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Renkforce RF500 Maker Construction Kit, Accessories Assembly Instructions

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f) Metal housing

Printer dimensions (W x D x H)

approx. 500 x 400 x 450 mm

(incl. filament tube)

approx. 500 x 400 x 650 mm

Dimensions of the individual housing parts

(W x H)

Front panel

399 x 356 mm

Bottom plate

398 x 355 mm

Rear panel

399 x 356 mm

Side panel left

325 x 356 mm

Side panel right

325 x 356 mm

Thickness of the housing parts

2.5 mm

g) Acrylic housing

Printer dimensions (W x D x H)

approx. 500 x 400 x 580 mm

Dimensions of the individual housing parts

(W x H)

Dome front plate

416 x 209 mm

Dome top plate

416 x 230 mm

Dome rear plate

416 x 201 mm

Dome side plate (2x)

319 x 201 mm

Door

286 x 255 mm

Thickness of the housing parts

4 mm

Summary of Contents for RF500 Maker Construction Kit

Page 1: ...Heatable Printing Bed Item no 1550421 Item no 1600018 for Z expansion Aluminium Die Cast Plate Item no 1544299 Heating Mat Item no 1544298 Item no 1599746 for Z expansion LED Light Strips Item no 1553...

Page 2: ...embly of the new printing plate 14 d Connection of the electrical lines 15 e Conversion of the mains unit 16 f Important additional information 17 9 Assembly of LED light strips 18 10 Assembly of Z ex...

Page 3: ...e symbol with a lightning bolt in a triangle is used where there is a health hazard e g from electric shock The device contains no parts that require servicing by the user Therefore never open the dev...

Page 4: ...u Using the product for any other purposes than those described above may damage the product Improper use also may cause dangers such as short circuit fire electric shock etc Read the operating instru...

Page 5: ...s a digital download Acrylic housing Item no 1761572 1 x dome front plate 1 x dome top plate 1 x dome rear plate 2 x dome side plate 1 x door 1x handle 2x hinges 1 x magnet holder 21 x cylinder head s...

Page 6: ...ts Do not leave any packaging material unattended It may become a dangerous toy for children If you are not sure of the correct connection or if there are any questions that are not covered by the ope...

Page 7: ...workshop Never place any sources of open fire such as lit candles on or right next to the device When setting up the mains unit make sure that the mains cable is not pinched or damaged by sharp edges...

Page 8: ...1 Metal housing side panel right 2 Metal housing rear panel 3 Metal housing side panel left 4 Aluminium die cast plate 5 Heating mat 6 Metal housing bottom panel 7 Metal housing front panel Not illust...

Page 9: ...9 b Z expansion 1 Longer spindle 571 mm 2 2 x aluminium profile 600 mm with 2 x guide rail with guide carriage 640 mm 3 4 x aluminium profile 676 mm Not illustrate 1 x aluminium profile 137 mm 1 3 2...

Page 10: ...ightly Many screws are turned into aluminium threads and therefore must not be tightened as far as it would be possible e g in steel threads If you install accessories directly when installing the con...

Page 11: ...n the respective screw in the slot nut always make sure that the slot nut is placed cleanly in the nut If you have to take out the slot nut push it to the side so that it slips from the guide Then tur...

Page 12: ...mains unit from the main PCB a Disassembly of the original printing bed First remove the two holding brackets of the printing plate Then carefully remove the glass support from the printing plate You...

Page 13: ...of dust and grease with a rag and solvent Remove the protective film from the adhesive side of the heating and glue it to the new printing plate without any folds and blisters Press on the heating wel...

Page 14: ...tic Place a pressure spring on each screw of the printing plate and guide them through the bores in the undertable Push the plate from above push one spacer each onto the respective screw from below a...

Page 15: ...ant for this Connect the plug for the temperature sensor to connection T1 The polarity does not matter for this either Fasten the cable with a cable tie For this also observe the next figure the adjus...

Page 16: ...inus Now connect the white double line of the mains unit to the left terminal of the plug The 2nd terminal from the left holds the black double line of the mains unit The 3rd terminal must have the re...

Page 17: ...ion of the main instructions of the RF500 First set the Z end stop Then set the printing plate Always make these settings in the hot condition from now on Heat up the printing bed to approx 60 C for t...

Page 18: ...ED strip to the printer The first option is at the upper alu minium profile on the left where the cable for the display is running as well The other method would be in the area of the main PCB If you...

Page 19: ...nds on whether the LED strip completely fits the profile and whether its cable can still be attached to the adhesive base Glue the LED light strip to the front aluminium profile Do not glue the strip...

Page 20: ...erve the circuit diagram see figure below and the enlarged figure at the upper right Always observe the proper polarity Otherwise the LED strip the main PCB and the mains unit can be destroyed Attach...

Page 21: ...installed the heating mat remove the connection cable of the heating mat from the connection terminals of the main PCB Also remove any cable ties with which the cable is attached Move the table up unt...

Page 22: ...he Y motor cable and the cable for X are attached to the upper aluminium profile Remove all adhesive bases here as well Removing the cable from the Z motor Disconnect the cable from the Z motor Remove...

Page 23: ...he two M5 cylinder head screws and remove the infeed unit Remove the adhesive base and the two slot nuts from the aluminium profile Disassembly of the spindle Remove the two cylinder head screws that...

Page 24: ...ve all 8 M3 cylinder head screws that attach the table to the guide carriages Always remove a left and a right one alternatingly Take out the table and put it aside Remove the two M3 cylinder head scr...

Page 25: ...ched Removing the end caps Finally remove the 4 end caps that are plugged to all 4 vertical alu minium profiles It will be easiest to lever them out carefully with a flat head screw driver or similar...

Page 26: ...guide rail with guide carriage 640 mm 2 x cylinder head screw M5x20 14 x cylinder head screw M3x8 10 new and 4 present 14 x slot nut M3 10 new and 4 present Assemble the 3 aluminium profiles as illust...

Page 27: ...ightly Remove the 4 green circlips only after installation in the printer If you have purchased the matching heating mat with the longer cable for the Z expansion as well you can prepare the printing...

Page 28: ...pective bore always must point to the out side The screw is always pushed in from this side as well Aluminium profile 1 front left Aluminium profile 2 front right Aluminium profile 3 rear left with cu...

Page 29: ...e the 4 M5 cylinder head screws that attach the profile Remove das aluminium profile from the printer Remove the foot from the disassembled aluminium profile and put it aside The short aluminium profi...

Page 30: ...the foot from the disassembled aluminium profile and put it aside The short vertical aluminium profile is no longer needed Insert the long aluminium profile into the printer and attach it at the top...

Page 31: ...ng Observe the washer Pull the shaft from the ball bearing on the right side and put it aside Remove the foot from the disassembled aluminium profile and put it aside as well Carefully lever the ball...

Page 32: ...of the short profile and insert it into the long aluminium profile The short profile with the cut out is no longer needed The upper bores and cut outs of the long and short alu minium profiles are ide...

Page 33: ...se profile from above The side where the green circlip was removed must be threaded through the Z limit switch holder Attach the guide rail holder with 2 M5 cylinder head screws Tighten both screws ha...

Page 34: ...When you have attached all screws loosely tighten them in the order in which you have screwed them in Optionally the screws can be secured with threadlocker varnish Push the undertable all the way up...

Page 35: ...the two guide rails evenly in height Move the undertable up and down manually several times Move the undertable all the way down Then tighten the bottom most screw of the 1st guide rail Move the under...

Page 36: ...the vertical aluminium profile back into the starting position and push the deflection shaft into the left ball bearing Insert the two M5 cylinder head screws previously removed again and tighten the...

Page 37: ...onents to the printer again relieve it completely first Release all M5 cylinder head screws that attach the 4 vertical aluminium profiles to the transverse profiles for this You only need to release t...

Page 38: ...Tension the belt and align the holder straight Then tighten the screws Take the disconnected cable for the Y motor and connect it to the motor plug from the inside Remove the 3 other green circlips fr...

Page 39: ...le tie Thread the cable from the inside through the cable feedthrough above the main PCB and connect it to the connection for the Z motor Ensure correct polarity The brown pin of the cable must be on...

Page 40: ...er Attach the infeed unit to the slot nuts loosely with the two M5 cylinder head screws Push the filament tube back into the quick closure and align the infeed unit in height Tighten the two attachmen...

Page 41: ...re spring for printing table length 24 mm 4 x spacer 7 mm diameter inside 4 2 mm 4 x knurled nut black plastic Place a pressure spring on each screw of the printing plate and guide them through the bo...

Page 42: ...sensor to connection T1 The polarity does not matter for this either For this also observe the adjusted terminal plan of the main PCB see next figure Limit switch Z 02 Limit switch X 01 Limit switch...

Page 43: ...tach only the lines for the Z motor to the two lower ones Also attach the line for the Z motor and for the heating mat to the upper base with a cable tie Attack all lines cleanly with cable ties to th...

Page 44: ...d if present Tighten all M5 cylinder head screws to a torque of 3 Nm a Preparation of the printer Newly place the connection line for the Z motor First the connection line for the Z motor is newly ins...

Page 45: ...so remove the cable tie and adhesive base incl glue residue that attach the extruder cable on the side Route the line for the Z motor through the feedthrough at the PCB holder on top and place the cab...

Page 46: ...asten the plug on PCB by pushing the X guide rail towards the PCB holder Remove both M5 cylinder head screws of the PCB holder and take it off Leave the two slot nuts in place You will need them later...

Page 47: ...47 Removing the filament holder Remove the filament holder by turning out the M5 cylinder head screw on the inside Put the filament holder aside You will only need it again in the end...

Page 48: ...M2 5x16 plastic 3 x nut M2 5 plastic Attach the main PCB to the rear panel The rear panel and the main PCB must be aligned as illustrated Begin with the left screw at the middle of the PCB Install the...

Page 49: ...ylinder head screws Attaching the main PCB Attaching the lines for the Z motor and the heating plate Fold down the additional PCB again and plug it onto the main PCB Ensure that all pins are placed in...

Page 50: ...nium profile Generally align all 8 slot nuts The threads should be aligned as illustrated Hold the side panel against the printer and align all slot nuts precisely with the bores in the side panel Att...

Page 51: ...ent holder Attach the lines for the extruder to the rear panel or the left side panel with adhesive bases and cable ties see arrows in the figure Push the filament holder through the left side part in...

Page 52: ...inium profile Generally align all 8 slot nuts The threads should be aligned as illustrated Hold the side panel against the printer and align all slot nuts precisely with the bores in the side panel At...

Page 53: ...rofile Generally align all 5 slot nuts The threads should be aligned as illustrated Hold the front panel against the printer and align all slot nuts precisely with the bores in the front panel Attach...

Page 54: ...n all 7 slot nuts The threads should be aligned as illustrated Hold the bottom panel against the printer and align all slot nuts pre cisely with the bores in the bottom panel Attach the bottom panel t...

Page 55: ...he instructions this protective film has been removed on one side only In general we recommend removing the protective film only once mounting is complete For the assembly it is sufficient to remove t...

Page 56: ...cylinder head screws slightly at first so that nothing can move Tighten all screws well only at the end when the entire dome is assembled However do not tighten the screws too much since the plastic...

Page 57: ...screws to the rear plate as shown in the picture 1x rear plate A3 with both side plates attached A4 not shown in the picture 1x top plate A2 5x cylinder head screws M3x12 5x screw nuts M3 Please note...

Page 58: ...each of the remaining sloped front side of the two side plates Remove the protective film on both sides in the respective areas Fa sten the front plate with 4 M3 cylinder head screws as shown in the...

Page 59: ...y the magnet It is inserted into the door from the outside i e the side where you can touch the magnet directly is on the outside The order is Cylinder head screw hinge door screw nut Attaching the ha...

Page 60: ...e magnet must point towards the inside of the printer The order is Cylinder head screw metal housing magnet holder screw nut Mounting of the door 1x door with attached hinges and handle 4x cylinder he...

Page 61: ...erted previously Align both hol ding blocks in such a way that they make contact with the front profile and the sloped side is pointed towards the front side Attaching the dome Place the assembled dom...

Page 62: ...55 x 6 mm Weight 715 g b Heating mat Operating voltage 12 V DC Power input max 16 A Max power intake 120 W Temperature max 135 C Dimensions W x H x D 290 x 155 x 9 mm Weight 210 g c Mains unit Operati...

Page 63: ...m Rear panel 399 x 356 mm Side panel left 325 x 356 mm Side panel right 325 x 356 mm Thickness of the housing parts 2 5 mm g Acrylic housing Printer dimensions W x D x H approx 500 x 400 x 580 mm Dime...

Page 64: ...any kind e g photocopy micro filming or recording in electronic data processing systems require the written approval of the publisher No part of this publication may be reproduced This publication cor...

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