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Front and Back casings cleaning
Part required :
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Vacuum cleaner equipped with wet separator and be explosion proof
•
Natural fiber brush
•
Damp cotton cloth
Caution : Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be used to protect the user against health or
safety risks during working tasks . Wear disposable rubber gloves, anti-static coverall, anti-static safety
shoes and safety glass . Wear disposable dust mask rated FFP3 or N99 level protection at minimum ; we
recommand the use of powered air purifying respirator .
Caution : perform only tasks you are authorized and certified to complete. This maintenance procedure
requires the operator to be trained on the use of the printer through the Adjuster level ("User level
selection" on page 45) .
Caution: this maintenance will require to move the feeding piston . Make sure not to perform the
maintenance that might result in powder overflow inside the manufacturing chamber.
The steps from 1 to 10 are performed to clean the front casings .
Procedure:
1 .
Move the feeding piston and the sintering piston respectively to the position 100mm and 0mm .
2 .
Switch off the printer (see section "Shutting printer down" on page 59) .
3 .
Switch the locking key to position "0", remove the key and keep it with you. This will prevent any power up of the printer
during the maintenance .
4 .
Open the access door located below the front doors of the machine (1) .
5 .
Remove the 2 cover panels (2) .
WARNING: FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS . COMBUSTIBLE DUST INSIDE . METAL POWDERS ARE
FLAMMABLE AND POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DISPERSED IN A CLOUD AND EXPOSED TO
AN IGNITION SOURCE SUCH AS HEAT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY SPARK . OPERATORS AND SERVICE PERSONAL
SHOULD AVOID DISTURBING POWDER (MANIPULATE CAREFULLY TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
SUSPENDING OF FINE PARTICLES) .
WARNING : FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS . PRESENCE OF METAL PARTICLE CONDENSATE . HIGHLY
COMBUSTIBLE . DO NOT VACUUM, DO NOT BLOW . USE DAMP COTTON CLOTH TO REMOVE THE METAL
PARTICLE CONDENSATE .
WARNING : STATIC HAZARD . METAL PARTICLE CONDENSATES INSIDE THE PRINTER ARE HIGHLY
COMBUSTIBLE AND SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM SOURCES OF POTENTIAL IGNITION . WEAR ANTI-STATIC
CLOTHING, ANTI-STATIC SAFETY SHOES, STAND ON GROUNDED ANTI-STATIC FLOOR PAD .
3D SYSTEMS, INC.
1
Access door
2
Covers
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