formlabs Form 4B Manual page 57

Term
Resin tank
Resin tank RFID sticker
Rinse basket
Rinse bottle
Rinse bucket
Shell
Solvent pump
Status light
Tank carrier
Tank lid
Tank handles
Tank spout
Touchscreen
Meaning
Resin is dispensed out of the resin cartridge into the resin tank.
During a print, light passes upwards through the bottom of the
resin tank and cures resin onto the build platform to form a printed
part. Only use approved materials and procedures to clean the
resin tank.
Each resin tank has an RFID sticker attached to the back wall of
the tank frame. The printer reads the RFID sticker to detect the
unique tank ID and current resin type.
Place prints in the rinse basket, place the rinse basket into the
rinse bucket, and agitate to clean.
Remove resin trapped in cavities and internal channels of prints.
Use clean solvent. Formlabs recommends isopropyl alcohol.
Fill the rinse bucket with solvent before washing prints. The
rinse bucket includes a ground wire to prevent static discharge.
Formlabs recommends isopropyl alcohol or tripropylene glycol
monomethyl ether.
Five protective external casings protect the printer's
internal components:
Right shell: metal casing for the right side of the printer
Left shell: metal casing for the left side of the printer.
Rear shell: metal casing for the back face of the printer.
Cover: printer lid, made of an orange-tinted material; hinged to
the top of the printer.
Front shell: metal casing that covers the bottom of the
front face of the printer (below the cover); also includes the
display assembly.
Fill and empty the rinse bucket.
Two interior lights (vertical strips along the left and right walls)
and an illuminated logo (on the front panel) that pulse to indicate
the printer is active, a print has completed, or the printer has
encountered an error.
The tank carrier holds the resin tank in place during printing.
Each resin tank includes a lid for storing and protecting the resin
tank when not in use.
Handles on each side of the resin tank allow for easy insertion,
removal, and carrying of the resin tank. Use the tank handles to
avoid touching the resin tank's underside, as fingerprints leave
smudges that obstruct the optical path.
A spout at the right of the resin tank sits underneath the cartridge
dispense hole and receives resin from the resin cartridge.
The LCD capacitive touch user interface displays print information,
settings, and error messages.
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