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Operating & Maintaining the Connex500/350 3D Printer
Replacing the
Waste
Container
Waste weight
6–68
Printer waste contains partially cured polymeric material, collected during
normal operation and maintenance of the printer. For safety and
environmental reasons, this material is kept in a special leak‐proof,
disposable container.
The container has a capacity of 10 kilograms of waste material—usually
enough for several months of printer use. The printer application displays
a warning message when there are 9 kilograms of material in the container,
and stops the printing when the net weight reaches 9.5 kilograms. Above 9
kilograms, the software does not allow you to start a print job (or a printing
activity) until you replace the waste container. You can monitor the weight
of the waste container in the Maintenance screen of the printer interface. You
can also visually inspect the level of waste in the container. (To access it, see
page 69.)
To monitor the waste weight (and other indicators) in the printer:
In the main printer interface screen, click the display toggle to view the
printer indicators.
Figure 6-104: Printer interface, showing waste weight (red background indicates
operator alert)
The waste container consists of a plastic container inside a cardboard box.
You typically dispose of the entire waste container—including the box.
Therefore, you must assemble a new box and insert a new plastic container
before you can install it in the printer.
Replacement boxes, plastic containers, and sealing caps are supplied in the
Connex printer start-up kit and in the preventive-maintenance kit.
Display
toggle button
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