Tip Wipe Height Adjustment - Stratasys F170 User Manual

TIP WIPE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

Required Tools
• 3 mm hex wrench
Adjusting Tip Wipe Height
Gloves: Always wear gloves when performing maintenance within the oven
enclosure or other high temperature areas.
1. Power OFF the printer. See
2. Open the front top cover.
3. Open the oven door.
4. Manually move the model head (left side) back and forth above the model tip wipe
assembly (left side). Verify that the brush and flicker both make contact with the tip
shield.
5. If necessary, adjust the tip wipe height.
A. Using a 3mm hex wrench, loosen the tip wipe mounting screw at the back of
the oven enclosure. See
B. Adjust the height of the tip wipe so that the tops of the brush and flicker just
contact the bottom of the head tip shield.
C. Tighten the tip wipe assembly mounting screw.
D. Manually move the head back and forth to verify that the brush and flicker are
contacting the tip shield without extreme resistance.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the support head (right side) and support tip wipe
assembly (right side).
Note: Make sure that the toggle bar is in the lower position when verifying/
adjusting the height of the support tip wipe assembly.
Figure 6-22:
Shield
Flicker
Brush
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"Powering Off" on page
Figure 6-22.
Tip Wipe Detail
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Model Head
Support Head
Support Tip W
Model Tip Wip