Maintaining The Printer; Routine Maintenance Schedule - Stratasys Connex500 User Manual

Maintaining the Printer

Routine
Maintenance
Schedule
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The performance of routine maintenance tasks is essential for getting
satisfactory results from Connex 3D printers. Perform the tasks at specified
intervals for optimum performance.
Frequency
Before / after printing
Before / after printing
Daily
Weekly
Weekly—when printing
with MED610
Weekly
Weekly
Every 300 hours of
printing (A reminder
message appears.)
Monthly, and after
replacing print heads
Monthly
Monthly
Every 3500 hours of
printing
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Task
Check UV lamp
overheating indicator.
Clean the print heads
and the roller surface.
Clean and inspect the
wiper.
Perform the Pattern test.
Calibrate the UV
intensity.
Restart the printer
computer and the
server computer.
Clean the roller waste
collector.
Calibrate the UV
intensity.
Check the alignment of
the print heads.
Inspect the exhaust
system (duct, fan,
connections).
Calibrate the load cells.
Preventive maintenance
visit by authorized
service engineer.
For More Information
See "UV Lamp Check"
on page 22.
See "Cleaning the Print
Heads and the Roller"
on page 22.
See "Cleaning and
Replacing the Wiper"
on page 25.
See "Pattern Test" on
page 27.
See "Testing and
Calibrating the UV
Lamps" on page 50.
See "Cleaning the Roller
Waste Collector and
Inspecting the Roller
Scraper" on page 29.
See "Testing and
Calibrating the UV
Lamps" on page 50.
See "Aligning the Print
Heads" on page 34.
See "Calibrating the
Load Cells" on page 56.
Contact your Stratasys
service provider.
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