Operating & Maintaining the Eden 3-D Printer
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DOC-00500 Rev. F
To replace a print head:
1. Prepare—
•
replacement
head(s)
•
isopropanol
(IPA—isopropyl
alcohol)
or
ethanol
(ethyl
alcohol)
•
disposable
safety
gloves
(included
in
the
head
replacement
kit)
•
an
Objet
‐
supplied
cleaning
cloth
or
equivalent
•
a
flat
‐
head
screwdriver
(5
mm)
•
the
scale
supplied
by
Objet
for
use
in
the
weight
test
Note:
Make sure that you have these items before running the
Head
Replacement
wizard.
2. Start
the
Head
Replacement
wizard,
either
from
the
Wizards
tab
(on
the
right
side
of
the
Eden
interface)
or
from
the
Options
menu
(see
3. In
the
opening
wizard
screen,
click
Next
to
begin.
The
Head
Replacement
Conditions
screen
appears.
4. Read
the
conditions,
select
I
Agree
and
click
Next
.
Preparing the
print block
5. Select
the
head(s)
needing
replacement,
and
click
Next
.
Figure 7-35: Head selection screen
The
Eden
printer
heats
and
empties
the
block.
(This
should
take
about
10
minutes.)
Figure 7-36: Emptying Block progress screen