Specifications

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Manual
ProtoMat 95s/II
The
S
TOP AFTER TOOL CHANGE
check box is activated if, for example, a tool's milling depth
has to be adjusted. The buttons can be used to proceed manually in BoardMaster once the
tool has been changed.
The
button is used to proceed with the current job.
The tool assignment is made here for various machining phases within a project from
LPKF CircuitCAM (LMD file), for instance. It is essential that you check whether the tool
magazine is equipped with the correct tool as assigned above.
The
T
OOL
P
OSITIONS
dialogue box can only be quitted if
T
OOL
B
OX DOWN
has previously been clicked.
3.3.3 Preparing the tool magazine
The tools fitted with spacer rings are placed into the tool magazine in the following steps (see
also the "Tools and materials" section).
Only tools which are 1/8 inch in diameter and 36 mm or 38 mm in length may be used.
1.
Switch on the circuit board plotter. (The x and y-limit switches are activated)
2.
Close the hood.
3.
Start up the BoardMaster program.
4.
Use BoardMaster to carry out the following procedures:
•
Open the
T
OOL
P
OSITIONS
dialogue box by right-clicking on the arrow in the
Tool combo box.
•
Assign the required tools to the tool positions.
Caution
The hood must always be closed whenever there is any movement during
the tool change.
The tool magazine is moved by compressed air. This increases the risk of
fingers being crushed.
4.
Click on
T
OOL
B
OX UP
to raise the tool magazine.
Any tools held in the plotter head collet are automatically set down before the tool
magazine is raised.
5.
Open the hood once all movement has ceased.