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CANISTER BAY
The 380mc has two operating material canister bays - one model and one support. The left-most bay (M1) holds
model material while the right-most bay (S1) holds support material.
While building, one model and one support canister will be active. An active canister has material filament
loaded to the head, as indicated by a steady green LED above the canister and a status of "Loaded" displayed
on the User Interface (see
canisters without pausing the printer.
CANISTER DRIVES AND CANISTER RELEASE KNOBS
Each individual canister bay has a canister drive and a canister release knob. The canister drive feeds filament
from a canister to the head.
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The canister drive is located within the canister bay (directly above the canister when installed) and
contains a small DC motor which drives filament up to the head.
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The canister drive is spring loaded and moves up and down on guide pins. Two springs provide
positive pressure for the canister drive against the top of the canister.
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The canister drive contains a filament present sensor which detects the presence of material within
the canister drive.
A canister release knob is used to engage (and disengage) the canister drive with the canister.
Figure 3-8:
Canister Drive Details
Canister Release Knob
"Materials Status" on page 180
for more information). You can replace inactive
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Canister Drive
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