User's Manual

Operating & Maintaining the Stratasys P750K 3D Printer
6–58 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
UV measurement TheȱUVȱlampsȱpowerȱupȱandȱstabilize.ȱ(Thisȱtakesȱseveralȱminutes.)ȱThen,ȱ
theȱprintȱblockȱpassesȱoverȱtheȱsensorȱandȱtheȱwizardȱcomparesȱtheȱ
measuredȱradiationȱtoȱtheȱrecommendedȱlevelȱforȱeachȱUVȱlampȱandȱ
printingȱmode.ȱDuringȱthisȱprocess,ȱwhichȱtakesȱ20–40ȱminutes,ȱyouȱneedȱ
toȱmonitorȱtheȱprogressȱ
asȱdisplayedȱinȱtheȱwizardȱscreen.
Figure 6-91: UV measurement progress
¾ Whenȱusing ȱaȱstandȬaloneȱradiationȱmeter, ȱresetȱtheȱmeterȱandȱenterȱtheȱ
readingȱ(measurement)ȱwhenȱyouȱareȱpromptedȱtoȱdoȱso.
Figure 6-92: UV measurement dialog box
IfȱtheȱUVȱlevelȱmeasuredȱisȱnotȱacceptable,ȱtheȱwizardȱcalibratesȱtheȱUVȱ
lampȱbyȱadjustingȱtheȱcurrentȱsuppliedȱtoȱit,ȱandȱthenȱtestsȱitȱagain.
WhenȱallȱUVȱtestsȱhaveȱfinished,ȱtheȱresultsȱareȱdisplayed,ȱshowingȱtheȱ
conditionȱofȱtheȱlampsȱafterȱcalibrationȱ(seeȱfigure 6Ȭ93).
Figure 6-93: Results and condition of UV lamps after calibration