User's Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Objet500 - Connex 3 3D Printer
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Maintaining the Printer
Theperformanceofroutinemaintenancetasksisessentialforgetting
satisfactoryresultsfromObjet3‐Dprinters.Performthetasksatspecified
intervalsforoptimumperformance.
Routine
Maintenance
Schedule

Frequency Task For More Information
Daily,beforeprinting Cleantheprintheads. See“CleaningthePrint
Heads”onpage 6 ‐18.
Weekly Cleanthebuildtrayand
thesurroundingarea.
Weekly PerformthePatterntest. See“PatternTest”on
page 6‐20.
Weekly Cleanandinspectthe
wiper.
See“(see“Replacing
Print H eads”on
page 6‐139)Cleaning
andReplacingthe
Wiper”onpage 6‐22.
Weekly Restarttheprinter
computerandthe
server computer.
Weekly Cleantherollerwaste
collector.
See“CleaningtheRoller
WasteCollectorand
InspectingtheRoller
Scraper”onpage 6‐24.
Every300hoursof
printing(Areminder
messageappears.)
TesttheUVlamps. See“Testingand
CalibratingtheUV
Lamps”onpage 190.
Monthly, andafter
replacingprintheads
Checkthealignmentof

theprintheads.
See“AligningthePrint
Heads”onpage 6 ‐29.
Monthly Calibratetheloadcells. See“Calibratingthe
LoadCells”on
page 6‐36.
Monthly Inspecttheexhaust
system(duct,fan,
connections).
Every2000hoursof
printing,oronceayear
Preventivemaintenance
visitbyauthorized
serviceengineer.
ContactyourObjet
supportcenter.