeisautomaticallydetectedbytheprinter.Ifyoureplacea
cartridgecontainingdifferentModelmaterial,amessageappears
recommendingthatyouruntheMaterialReplacementwizardtoflushoutthe
oldmaterial.