Cleaning The Printer - SINTERIT LISA X Translation Of The Original Manual

Fig. 3.3 Moving the IO BOX to the foldable tray
11. Clean the printout from unsintered powder. You may use the accessories provided in Dedicated Powder Tools.

4. Cleaning the printer

IMPORTANT!
The SLS powders are hygroscopic (draw moisture out from the air). The print chamber and the
overflow container are not 100% airtight. Leaving the powder inside of the printer may cause it to
become wet and lose its intended properties.
IMPORTANT!
If you do not want to clean the printer immediately after pulling the printout, you can do this later.
On the main menu screen, press MAINTENANCE
1. Press CLEAN THE PRINTER to start cleaning the printer.
2. Make sure no tools remain in the print chamber. Press POSITION BEDS to begin the positioning process of the Beds.
3. Collect the remaining powder in the print chamber with the PHS or ATEX Vacuum Cleaner suction hose. Press DONE.
DANGER!
The vacuum cleaner used to collect the powder must be suitable for handling combustible dust.
Sinterit recommends the ATEX Vacuum Cleaner available in the offer.
4. Press the arrow buttons to move the recoater and collect the remaining powder underneath. Press DONE.
5. Press UNLOCK DOOR, to open the printer door.
6. Press UNLOCK OVERFLOW and slide out the overflow container (Fig 4.1).
IMPORTANT!
After 10 seconds the electrolock will activate and it will no longer be possible to slide out the
overflow container. If you still want to slide out the overflow container, press the UNLOCK
OVERFLOW button again on the printer screen.
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or
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or to the PHS worktop
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to clean the printout.
button and then CLEAN THE PRINTER button.
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