User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operating & Maintaining the Connex500/350 3-D Printer
- Starting the Connex Printer
- Loading Model and Support Cartridges
- Producing Models
- Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
- Changing the Model Material
- Keeping the Connex Printer in Idle Mode
- Shutting Down the Connex Printer
- Maintaining the Connex Printer
- Routine Maintenance Schedule
- Cleaning the Print Heads
- Pattern Test
- Improving Print Quality
- Cleaning and Replacing the Wiper
- Cleaning the Roller Waste Collector and Inspecting the Roller Scraper (Knife)
- Replacing the Roller Scraper (Knife)
- Aligning the Print Heads
- Calibrating Print Heads
- Replacing Print Heads
- Testing and Calibrating the UV Lamps
- Calibrating the Load Cells
- Replacing the Odor Filter
- Replacing the UV Lamps
- Built-in Tests
- Replacing the Waste Container
- Cleaning the Exterior Panels
- Handling Printed Models
Operating & Maintaining the Connex500/350 3-D Printer
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7. Insertandtightentherollerscraperbladescrews.
Figure 7-40: Tightening the roller scraper screws
8. Aftertighteningthescrews,inspectthebladeandmakesurethatitis
straight.Ifnecessary,loosenthescrewsandtightenthemagain,evenly.
9. ReturntherollerwastecollectorassemblyandtherightUVlampto
theprintblock.Seesteps6to10frompage 7‐27.
Aligning the
Print Heads
Youshouldcheckthealignmentoftheprintheads—
• onceamonth
• afterreplacingoneormoreheads
• ifmodelqualityisnotacceptableevenaftercleaningtheorificeplateon
thebottomoftheprintblock(see“CleaningthePrintHeads”on
page 7‐19)
Thehead‐alignmentproceduretakesabout20minutes.
To check the alignment of the print heads:
1. Prepare—
• atransparencysheet—A‐4orLettersize
• anytypeofstickytape,tofastenthetransparencysheettothebuild
tray
2. StarttheHeadAlignmentwizard,fromtheConnexOptionsmenu(see
figure 7‐26onpage 23).
3. Click
Nexttobegin,andclosethecover.
4. Inthewizardscreen,selectthecheckboxtoconfirmthatthecoveris
closed,andclickNext.
Important:
• Tighten the screws in the order shown in Figure 7-40.
• Use the new screws supplied in the replacement-kit.