AGFA Printer manual Weekly Maintenance, Engine Storage AT the END of the Week

:ANAPURNA L/XL OPERATOR MANUAL

8.3. Weekly Maintenance

The weekly maintenance combines different small handlings, and a storage procedure:

- Clean the “Purge” and “Home” station Grid.

Use a filling-knife or a wide screwdriver, to cut off the cured ink that’s on the ribs.

(the “Home” grid can be taken out to remove the particles)

-Check the Purge station waste box and clean it, if hardened ink is present.

-Check the waste ink tank underneath the printing table; dispose the ink according to local government regulations. (Also see chapter 5.6.)

-Clean the “encoder” strip with alcohol. (Situated upfront on the main beam)

ENGINE STORAGE AT THE END OF THE WEEK:

ENCODER STRIP

-Move the carriage to the Purge position.

-Flush cleaning solution through the heads:

-First purge the 4 right heads (Lc, Lm, W1, W2), close them,

and in the second stage, purge the remaining 4 left heads (K, C, M, Y).

-Finally, open the 4 right heads again, and purge all 8 heads together now. By doing so, you’ll have the most optimal cleaning pressure.

-Switch all heads, and the Solution valve back to “I”.

-Set the Neg. Vacuum Pressure to “0”, leave the system for 1 minute

(Ink will now start dripping out the heads)

-Empty the sub-airtank by opening the tap (use a tube into a PE-bottle) (Sub-airtank is located at back of carriage)

-Restore the Neg. Pressure back to “-.034”

- Perform a Large Purge SUB-AIRTANK

-Clean the Head Base Plate with a cloth

-Clean the heads with a fiber-free cloth.

-Check the nozzle’s on “weeping” or with a Jet Test.

-If all nozzles are present, the engine can be left in the Purge Position, with the Grid pushed backwards.

-Replace the towels in front of the Purge grid, and check/clean the whole Purge station environment, the front of the UV-lamps might need some cleaning too.

-Clean the Quartz plate of both UV-lamp houses with alcohol. (underside of lamps)

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