Handling/Storing Canisters - Stratasys FORTUS 360mc Manual

3.
While the changeover is taking place, the user panel displays:
* Auto Changing Material*
* On Model Head
• No user interaction is required.
• Auto Changeover takes about five minutes.
4.
If you press the Pause key during an Auto Changeover, the system
will remain paused after the changeover is complete.
• You need to select Resume on the screen to continue building.
5.
If an error occurs during the Auto Changeover process, the system will
remain paused.
• Press the HELP key to determine the cause of the error.
• Once the error is resolved, select
the build job.

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.
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.
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