Maintaining The Printer; Routine Maintenance Schedule - Stratasys J3 Series User Manual

Stratasys J3 Series User Guide

Maintaining the Printer

Performing routine maintenance tasks is essential for getting satisfactory
results from your printer. Perform the tasks at specified intervals.

Routine Maintenance Schedule

Frequency
Before / after printing
Weekly
Monthly
Every 300 hours of printing or
every 3 months
Every 3 months or every 200
hours of printing
Every 4 months or every 650
wipes
Every 4 months or every 500
hours of printing
Every 3 months
Once a year
Every 2 years or every 3400
hours of printing
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Task
Routine cleaning of:
• print heads
• roller surface
• wiper
• UV light
• build tray and surrounding area
Perform the Pattern test.
Clean debris from the printing chamber, when
running the Routine Cleaning wizard.
Optimize the print heads.
Inspect the ProAero™ Air Extraction System, and
replace the filters, if necessary.
Replace the wiper.
Replace the roller waste collector.
Grease the Z-axis screw.
Calibrate the weight sensors (load cells).
Preventive maintenance visit by service engineer.
4 Operating and Maintaining the Printer
For More
Information
See "Routine
Cleaning" on the
next page.
See "Pattern Test"
on page 4-39.
See "Optimizing
Print Heads" on
page 4-49.
See the
Maintenance
chapter of the
ProAero user
manual.
See "Replacing the
Wiper" on page 4-
42.
See "Replacing the
Roller Waste
Collector" on
page 4-47.
See "Lubricating the
Z-Axis Screw" on
page 4-81.
See "Calibrating
the Weight
Sensors " on
page 4-82.
Contact your
Stratasys service
provider.
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