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Quick Start Guide

FELIX BIOprinter 

www.FELIXprinters.com/support 

[email protected] 

Zeemanlaan 15 

3401MV IJsselstein 

The Netherlands 

Содержание BIOprinter

Страница 1: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter www FELIXprinters com support support felixprinters com Zeemanlaan 15 3401MV IJsselstein The Netherlands...

Страница 2: ...nter on a stable table desk or something with a similar height Place the printer on a height where children cannot reach it Use the FELIXprinter in a dry environment at room temperature Ventilate Depe...

Страница 3: ...INTRODUCTION 2 3 CONTENTS 2 4 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS 1 5 FELIX BIOPRINTER AT A GLANCE 1 6 WHAT S IN THE BOX 2 6 1 UNBOXING 3 6 2 INSTALL DISPLAY UNIT 6 6 3 PREPARING THE PRINT BED 8 6 4 OPTIONAL INST...

Страница 4: ...er lock type Nozzle diameter from 0 1 up to 1 6 mm Syringe temperature range 0 up to 50 C Syringe empty detection Standard print bed Bed temperature upto 100 C Magnetic Flex plate Bed addon module Tem...

Страница 5: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 1 5 FELIX BIOprinter at a glance Display unit Camera Heated bed UV module Dual Extruder assembly Foot bracket Power switch Power plug Cooled bed add on...

Страница 6: ...Foot bracket B 1x Tweezers I 1x Power cable C 1x MicroSD card USB reader J 1x Power unit D 2x M4x12 bolts K 1x USB cable E 10x syringes L 1x Display Unit F Syringe needle set G 10x Petri Dishes 100mm...

Страница 7: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 3 6 1 Unboxing Take printer out of the Box and put on a stable table Remove top foam block...

Страница 8: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 4 Take out foam block Place foot of printer on a sturdy table and place printer onto the foot bracket...

Страница 9: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 5 Fix printer onto foot with supplied M4 x 12 bolt and Allen key Do the same on the rear side...

Страница 10: ...nstall Display Unit IMPORTANT Make sure the power is turned off when connecting the display Failing to do so could cause serious damage to the screen 1 2 3 Ribbon cable USB internal Webcam 5 4 Etherne...

Страница 11: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 7 1 Connect cables on designated positions 2 Slide the screen onto metal pins NOTE Watch out that the cables are not pinched when putting the screen in place...

Страница 12: ...Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 8 6 3 Preparing the print bed 1 Flip the lever open 2 Firmly push on bolt head to loosen the mechanism Turn the spindle as shown in such a way that the black block moves u...

Страница 13: ...k Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 9 Move black z axis block up to the indicated point by rotating the spindle by hand Rotate the bed assembly 90 degrees This might require a little force Turn upto h...

Страница 14: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 10 1 Ensure the edges align 2 Flip back the lever to lock the mechanism Move down bed assembly about 5cm for next step 1 2...

Страница 15: ...pter 6 4 1 Place one edge of the flex plate gently on the indicated edge 2 Drop the flex plate gently on base NOTE It is recommended to print on the flex plate as it can be easily cleaned Place petri...

Страница 16: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 12 6 4 OPTIONAL Install the print bed add on Place print bed add on in the middle of the build plate It should snap onto the magnetic base...

Страница 17: ...bed addon base It can be placed on 5 positions depending on the size petri dish used This will be explained later Connect the bed addon connector onto the connector on the bottom of the bed Watch the...

Страница 18: ...e UV module emits UV light at 365nm The input power of the module is 2W In the print software you can define the exposure time and distance from the printed object This way you can change the intensit...

Страница 19: ...ter Page 15 Take the UV light module and loosen the clamp with the bolt on the rear side Turn counterclockwise Move the extruder assembly to the left and connect the UV module to the cable sticking ou...

Страница 20: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 16 Slide the UV module onto the beam And hold it in place by hand Fix the UV module onto the beam by fixing the clamp Turn the bolt clockwise...

Страница 21: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 17 Check if the UV module is properly aligned with the bed module...

Страница 22: ...UV protection when installed and using the UV module The material is made from PMMA and filters minimally 95 of the UV light The cover unit is pre assembled There only needs to be placed one panel of...

Страница 23: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 19 Place 4 t slot nuts at the indicated positions on the left side of the frame Place the t slot nuts on the right side...

Страница 24: ...uick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 20 Use the Allen key to position the t slot nut if necessary Place the rear cover onto the frame Note the opening of the top side And fix the cover onto the fram...

Страница 25: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 21 Take the front cover assembly and place angled brackets with the M4 x 10 bolts Place the side panel and fix it with 5x M4 x 10 bolts...

Страница 26: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 22 Place the front cover assembly onto the frame and fix it with the M4 bolts onto the frame Move the t slot nuts to align them with the holes of the cover...

Страница 27: ...fter turning on the printer a FELIX boot screen should be displayed 4 Bootup time takes about 40 seconds Power Switch Power Cable USB NOT used for touchscreen screen NOTE in some occasions if there is...

Страница 28: ...rinter Page 24 7 Display Overview Shutdown button To properly shutdown the printer First press the shutdown button before turning the power switch off This ensures proper shutting down of the operatin...

Страница 29: ...e details 3 Print Mechanically prepare printer o Place filled syringes o Place petri dish well plate Calibrate o Bed leveling if necessary o For dual head printing calibrate XYZ offset between 2 syrin...

Страница 30: ...maximally 5ml We supplied 2 syringes of 5ml filled with Vaseline grease for test purpose and to get familiar with the machine This material is easy to print and safe for your skin NOTE For best resul...

Страница 31: ...er between heating and cooling From the factory the switches are set in cooling mode 4 When using different brand syringes they might differ slightly in length This mechanism compensates for small len...

Страница 32: ...change filament menu 1 2 3 1 Select the desired extruder 2 Choose a temperature If it is not important set it to 0 degrees C to disable it 3 Leave the distances to 0 mm 4 Choose Insert Filament In cas...

Страница 33: ...e syringe Note that the syringe should slide in at 3 locations NOTE A movement of 1mm corresponds to 1 13 e 7 m3 which is equal to 0 113 ml 3 Press Start and the extruder will cool or heatup to the se...

Страница 34: ...icon in the side bar 3 Select the left or right extruder 4 Select the movement distance Change it to maximally 1ml A movement of 1mm corresponds to 1 13 e 7 m3 is equal to 0 113 ml 5 Depending on whe...

Страница 35: ...ish To ensure optimal contact with the printbed surface and flatness gently push down petri dish on the sides as indicated Slide the petri dish in the direction indicated till the push arm starts to m...

Страница 36: ...moving printer 2 When you see first layer printed lines are deviating from width across the print surface 8 5 2 Calibrate XYZ This calibrates the difference between the nozzles This calibration is on...

Страница 37: ...ness In the case of a different type of petri dish which is thicker or thinner the first layer z offset needs to be adjusted The parameter for this is Coating thickness After homing finding the refere...

Страница 38: ...you will print the object 5 Set the Distance to 1mm or 0 1mm 6 Move bed closer to nozzle Stop when the nozzle touches the print surface 7 Note that z axis coordinate and add 0 2mm 8 Go back to the fi...

Страница 39: ...ns 1 You can save it to the library of the device or 2 Directly print it from the USB stick The file is temporarily copied to the screen and the print will start You can safely remove the USB stick wi...

Страница 40: ...I or LAN 10 1 Connect via WIFI Go to Settings in main menu Press WLAN A list of available networks appears select your network and insert credentials 10 2 Wired LAN Plug in cable on the side of touchs...

Страница 41: ...r Page 37 10 3 Remote control After connecting printer to a local network navigate to Settings Network And type in the shown IP http address in your web browser or scan the QR code on the device which...

Страница 42: ...Quick Start Guide FELIX BIOprinter Page 38 10 4 Print via web interface Overview of the dashboard Click Go to printer...

Страница 43: ...ing You can conveniently monitor a print job via the webcam For now this is only enabled on the internal network If you want to access this from an external network a port needs to be forwarded in you...

Страница 44: ...s about maintenance https www youtube com user FELIXprinters 11 1 Motion system The linear bearings require almost no maintenance Recommended is that you put a little some grease on them every 3 4 mo...

Страница 45: ...ort to find out how to solve this issue Heater sensor error Extruder the sensor is defect or not connected properly Please check if the connector is placed correctly and is clean on the inside Heated...

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Страница 48: ...a few minutes www felixprinters com survey a small reward is waiting for you Manuals tutorials www felixprinters com support FELIX Community www felixprinters com community Quick Start Manual FELIX BI...

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