Handling/Storing Canisters - Stratasys Fortus 360mc User Manual

Handling/Storing Canisters

Caution: How material canisters are handled and stored has a
direct impact on part build quality. Like most engineering
plastics, the filament within the canisters can absorb moisture.
Filament moisture causes poor model surface quality.
1.
Each canister holds 92 in3 (1510 cc) of filament material. The canister also
contains desiccant material to absorb moisture.
2.
A removable plastic cap and a thumbwheel door provide an airtight seal to
keep moisture from entering the canister while stored.
Caution: Make sure that you insert the square foam gasket
under the thumbwheel door and place the plastic cap over the
filament outlet hole when storing a canister. In less than one
hour, in an unsealed canister, filament can absorb enough
moisture to become unusable.
3.
If a canister containing material is removed from the system, or remains in the
system in a non-ready state (LED is OFF), it should be stored as follows (refer
to
Note: When the filament is in a ready or loaded state (flashing
green LED or steady green LED), and the canister door is
closed, the system air-dryer system constantly purges
moisture from the canister.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Figure 4-3 for referenced item numbers):
Open the thumbwheel door (item 3) and insert the square foam gasket
(item 7A) (stored on the canister - item 7B) into its thumbwheel door
location.
Close the thumbwheel door - make sure that it is completely closed.
Remove the plastic cap from its stowed position (item 6B) and insert it
into the filament outlet hole of the canister snout (item 4 & 6A).
Store canisters in an upright position, do not lay them flat.
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