Loading Material - Stratasys F123 Series Manual

Loading Material

4. After a couple of minutes the printer will shutdown.
Please note that this procedure only powers down the electronics. To completely disengage
power to the printer, you must unplug the power cord located at the rear of the printer.
Loading Material
The information within this section will walk you through the process of loading material to the
model and support heads. As you complete the required steps, be sure to observe the status
information displayed on the touchscreen.
The "Material Spool Preparation" (page 111)
a material spool for insertion into a material bay, and highlights the components of the material
spool. Once a material spool has been prepared for use, the steps within the
Installation" (page 111)
and loading material to the head.
The F270 and F370 utilize four material bays - two model and two support, while the F170
utilizes two material bays - one model and one support. In order to build, at least one model
and one support spool must be installed. If you know that a job will require more material than
what is available on a single spool, you can install a second model and/or support spool into
the corresponding vacant material bay in order to utilize the auto changeover feature, as
applicable (see
recommended that you properly store spools (see
are not in use in order to safeguard against moisture exposure.
For extended non-use periods greater than 72 hours, unload the material, store the
material in an air tight bag and power OFF the system.
Caution:
If the printer remains idle for more than 72 hours (48 hours with TPU 92A material),
leaving material in the filament tubes could result in a part quality issues due to wet
filament. failed build. To prevent this:
• Remove filament from the tubes.
Or
• Unload filament and cut six feet of material from the spool.
Loading material can only be done when the printer is stopped (idle) and is not
building.
section will guide you through the process of installing a material spool
"Material Auto Changeover" (page 117)
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section describes the steps necessary to prepare
for details). However, it is
"Handling/Storing Materials" (page
Powering OFF the Printer
"Material Spool
118)) that
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