Clean Material Tank

WARNING

Risk of injury: The use of the materials intended for the printer may cause risks to the health and safety of the operator or third persons. To ensure safe handling of the materials, the hazard and precautionary statements shown in SDS must be observed.

CAUTION

Risk of injury: As handling chemicals puts you at risk of coming into contact with corrosive chemicals, being burnt, inhaling poisonous vapors, etc., always put on suitable protective clothing (nitrile gloves, protective goggles) before working with construction substances.

Take utmost care to avoid getting any chemicals in your eyes or breathing the chemical vapors in.

Always wash your hands thoroughly afterwards with soap and water only. Don't use Isopropyl alcohol to wash your hands if come in contact with materials. Be careful not to spill chemicals.

NOTICE

Do not use materials other than the photopolymers delivered by ETEC™. Read the relevant Material Safety Data Sheets supplied with the materials before use.

Time needed: Approximately twenty minutes

Maintenance frequency: As needed or when changing printing material

Supplies Needed

  • 2-quart plastic pitcher

  • Paper towel

  • 99% IPA

  • Opaque buckets with lids

  • Personal protective equipment, including nitrile gloves

Step-by-step

  1. Navigate to Settings > Tank Lift from the main screen.

  2. Select Remove Tank.
    → The build platform and compensator will move up. The blade will move to the home front first and then the material tank will slowly go down until the limit is reached.

  3. Open the lower compartment door.

  4. Unplug the wire harness.

  5. Roll the material tank out of the printer.

  6. Locate the drain valve on the front bottom of the tank. Place clean paper towels on the floor under the valve. Place a clean bucket under the valve.

    7. Material Tank and Drain Valve

  7. Open the valve and allow the material to drain into the bucket.

  8. Close the valve before the bucket is completely full and wait for the material to stop flowing.

  9. Repeat steps 5-7 with additional buckets until the material tank is empty.

  10. Clean the drain valve and empty material tank with a dry paper towel.

  11. Spray the paper towel with 99% IPA and wipe the material tank. Make sure no residue of material or 99% IPA remains in the material tank, blade, platform, or anywhere else.

  12. See Install Removable Material Tank to reinstall the material tank after cleaning.