User's Manual

Safety
2–2 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Safety Features
Stratasysȱ3DȱprintersȱareȱdesignedȱtoȱcomplyȱwithȱCEȱandȱFCCȱstandards.ȱ
Theyȱareȱequippedȱwithȱtheȱfollowingȱsafetyȱfeatures:
CoverȱInterlockȱ
Switch
TheȱpowerȱsuppliedȱtoȱtheȱUVȱlampȱandȱtheȱ
motionȱmotorsȱisȱturnedȱoffȱwhenȱtheȱcoverȱisȱ
opened.
WARNING:ȱDoȱnotȱdefeatȱ(override)ȱtheȱ
interlockȱswitch.ȱDoingȱsoȱcouldȱresultȱinȱ
seriousȱpersonalȱinjury.ȱIfȱtheȱinterlockȱswitchȱ
doesȱnotȱfunctionȱcorrectly,ȱdoȱnotȱuseȱtheȱ
printer,ȱand
ȱcontactȱyourȱserviceȱprovider.
SafetyȱLock Theȱcoverȱisȱlockedȱwhileȱtheȱprinterȱisȱ
working.ȱTheȱlockȱisȱreleasedȱwhenȱtheȱprinterȱ
revertsȱtoȱpauseȱorȱstopȱmode.
WARNING:ȱDoȱnotȱdefeatȱ(override)ȱtheȱ
safetyȱlock.ȱDoingȱsoȱcouldȱresultȱinȱseriousȱ
personalȱinjury.ȱ
Ifȱtheȱsafetyȱlockȱdoesȱnotȱfunctionȱcorrectly,ȱ
doȱ
notȱuseȱtheȱprinter,ȱandȱcontactȱyourȱserviceȱ
provider.
UVȱScreeningȱ Theȱtransparentȱsectionȱofȱtheȱcoverȱblocksȱ
harmfulȱUVȱradiation,ȱallowingȱtheȱoperatorȱtoȱ
viewȱtheȱmodelȱasȱitȱisȱbeingȱmade.
CircuitȱBreaker Theȱpowerȱtoȱtheȱprinterȱisȱturnedȱoffȱinȱcaseȱofȱ
electricalȱovercurrent.ȱ
Note: The circuit breaker is only accessible to
service personnel.
UVȬLampȱ
Overheatingȱ
Protection
TheȱpowerȱsuppliedȱtoȱtheȱUVȱlampȱandȱtheȱ
motionȱmotorsȱisȱturnedȱoffȱifȱtheȱtemperatureȱ
aroundȱtheȱlampȱreachesȱ90ȱ°Cȱ(194ȱ°F).ȱ
AlabelonȱtheȱUVȬlampȱcoverȱindicatesȱifȱtheȱ
temperatureȱhasȱexceededȱ65ȱ°Cȱ(150ȱ°F).
GroundedȱChassis Theȱchassisȱofȱtheȱprinterȱisȱgrounded,
ȱtoȱ
preventȱelectricalȱshock.
Note: The power outlet must be properly
grounded, in accordance with the local
electric code, to provide this protection.
UV screen
If the Stratasys 3D printing system is not used as specified in this guide, the
safety features may not provide adequate protection.