Reading the display
The display shows the following information:
Heating ON/OFF
Time left (hours : minutes)
Measured temperature
Target temperature °C/F
Turning off
When heating is ON, press the ON/OFF button to stop heating. There is no power off function.
Remove power cable to completely turn off the heater.
When the device is powered but OFF (not heating), it consumes about max 0.8W (@16V).
Removing Heater from the printer
The procedure for removing is reverse of installing.
After use
It is important to keep the heater clean. Otherwise the printing resin may stick to the elements.
Keep the controller unit safe from resin splatters and stains. The unit is relatively resistant against
small splashes of liquid, but the power jack and the Micro-USB jack are not protected.
For cleaning use the same alcohol based solution with which the printer and other items are cleaned.
Use soft cloth or paper.
Check the heater for scratches or other damage. Do not use it if there is any visible damage.
Tips for good printing results
The best results will be achieved if resin temperature is optimal according to manufacturer’s
specification and temperature of the resin is equal over whole printing area. Following tips helps to
reach that goal:
- Turn heater on before printing for few minutes so that resin can pre-heat up to desired temperature
faster. Use about five degrees higher temperature to speed up initial heating process before printing.
Decrease temperature value to desired value at the beginning of printing.
- Fill resin up to horizontal edges of the heater elements so that heater elements can transfer heat to
resin efficiently. Less resin will decrease efficiency of heat transfer thus reaching desired
temperature of the resin will be slower process
- Stir resin before printing to equalize resin temperature over whole vat. Note resin will be heat up
faster at edges but not so fast at centre so stirring resin from centre to edges will equalize/unify
temperature over the vat. Monitor temperature value from panel during stirring until temperature
wont drop much during stirring which means temperature starts to be equal over the whole area
- Heat up printing plate by controlling it’s position to low level from printer’s menu and sink it into
resin during preheating before actual printing (optional)
