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
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14. Inthefinalwizardscreen,choosetoeitherrepeattheheadalignment
procedureorclosethewizard.
• Ifthemostcloselyalignedverticallinesforaprintheadwereat
eitherextreme—thefirstorseventhlines—chooseYes torunthe
head‐alignmentwizardagain,thenclick
Next.
Thetransparencytestwillshowiftheheadsarenowproperly
aligned,and—ifnot—thewizardwillallowyouto“finetune”the
alignment.
• Iftheverticallinesfortheprintheadswerenotalignedateither
extreme,chooseNotoclosethewizard,thenclick
Next.
Figure 7-47: Final wizard screen
Calibrating
Print Heads
Theconditionoftheprintheadsdirectlyaffectsthequalityofprinted
models.Tomaintainoptimumprinting,youshouldroutinelytesttheprint
heads,andcalibratethemtothebestworkingconfigurationpossible.You
dothisbyrunningtheHeadOptimizationwizard.
Duringtheoptimizationprocess,32samplesareprintedonthebuildtray
.
Aftercarefullyweighingeachofthem,youentertheweightinthewizardʹs
data‐entryscreen.Thewizardusesthisdatatooptimizetheheads.
If,duringtheoptimizationprocess,thewizarddeterminesthataprinthead
isfaulty—orthatitisnegativ elyaffectinglayeruniformitywiththecurrent
headconfiguration—th
ewizardinstructsyoutoreplaceit.Ifthishappens,
youcancontinuethewizard(toreplacetheprinthead)orabortthewizard
(toreplacetheheadatanothertime).
To test and calibrate the print heads:
1. Prepare—
• isopropanol(IPA—isopropylalcohol)orethanol(ethylalcohol)
• disposablecleaninggloves
• anObjet‐suppliedcleaningclothorequivalent
• amirror
• thescalesuppliedbyObjetforuseintheWeightTest
Run the Head Optimization Wizard whenever the condition of print heads is
negatively affecting the quality of printed models, or if you suspect that there
is a problem with one or more of the print heads.