formlabs Form Wash L, Manual

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11 Glossary
Term Meaning
Basket Holds parts to wash without the build platform.
Basket mount A single hook secures the basket to raise and lower. The basket mount can tilt
when it raises out of the wash basket to improve part drainage.
Display The display shows status, time, temperature, and options for configuring the
Form Wash L.
Display ribbon
cable
A flat, flexible cable connects the display assembly to the motherboard.
Ethernet port The Form Wash L can connect to a network via Ethernet. The port is connected
to the motherboard and can be accessed from the back of the machine.
Impeller Two impellers at the bottom of the wash bucket couple to the impeller motors
using magnets and agitate the solvent during the wash cycle.
Impeller magnets Four small circular magnets, set into the impellers, couple to magnets in the
impeller motors to turn the impeller.
Impeller motor The two impeller motors, located in the base of the Form Wash L, use magnets
to spin the impellers in the wash bucket.
Inner lid A hinged, secondary lid opens and closes to contain solvent while allowing parts
to be lowered or raised from the bucket.
Lid hinges The inner and outer lids are hinged, allowing them to open and close
automatically as the platform mount and basket mount raise and lower.
Motherboard The motherboard is the main circuitry through which all systems in the Form
Wash L communicate.
Outer lid Limits solvent evaporation. Keep the lid closed when not in use.
Platform mount Holds the build platform when washing parts on the platform. The platform
mount can tilt when it raises out of the wash basket to improve part drainage.
Platform mount
adapter
An adapter, stored in the door of the Form Wash L, that allows two Form 3 Build
Platforms to be washed simultaneously.
Power cable Provides power to the Form Wash L.
Solvent monitor The solvent monitor measures how much liquid resin has been dissolved in the
solvent. This allows the Form Wash L to track and display solvent usage data.
Siphon pump The Form Wash L includes an electric siphon pump, used to transfer solvent
between the wash bucket and a solvent storage container.
Solvent Not included. Dissolves liquid resin from printed parts’ surfaces.
USB port The Form Wash L can connect to a computer via USB. The port is connected to
the motherboard and can be accessed from the back of the machine.
Wash bucket A removable container in the Form Wash L holds a maximum of 8.6 L of solvent.
A rotating impeller at the bottom circulates the solvent.
Wi-Fi antenna The Wi-Fi antenna enables the machine’s wireless connectivity.
Z-tower motor The Form Wash L Z-tower motor assembly raises and lowers the platform mount
and basket mount.