Hardware manual

ZPrinter® 650 Hardware Manual Routine Cleaning

10/21/08

3 Routine Cleaning

This chapter describes the routine cleaning you should complete after every build. This will prepare the

printer for the next build and keep the printer running smoothly and problem free. These tasks take only a

few minutes to perform but make a huge difference in how well your printer runs.

• Section 3.1, ’Vacuum Excess Powder’

• Section 3.2, ’Empty The Debris Separator’

• Section 3.3, ’Clean The Parking Caps’

• Section 3.4, ’Clean The Fast Axis Rails and Carriage’

• Section 3.5, ’Clean The Service Station’

3.1 Vacuum Excess Powder

After every build, vacuum up all loose powder in the Build Chamber, including the Build Bed, Deck, and

Fast Axis including the Rails and Carriage. To vacuum:

1. Select

VACUUM on the LCD panel.

2. Open the printer top cover and remove the vacuum hose from its stand.

3. Vacuum any excess powder in the Build Bed, around the Deck, and on top of the Fast Axis. Pull the

Fast Axis forward and check for powder towards the back of the Build Chamber as well.

• You can leave powder in the Feeder (the area behind the Build Bed where powder is spread to the

Build Bed), but the powder remaining in the Build Bed after a print job should be vacuumed.

4. The vacuum will stop automatically after a couple of minutes, or you can push the Control Knob once

to shut off the vacuum. When you are finished, return the hose to its holder.