Testing And Calibrating The Uv Lamp - Stratasys Objet30 User Manual

Objet30 User Guide
Testing and
The effective UV radiation from the lamp used for curing models can change
Calibrating the
over time. Too little UV curing can cause some of the printing material to
UV Lamp
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
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 on page 6-
2. In the following screen, select UV Intensity Calibration to adjust the lamp's
3. Make sure that the build tray is clear (empty). Confirm this in the wizard
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that the lamp's radiation for the printing mode is unacceptable.
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radiation level to the acceptable range.
Figure 6-83 UV Test/Calibration selection
screen and click Next.
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