Cycling Power; Diagnosing Loss Of Extrusion - µ-Dimension BST 1200es User Manual

Cycling power

1. Turn the power switch to the OFF position. The display will show Shutting Down.
2. After the printer has cooled down enough to shut down, the display will go blank.
3. When the display is blank and the printer has shut down, turn the circuit breaker to the OFF
position.
4. Once the circuit breaker has been turned to the OFF position, wait 60 seconds and turn the
circuit breaker back to the ON position.
5. Turn the power switch to the ON position. The printer display will show that it is starting up.
Once the display shows Idle or Ready to Print, you can send a file to the printer to be printed.

Diagnosing loss of extrusion

Occasionally, the printer's head may experience loss of extrusion. This will be evident by
observing one of the following:
• The head is moving with no material coming out of either tip.
• The height of the model and support materials are not equal.
• Sagging structures due to lack of support materials.
Gloves:
1. From the display panel press Cancel and remove parts from the printer.
2. Insert a new modeling base.
3. From Idle, press Maintenance.
4. Press Machine.
5. Press Head. The head will move to the center of the chamber and the Z platform will change
position. The display will read: Model Drive Motor Stopped.
6. Determine if there is a model material extrusion problem by pressing Forward (command will
be available after head reaches operating temperature). Watch the model tip (right tip) for
any extrusion (material purge).
Note:
the tip may need to reach operating temperature.
7. Press Stop to stop the extrusion.
8. If material did NOT flow from the model tip, see
page 56. If material steadily flowed from the model tip, the model tip is functioning properly.
Test the support material tip by choosing: Select Drive.
9.
10. Determine if there is a support material extrusion problem by pressing Forward. Watch the
support tip (left tip) for any extrusion (material purge).
1 1. Press Stop to stop the extrusion.
12. If material did NOT flow from the support tip, see
page 56. If material steadily flowed from the support tip, the support tip is functioning
properly.
13. Return the system to the Maintenance state - Press Done.
The head area is hot. Use gloves when working in this area of printer.
You may need to wait up to 30 seconds before extrusion will begin as
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