Moisture on Printer

Users should use the Printer in an environment between 5% and 95% relative humidity￿ To recover from moisture condensation￿ turn the Printer off￿ and￿ using the main roller as a reference￿ wait until the Printer is completely dry before using it again￿

Level of Printer Usage

To achieve good performance and long lifetime of the ￿P￿Design￿et 430/450C/455CA Printers￿ users should limit use to the following recommendations ￿duty cycle￿:

Average number of plots per day

 

Maximum number of plots per day

 

 

 

10 E/A0 CAD plots

 

20 E/A0 CAD plots

The service configuration plot gives an indication of how much the Printer has been used: number of plots￿ number of cartridges￿ number of times the Printer has been turned on￿ ￿Details ' page 4729￿￿

Friction on Slider Rod

The carriage bushings are made of a porous composite material￿ Oil stays inside them by means of capillary action￿ Never place the bushings on an absorbant material￿ To prevent friction of the bushings on the slider rod￿ remove dirt from the slider rod and chassis beam￿ Apply oil ￿Anderol 406￿￿ ￿P part number: 604070￿5￿￿ to the slider rod ￿ 3 drops￿ and to the bushings if they are running dry￿

Noisy Carriage Wheel

To prevent noisy movement of the carriage￿ remove aluminum or dust particles from the wheel at the back of the carriage￿ and from the slider path along which the wheel moves￿

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HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers

Preventive Maintenance