Objet260 User Guide
6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet260 3D Printer
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Improving
Print Quality
If you suspect that print quality is poor, perform the pattern test (see "Pattern
Test" on page 6-31). If the results are poor, use the following procedure to
improve print quality.
If the results of the last pattern test are poor:
1. From the
Options
menu, select
Purge Sequence
, or press
F4
.
2. In the confirmation dialog box, click
Yes
.
The print heads are purged of Model and Support material, and the wiper
removes excess material from them.
3. Repeat the purge sequence.
4. Perform the pattern test.
If the results of the pattern test are still poor:
1. Manually clean the print heads (see "Cleaning the Print Heads and the
2. Perform the purge sequence.
3. Perform the pattern test.
If the results of the pattern test are still poor:
1. Carefully clean the print heads again, making sure there is no residue left
on them.
2. Perform the purge sequence.
3. Perform the pattern test.
If the results of the pattern test are still poor:
➢
Optimize the print heads and replace faulty print heads, if necessary (see
"Optimizing (Calibrating) Print Heads").
Cleaning the
Roller Waste
Collector and
Inspecting the
Roller Scraper
The roller waste collector removes waste material scraped from the roller.
Suction removes this waste to the printer’s waste container.
This assembly should be cleaned weekly to prevent a blockage in the tubes
leading to the waste container, so that waste material does not overflow into
the printer.
To clean the roller waste collector:
1. Prepare—
❒
M2.5 and M2 Hex (Allen) keys
❒
disposable cleaning gloves
❒
isopropanol (IPA—isopropyl alcohol) or ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
❒
cleaning cloth
❒
cotton swabs (Q-tips or similar)
2. Put on the gloves.