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Stratasys F170 Operation And Maintenance Manual

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F123 Series
Shared Office 3D Printers
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Part No. DOC-10001_REV_A

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  • Page 1 F123 Series Shared Office 3D Printers OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Part No. DOC-10001_REV_A...

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    COPYRIGHT STATEMENT © Copyright 2017 Stratasys Inc. All rights reserved.This document is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Stratasys, Inc.
  • Page 3 DISPOSAL OF WASTE EQUIPMENT BY USERS IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................1 F123 SERIES PRINTER ................1 PRINTER COMPONENTS......................2 Access Doors and Panels..........................2 Interface Panel..............................4 Oven Components............................. 5 Material Bay Drawer Components........................11 Gantry Components............................15 MODEL TAGS.......................... 17 REAR CONNECTIONS......................18 AVAILABLE MATERIALS......................
  • Page 5 BASIC USER OPERATIONS ..............29 POWERING ON THE PRINTER ....................29 POWERING OFF THE PRINTER .................... 30 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK .................... 31 USER INTERFACE ........................36 Navigation Menu.............................. 37 Display Area ..............................38 Build Page ............................... 38 Queue Page ..............................46 Materials Page..............................
  • Page 6 USER MAINTENANCE ................80 WEEKLY MAINTENANCE ....................... 81 Cleaning the Oven Chamber ........................... 81 Cleaning the Platen ............................81 MONTHLY MAINTENANCE..................... 82 Clean/Inspect Tip Wipe Assemblies ........................ 82 AS NEEDED MAINTENANCE ....................84 Cleaning the Exterior Surface of the Printer ....................84 Cleaning the Touchscreen Display ........................

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide provides basic instructions for the F123 Series printer. Instructions and specifications pertain to the F170, F270 or F370 models, unless otherwise stated. For additional information, contact your Stratasys representative. F123 SERIES PRINTER The Stratasys F123 Series 3D printers incorporate the latest in innovative technology to provide you with precise prototypes from a CAD design.

  • Page 8: Printer Components

    • maintaining the printer) • GrabCAD Print Software Package A Computer Workstation (not sold by Stratasys) • ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS Warning: Do not energize when the rear panel is not secured in place. This printer has been designed to allow easy access to the most frequently accessed areas on the system.
  • Page 9 Rear Panel TOP COVER Allows access to the gantry and head assemblies. OVEN DOOR Allows access to the platen, tip wipe assemblies, purge area, and completed parts for removal. The printer’s camera is also housed within the oven door. MATERIAL BAY DRAWER Allows access to the material bay components (material bays, material spools, and the material drive controllers).

  • Page 10: Interface Panel

    INTERFACE PANEL The interface panel houses the printer’s touchscreen user interface, power button, and USB ports. Touchscreen User Interface Power Button Front USB Ports, 1 Additional in Rear TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE Allows for user control of the printer. From the User Interface you can access various screens to select jobs for building, control jobs in the process of being built, change materials, perform calibrations, and configure your printer’s settings and maintenance options.

  • Page 11: Oven Components

    OVEN COMPONENTS The oven consists of the oven door and everything that you see through the oven door window, including the platen, tip wipe assemblies, purge chute, and oven heaters. The printer’s camera is housed within the frame of the oven door. Oven Light Camera...
  • Page 12 CAMERA The printer’s camera is housed within the frame of the oven door and provides remote monitoring capabilities while a part is building. Using the GrabCAD Print application installed on your workstation PC, you can view the part as it is building allowing you to remotely monitor part build quality. Pictures are automatically taken at a set interval via GrabCAD Print.
  • Page 13 OVEN LIGHT A single light pipe is mounted on the front upper edge of the oven and is used to illuminate the oven chamber. The light pipe consists of nine high-temperature LEDs; each LED is rated at 1-watt. The oven light is powered by 12 VDC.
  • Page 14 PLATEN The steel platen provides the level surface on which parts are built. A substrate is securely affixed to the platen using the substrate ejection handle. After placing a substrate on the platen lifting up on the handle will lock the substrate into its build position;...
  • Page 15 TIP WIPE ASSEMBLIES Two tip wipe assemblies are located in the rear of the oven, one for model and one for support. Each assembly consists of a flicker and a brush. The tip wipe assemblies keep the printer’s tips and tip shields free of purged material debris and material buildup.The tip wipe assemblies are mounted behind the purge chute and extend through the purge chute via two slots cut into the chute’s exterior.
  • Page 16 PURGE CHUTE The purge chute is located in the back of the oven. Purged material debris is guided down from the tip wipe assemblies to the bottom of the oven chamber via the purge chute. Material debris exits the purge chute via an opening at the bottom of the chute and then accumulates in the bottom of the oven chamber.

  • Page 17: Material Bay Drawer Components

    The F270 and F370 printers have four operating material bays - two model and two support. The two left-most bays hold model material while the two right-most bays hold support material. The F170 printer has two operating material bays - one model and one support. The left bay holds model material while the right bay holds support material.
  • Page 18 MATERIAL DRIVE CONTROLLER Each individual material bay has a material drive controller. The material drive controller feeds filament from a material bay to the head. The material drive controller is located on the back side of the material bay and contains a small 12 VDC motor which drives filament up to the head.
  • Page 19 Each material spool has an axle with a memory chip; this memory chip recognizes the spool’s material type and tracks the spool’s volume. The F123 Series utilizes a different memory chip than other Stratasys materials and as a result, only F123 Series compatible spools can be used to build parts on the printer.
  • Page 20 STORAGE DRAWER Directly below the material bay drawer is a storage drawer which can be used to store spare parts or tools, as needed. Storage Drawer...

  • Page 21: Gantry Components

    GANTRY COMPONENTS To access the gantry or the heads, you must first open the top cover. The top cover utilizes a mechanical locking mechanism. The top cover remains locked while the printer is building and automatically unlocks when the oven door is opened.
  • Page 22 PRINT HEADS The F123 printer utilizes two print head assemblies, one for model and one for support. Once a head has been used for model or support, it can only be used for that designated material (model or support) thereafter. The heads are designed for use with a range of modeling materials.

  • Page 23: Model Tags

    This tag also lists all patent numbers associated with the printer, some FCC compliance information, voltage warnings, and the Stratasys web address. Both tags are located on the back side of the printer near the bottom, and are typically placed near the printer’s power connection.

  • Page 24: Rear Connections

    REAR CONNECTIONS Processed job files can be transferred from GrabCAD Print to the F123 Series printer through your facility’s Ethernet network. An RJ45 network connector is located on the right, rear corner of the printer (as viewed from the rear). Note: A 15 foot (4.6m) network patch cable is supplied with the printer and located in the welcome kit.

  • Page 25: Available Materials

    The F123 Series can use a variety of model materials, in a range of colors. QSR Soluble Release support material is used in conjunction with all model materials, except for PLA. When building with PLA material, PLA is used for both model and support materials. Printer Model Available Materials F170 ABS, ASA, PLA F270 ABS, ASA, PLA F370...

  • Page 26: Tools/Welcome Kit Contents

    TOOLS/WELCOME KIT CONTENTS The printer’s Welcome Kit contains the Welcome Insert document and common tools you will need to maintain the printer. Use the following figures and tables to identify the contents of the Welcome Kit. Figure 1: Welcome Kit Contents - Document and Cables US Cable Key for Figure 1 Welcome Insert...
  • Page 27 Occasionally, you may need to use pliers to aid in the clearing of debris which have accumulated on the head Nose Pliers and/or tips. Please note, this item is not included for F170 printers. 5” Cutters These are used to cut a material spool’s filament when unloading and removing materials from the printer.
  • Page 28 Figure 3: Welcome Kit Contents - Cleaning Supplies and Storage Materials Key for Figure 3 Touchscreen From repeated use, the touchscreen may become dirty and occasionally need to be cleaned. Only Cleaning Kit use suitable LCD cleaning agents when cleaning the touchscreen. Microfiber Cloth Various components of the printer may become dirty and occasionally need to be cleaned.
  • Page 29 Figure 4: Additional Components - Startup Materials The following items are not located within the Welcome Kit. Instead, they can be found within the oven chamber and the storage drawer. The items found within the oven chamber must be removed before powering the printer Key for Figure 4 Substrate (x16) A substrate is the surface upon which a part is built.

  • Page 30: Safety Information

    Stratasys makes every effort to ensure that our printers are safe and reliable at all times. However, there will be times when you must access areas of the printer where potentially high voltages, hot temperatures, and/or moving mechanical components could cause severe injury.

  • Page 31: Oven Safety Label Locations

    Gloves: The gloves sign indicates that if you enter the area specified by the symbol you must wear safety gloves (provided in the Welcome Kit) which have been approved for high temperatures. Crushed Hand: The crushed hand sign indicates that a hazard exists where you could get your hand crushed between two objects.

  • Page 32: Rear Safety Label Locations

    REAR SAFETY LABEL LOCATIONS ELECTRICAL PANEL SAFETY LABEL LOCATIONS...

  • Page 33: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The following components and areas of the printer are potential safety hazards. Take adequate precautions when using and maintaining the printer. OVEN Warning: Always wear safety gloves and long sleeves when working inside the oven. Components are hot. Note: Opening the oven door shuts the oven heaters off.

  • Page 34: Stability Pads

    STABILITY PADS Caution: The stability pads are used to stabilize the printer after it has been moved to its desired operating location. The stability pads must be set prior to printer operation. To stabilize the printer: Roll the printer to its desired operating location and verify that minimum space requirements have been met.

  • Page 35: Basic User Operations

    BASIC USER OPERATIONS POWERING ON THE PRINTER To power the printer ON: Connect the male end of the supplied power cord directly into a grounded electrical outlet. Connect the female end of the power cord directly into the socket located on the back of the printer.

  • Page 36: Powering Off The Printer

    After the initialization and start up process is complete, the touchscreen will refresh to display the Build page and the printer will automatically perform an XY Gantry Calibration. POWERING OFF THE PRINTER To power the printer OFF: Ensure that the printer is stopped (idle) and is not building. Press the Power button located on the front of the printer.

  • Page 37: Configuring The Network

    CONFIGURING THE NETWORK This section is provided in case you need to change your network settings. Within the Network page you can set your printer’s address type to Static, Dynamic (DHCP), or Wi-Fi; Dynamic is selected by default. • Static address - you must enter an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the printer (provided by the system administrator).
  • Page 38 • Touch anywhere on the screen outside of the keypad to exit and close the keypad. • Scroll to the bottom of the page and press the Apply button when finished to save the network configuration. • Press the Back button in the upper-left corner of the page to return to the Network page.
  • Page 39 • If the Dynamic option is enabled, no additional configuration is necessary as a network server or PC will automatically generate an IP address for the printer. A different IP address may be generated from time to time by the server or PC; the generated IP address will be displayed within the IP Address field of the Network page, and corresponding Subnet Mask and Gateway Address information will also be displayed.
  • Page 40 A list of available networks will be displayed; select the wireless network you’d like to connect to by pressing anywhere within the row. A page will be displayed containing the details of the selected Wi-Fi network. Within this page use the keyboard to enter the password and/or username required to connect to the network.
  • Page 41 Press the Back button to exit the page and return to the Network page. The name of the selected wireless network will be displayed within the Available Networks row. Press the Back button to exit the page and return to the Tools page. The Network button will refresh and a blue indicator will be displayed indicating that the printer is configured for a Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 42: User Interface

    USER INTERFACE The User Interface is composed of a touchscreen located on the front right face of the printer. Each page of the UI is composed of two main areas of functionality; these items are highlighted in the following figure. Navigation Menu Display...

  • Page 43: Navigation Menu

    NAVIGATION MENU The Navigation Menu provides one-touch access to the Build, Queue, Materials, and Tools functions of the printer. The User Interface is broken up into several pages of related functionality. Selecting a button from the Navigation Menu will open the button's corresponding page, allowing you to perform tasks within that page. If a page contains sub-pages, additional buttons corresponding to these items will be displayed within the page’s Display Area.

  • Page 44: Display Area

    DISPLAY AREA The Display Area contains the body portion of each page of the User Interface; this is where you can select from available functions and view current status. After selecting a button from the Navigation Menu, the Display Area will refresh and the main page corresponding to the selected button will be displayed.
  • Page 45 Notification Details LOADING A FILE Note: A job file must be loaded onto the printer and selected for building before the job’s details will be displayed within the Build page. The Print Job Information Panel is empty upon initial startup and the Build Status Display reflects its idle state. When there are no job files are available within the Job Queue, the Load File button will be displayed within the Build page.
  • Page 46 • If you do not send files to the printer using GrabCAD Print and instead plug a USB flash drive into one of the printer’s USB ports, the Load File button will be visible within the Build page. You can use this button to select a single job file you’d like to build directly from the flash drive.
  • Page 47 Within the Job Details page press the Add to Queue button; this will load the job into the Job Queue. After pressing the Add to Queue button you will be returned to the Build page. The Load File button will no longer be visible. Instead, the details of the selected job file will be displayed within the Print Job Information Panel.
  • Page 48 BUILD STATUS DISPLAY The Build Status Display section of the Build page is composed of a two-part graphic. The center portion provides information on a selected and/or building job while the outer progress ring corresponds with the build information displayed; the information displayed will vary depending on the state of the printer. Build Progress Ring...
  • Page 49 After pressing the Print button to start a build, "PREPARING" is briefly displayed within the Build Status Display, and the outer progress ring will fill, in gray, in a clockwise direction. This indicates the amount of time the printer requires to prepare for the start of the build, including the amount of time required for a Z Zero Calibration to occur.
  • Page 50 PRINT JOB CONTROLS A button is displayed within the Build page, just beneath the Build Status Display. This button is used to start, pause, or abort a build, depending on the status of the printer. The Print button option will become selectable after you’ve performed the steps necessary to load a file and the printer is in a state where it is ready to build a part.
  • Page 51 PAUSE BUTTON The Pause button allows you to pause an active build. The Pause button can appear in the following states: Button State Description Printer is actively building. Selecting the Pause button in this state will pause the build. " "...

  • Page 52: Queue Page

    QUEUE PAGE The Queue page contains the list of files (jobs) which have been downloaded to the printer and are queued for building; this list is referred to as the Job Queue. By default, jobs are added to the Job Queue in the order they were sent to the printer via GrabCAD Print and/or transferred from a USB flash drive.
  • Page 53 ADDING A JOB TO THE JOB QUEUE The Job Queue is empty by default. To populate the Job Queue you must first load individual job files to the Job Queue using one of two methods: Network transfer via the GrabCAD Print application on your workstation PC. This is the preferred method for adding jobs to the Job Queue.
  • Page 54 Press the Load File button in the upper-right corner of the touchscreen. The Load File page will be displayed; press the USB button within this page.
  • Page 55 The Load File page will display the contents of the USB flash drive. Locate the desired job and select it by touching its row on the screen; doing so will open its Job Details page. Note: If any USB port contain a flash drive, individual folder graphics will be displayed on the screen representing each flash drive and its contents.
  • Page 56 The file will load into the Job Queue. Once loading is complete the file will be added to the Job Queue list.
  • Page 57 EDITING THE JOB QUEUE By default, jobs are built in the order in which they appear within the Job Queue. To build a specific job, that job must be listed as the first item in the Job Queue. Pressing the Edit button within the Queue page will open the Edit Queue page.
  • Page 58 JOB QUEUE CONTROLS After opening the Edit Queue page three Job Queue Control buttons will be displayed within each row of the Job Queue list (one set of buttons per entry in the list). These buttons will allow you to rearrange the jobs in the Job Queue as needed.
  • Page 59 VIEWING JOB DETAILS To view additional details regarding a particular job in the Job Queue, select the desired job by touching its row on the screen. Doing so will open its Job Details page; this page displays the following: • Duration: amount of time required to complete the build.
  • Page 60 The left portion of the Job Details page displays a visual representation of what the part will look like once the build is complete. Pressing the Zoom In button within the upper-right corner of this portion of the page will hide the job details information and instead zoom in on the representation of the completed part.
  • Page 61 ABOUT THE SAMPLE QUEUE The printer comes with several sample job files permanently installed on its hard drive. These files are accessible via the Sample Queue. This queue is composed of a few sample part files as well as a variety of other files that are helpful for testing the printer.

  • Page 62: Materials Page

    MATERIALS PAGE The Materials page displays a detailed representation of the printer’s current materials configuration. Within this page you can view the printer’s current materials configuration including material types and colors, view material spool volumes and load statuses, load and unload materials, view current and set point head temperatures, and perform a variety of head related maintenance functions.

  • Page 63: Tools Page

    TOOLS PAGE The options within the Tools page are organized into 6 categories: Settings, Calibration, Maintenance, Network, Power, and Light. The Display Area of the Tools page contains a button corresponding to each of these categories. With the exception of the Light button, pressing the button corresponding to each of these categories will open an individual page containing printer information that can be viewed as well as printer settings and preferences which can be configured for that particular category.
  • Page 64 TOOLS PAGE MENU The Display Area of the Tools page contains 6 buttons. With the exception of the Light button, pressing each of these buttons will open an individual page containing printer information that can be viewed as well as printer settings and preferences which can be configured.

  • Page 65: Material Handling

    The F270 and F370 utilize four material bays - two model and two support, while the F170 utilizes two material bays - one model and one support. In order to build, at least one model and one support spool must be installed.
  • Page 66 MATERIAL SPOOL INSTALLATION Once you’ve properly prepared a material spool, you can begin the process of loading material. Pre-loading filament to the drive wheels places a spool’s filament into position to be loaded to the liquefier tip within the head. Once filament is detected by the filament present switch, it can then be completely loaded to the liquefier tip.
  • Page 67 Open the Material Details page corresponding to the material bay for which you’d like to load material by touching its Material Status Icon on the screen. Slowly turn the material spool and feed filament through the filament opening and into the drive mechanism.
  • Page 68 Material begins to load to the liquefier tip within the head. The pathway displayed between the Material Status Icon and the corresponding Head Status Icon becomes highlighted to indicate load progress. • The material drive controller starts to push filament to the liquefier tip. •...

  • Page 69: Unloading Material

    UNLOADING MATERIAL Perform the following steps to unload material: Ensure that the printer is stopped (idle) and is not building. Select the Materials button from the Navigation Menu; a screen similar to following figure will be displayed. The information displayed represents the current configuration of your printer. Observe the status information displayed for each of the Materials Status Icons.
  • Page 70 Material begins to unload from the head. The unload process will take several minutes; please be patient. The pathway displayed between the Material Status Icon and the corresponding Head Status Icon • becomes highlighted to indicate unload progress. • The Head Status Icon will refresh and become solid gray, indicating that material is no longer loaded to the head.

  • Page 71: Material Auto Changeover

    Place the material spool into a storage bag (included in the Welcome Kit) and ensure that the bag is tightly sealed. Install another material spool as needed. MATERIAL AUTO CHANGEOVER Auto changeover allows you to leave a long build unattended. When you know that a build will require more material than is available on a single material spool, you can pre-load the material from a second spool to utilize the auto changeover feature.

  • Page 72: Storing Materials

    Like other thermoplastics, the filament can absorb moisture when exposed to ambient humidity. Stratasys material spools are designed to minimize moisture exposure while unopened and opened. When a spool’s filament absorbs moisture a finished part's surface quality, seam quality, and overall part aesthetics can be affected.

  • Page 73: Changing Heads

    CHANGING HEADS When a head reaches 1500 build hours (odometer limit), a warning will be displayed on the User Interface and the head’s Head Status Icon will be highlighted in red on the Materials page. You can continue using a head which has exceeded its odometer limit, but it is highly recommended that you change the head as part quality will be unpredictable.

  • Page 74: Replacing A Pla Head

    Pull the head assembly out of its position within the gantry and remove it from the printer. Insert a new head assembly into the vacant location within the printer. Lock the head into place using the head release lever. Press the lever securely closed to ensure that the head is properly seated.

  • Page 75: Tip Calibration

    TIP CALIBRATION Tip offset values are the distance between the model and support tips in the X, Y and Z directions. Accurate tip offset values ensure that support toolpaths are accurately located in reference to model toolpaths. Inaccurate tip offset values can cause part quality issues, such as support material embedded in a part or improperly supported parts.
  • Page 76 The printer will perform an Automatic Tip Calibration. This process includes heating up or cooling down the oven to reach the required calibration temperature. Completion times will vary depending on the material used and the initial chamber temperature. The status and time remaining will continually update on the screen.

  • Page 77: Basic Job Build Tasks

    Note: Never print in the same location more than once on a substrate when building a job. Using substrates not provided by Stratasys may impact part quality and printer reliability. Make sure that the tip wipe assembly’s brushes as well as the printer’s tips are clean and that the...

  • Page 78: Selecting A Job To Build

    SELECTING A JOB TO BUILD Populate the Job Queue. Select the Queue button within the Navigation Menu; the Queue page will open to display the Job Queue. Within the Job Queue list, locate the job you’d like to build and select it by touching its row on the screen;...

  • Page 79: Information Available During A Build

    INFORMATION AVAILABLE DURING A BUILD During a build, information pertaining to that build is displayed within two areas of the Build page: The Print Job Information Panel displays the details of a job, as submitted to the printer from the workstation PC. This information is static and is for reference purposes only.

  • Page 80: Build Warnings

    Build Progress Ring Build Status Information BUILD WARNINGS If the printer detects an issue that may affect a build, it will be indicated within the Notifications Display portion of the Build Page. A yellow or red notification badge icon will be displayed, depending on the severity of the warning/error, along with text indicating the reason(s) for the warning.

  • Page 81: Pausing A Build

    PAUSING A BUILD During a build the Pause button within the Build page becomes selectable. The printer can pause automatically, or be manually paused using this button: • An automatic pause occurs when a material spool runs out of material, a failure is detected, etc. •...

  • Page 82: Aborting A Build

    ABORTING A BUILD When the printer is building, you have the option of directly aborting the build. To do so: The Abort button within the Build page will be selectable, press the Abort button. A dialog will be displayed allowing you to confirm or cancel the abort; press the Accept button within the dialog to confirm the abort.
  • Page 83 An abort command will be sent to the printer and the confirmation dialog will close. The Z stage will move to its end of travel. Once the Z stage reaches its end of travel the Build page will refresh and display a confirmation of the aborted build; "CANCELLED" will be displayed within the Build Status Display.

  • Page 84: After A Build Is Complete

    AFTER A BUILD IS COMPLETE After the completion of a build, the printer performs the following actions: • The Z stage is lowered and the head assembly is parked. "DONE" is displayed within the Build Status Display. • The Print Job Control buttons will be hidden and instead "Print successful" will be displayed within •...

  • Page 85: Removing A Part From The Printer

    REMOVING A PART FROM THE PRINTER Warning: Wear proper safety equipment when handling items inside the oven as surfaces within the oven can be very hot. To remove a part from the printer: Open the oven door. Push down on the substrate ejection handle to release the substrate. Caution: Do not attempt to remove a part from the substrate while the substrate is on the platen.

  • Page 86: User Maintenance

    The Replacement Consumables table lists part numbers for various replacement consumable items. Use the part numbers listed in this table when ordering replacement parts from Stratasys or your regional Stratasys office.

  • Page 87: Weekly Maintenance

    WEEKLY MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE OVEN CHAMBER Warning: Always wear safety gloves and long sleeves when cleaning the oven chamber. Components are hot and may have sharp edges. The purge chute is designed to guide purged material debris from the tip wipe assemblies to the bottom of the oven chamber for disposal.

  • Page 88: Monthly Maintenance

    MONTHLY MAINTENANCE CLEAN/INSPECT TIP WIPE ASSEMBLIES The tip wipe assemblies should be cleaned once a month. While cleaning the assemblies, inspect the flicker/ brush assemblies for wear and replace as necessary when wear is detected. Once material is purged from a tip, the flicker portion of the tip wipe assembly passes across the tip’s opening, cutting purged material off in small segments.
  • Page 89 Clean and inspect the surface around the locating pins. Make sure that the tip wipe assemblies can sit flush on the surface. Inspect the flicker portion of the tip wipe assemblies. The top edge of the flicker should be straight and must not contain excessive notching/wear. Inspect the brush portion of the tip wipe assemblies.

  • Page 90: As Needed Maintenance

    AS NEEDED MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE PRINTER The printer’s exterior surfaces (doors and panels) may accumulate dust and periodically require cleaning. Exterior doors and panels, with the exception of the touchscreen display, can be cleaned using a slightly damp microfiber cloth (supplied in the Welcome Kit). The cloth should be only slightly damp to ensure that water does not enter the printer.
  • Page 91 Customers, resellers, and Stratasys employees are encouraged to send comments about our documentation and training to c-support@stratasys.com. We greatly value your comments, review all of them, and use them to improve subsequent releases of the documentation. In your email message please include the document title, part number (located on the front cover), and page number.

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