Weekly Maintenance Tasks; Vacuuming The Build Envelope; Monthly Maintenance Tasks; Inspecting & Replacing The Tip Wipe Brushes - Stratasys FDM Vantage Series User Manual

FDM Vantage User Guide

Weekly Maintenance Tasks

Vacuuming the Build Envelope

Vacuum the build envelope to remove purged material and dust.

Monthly Maintenance Tasks

Inspecting & Replacing the Tip Wipe Brushes
You should inspect the tip brushes and silicone wiper once a month and change them
when excessively worn. The brushes and wiper are consumable parts that you can
order. See "Consumable Orders" on page 1-1 for more information.
WARNING: The oven, purge bucket, and tip wipe assembly may be
1. Allow the tip wipe assembly to cool
to room temperature.
2. Remove the tip wipe assembly from
the purge bucket by removing the
two screws and pulling the pull ring.
3. Loosen and remove the outer brush
retaining screws from the wiper
mount.
4. If brushes are worn, slide brushes
out and slide in new ones. You can
replace one or both as needed.
5. Reinstall the brush retaining screws.
6. Reinstall the pull ring bracket with
the two screws.

Replacing the Silicone Wiper

Inspect and replace if necessary.
1. Allow the tip wipe assembly to cool to room temperature.
2. Remove the tip wipe assembly from the purge bucket by removing the two screws
and pulling the pull ring.
3. Loosen and remove all three brush retaining screws.
4. Note the silicone wiper orientation prior to removal.
5. Pull the old silicone wiper off the wiper assembly.
HOT. Use safety gloves and safety sleeves if removing the
tip wipe assembly from a hot oven.
Maintaining the Machine
Tip Wipe
Assembly
Silicone
wiper
Brush
Pull Ring
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