Testing And Calibrating The Uv Lamp - Stratasys Objet24 User Manual

Testing and
Calibrating the
UV Lamp
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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.
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If the reading is within the acceptable range, the wizard continues.
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If further adjustment is necessary, the test is repeated.
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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.
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.
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
lamp's radiation level to the acceptable range.
Figure 6-71: UV Test/Calibration selection
Objet24 User Guide
UV Intensity Calibration
to adjust the
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