ZPrinter
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650 Hardware Manual
ZPrinter 650 Overview
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Infiltration
- Process of applying various post-processing products (resins, wax, epoxy, etc.) to fully
depowdered parts to give them specific properties such as strength, durability, and color vibrancy.
LCD
- Liquid Crystal Display.
Parking Caps
- Printer component that prevents the print heads from drying out between print jobs. It is
important to clean the Parking Caps after every build. Beneath the Parking Caps is the Parking Spittoon,
which catches binder that is periodically ‘spit’ out of the printheads.
Platform
- The bottom, metal plate of the Build Bed. The platform contains numerous small holes that
allow excess powder to escape through the bottom of the Build Bed during initial (automatic or manual)
powder removal. The platform can be raised or lowered by selecting the appropriate command on the
printer LCD menu.
Pogo Pins
- Gold contact pins for the print head contacts. Clean the Pogo Pins with an alcohol swab
whenever a print head is removed, cleaned, or replaced.
Post-Processing Unit
- The right side of the printer that houses the Post-Processing Tray and the Air
Wand. Printed parts are moved from the Build Bed to the Post-Processing Unit for final removal of any
powder left on the part, and for infiltration.
Powder
- Very fine particles that are not bound together. Powder is spread layer by layer and saturated
with binder to create a solid object.
Print Head
- There are five Print Heads for the ZPrinter 650 - clear, black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. All
are HP11 print cartridges. When a new HP11 print head is installed, the printer runs an automatic purge
cycle to clean the print head of its ink and to prepare it for dispensing binder.
Note:
Only HP11 model
C4810A Black cartridges can be used in the ZPrinter 650.
Print Head Contacts
- The contact points on a print head cartridge that match up with the Pogo Pins.
Purge
- Process of removing ink from the HP11 print head to prepare it for dispensing binder.
Service Station
- Cleans the print head jets to remove powder residue during printing. It is extremely
important to clean the Service Station after every build to remove residue buildup that gets left on the Ser-
vice Station during a build. If the Service Station is not clean, your print heads will not get properly cleaned
and this will result in premature print head expiration.
Waste Tray
- Absorbs the binder waste and will require changing only when you are prompted to in ZPrint.
Located at the front bottom of the printer.
