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Z Corporation Z406 System User Manual
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8 CHANGING THE BINDER SUPPLY ......................................................................... 91
9 CHANGING MATERIAL SYSTEM ............................................................................92
9.1 USING ZCAST POWDER....................................................................................97
9.1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................97
9.1.2 USING ZCAST ON YOUR Z406 3D PRINTER ..........................................................97
9.1.3 LOADING ZCAST INTO THE Z406 3D PRINTER .....................................................99
9.1.4 SETTING UP ZCAST BUILDS ...................................................................................99
9.1.5 POST PROCESSING ZCAST PARTS.......................................................................99
9.1.6 MATERIAL ORDERING .............................................................................................99
9.1.7 RECYCLING ............................................................................................................100
9.1.8 STORAGE................................................................................................................100
9.1.9 DISPOSAL ...............................................................................................................100
9.1.10 QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT .................................................................................100
9.2 USING ZP250 POWDER................................................................................... 100
9.2.1 MACHINE SETUP....................................................................................................100
9.2.2 SOFTWARE SETUP ................................................................................................101
9.2.3 PART REMOVAL AND POST PROCESSING .........................................................103
9.2.4 INFILTRATION ADDENDUM ...................................................................................105
10 TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................106
10.1 THE BINDER SOLUTION IS BEING APPLIED IN ERRATIC STRIPES...........106
10.2 THE SOFTWARE FREEZES DURING USE....................................................106
10.3 THIN PLANAR PARTS ARE WARPING .......................................................106
10.4 NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO PRINT ............................................106
10.5 MY STARCH-BASED PARTS ARE UNUSUALLY “CAKEY” ............................107
10.6 PARTS ARE UNUSUALLY WEAK OR CRUMBLY ........................................... 107
10.7 PRINTER LOOKS LIKE IT IS PRINTING, BUT IS NOT LAYING DOWN BINDER107
10.8 AIR ENTERED THE FLUID LINES.................................................................... 108
10.9 COMMUNICATION ERRORS BETWEEN PRINT HEAD AND PRINTER........ 109
11 Z406 SYSTEM DETAILS ......................................................................................... 110
11.1 DESCRIPTION OF REAR I/O PANEL............................................................... 110
12 SYMBOLS USED..................................................................................................... 111
12.1 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 112
12.2 MATERIAL STORAGE PRECAUTIONS ........................................................... 113
12.3 ERROR CODES ................................................................................................113
13 INDEX.......................................................................................................................117