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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Replacing the
Waste
Container
Thewastecontainercontainspartiallycuredpolymericmaterialproduced
duringnormaloperationandmaintenanceoftheConnexprinter.Forsafety
andenvironmentalreasons,thismaterialiskeptinaspecialleak‐proof,
disposablecontainer.
Thecontainerhasacapacityof10kilogramsofwastematerial—usually
enoughforseveralmonthsofprinteruse.Theprinterso
ftwaredisplaysa
warningmessagewhenthereis9kilogramsofmaterialinthecontainer,
andstopstheprinterwhenthenetweightreaches9.5kilograms.Above9
kilograms,thesoftwaredoesnotallowyoutostartaprintjob(oraprinting
activity)untilyoureplacethewa
stecontainer.Youcanmonitortheweight
ofthewastecontainerintheMaintenancescreenoftheprinterinterface.You
canalsovisuallyinspectthelevelofwasteinthecontainer.(Toaccessit,see
page 7‐63.)
To monitor the waste weight (and other indicators) in the Connex printer:
¾
Inthemainprinterinterfacescreen,clickthedisplaytoggletoviewthe
Connexprinterindicators.
Figure 7-97: Connex printer interface, showing waste weight (red background
indicates operator alert)
Thewastecontainerconsistsofaplasticcontainerinsideacardboardbox.
Youtypicallydisposeoftheentirewastecontainer—includingthebox.
Therefore,youmustassembleanewboxandinsertanewplasticcontainer
beforeyoucaninstallitintheprinter.
Waste weight
Display
toggle button
Replacement boxes, plastic containers, and sealing caps are supplied in the
Connex printer start-up kit and in the preventive-maintenance kit.