Maintenance 7-3
System Cleaning
•Turn off and unplug the laser system.
•Open the Top Door and thoroughly remove all loose dirt and debris from inside the machine with a vacuum cleaner.
•Clean the Engraving Table surface with either a soap solution, alcohol, or acetone, and paper towels. NEVER pour or spray any solution directly into the laser system. Always dampen your paper towel or cloth outside of the machine with the cleaning solution and then wipe down the parts you are cleaning with the dampened cloth.
•Clean X Rail and the Y Rails by using either the cotton swabs or paper towels, and alcohol or soap solution. Pay close attention to the bearing tracks that the bearings roll in since any debris left to build up in these bearing tracks will cause the bearings to wear and the engraving quality to become rough.
•After the rails and tracks are cleaned, use a clean swab or paper towel, and alcohol to clean all of the bearings by holding the swab against each bearing and moving the motion system by hand to roll the bearings against the swab. There are seven bearings in the system, three (3) on the Focus Carriage, two (2) on the left side of the X Rail, and two (2) on the right side of the X Rail.
•Clean the Top Window with a cotton cloth and the soap solution. The Top Window is made out of acrylic. DO NOT use paper towels because they will scratch the acrylic. Also, DO NOT use window cleaner, alcohol, or acetone, as these chemicals will crack the acrylic. Only use cleaners designed for acrylic.
•Use a soft cloth or paper towels and the soap solution to clean the enclosure. DO NOT use alcohol, acetone, or any other harsh chemical as this will damage the paint.
Optics Cleaning
A visual inspection of the #2 and #3 Mirrors, Beam Window, and Focus Lens should be performed at least once a day.
CAUTION
DO NOT clean an optic that is visually clean. Excessive cleaning can damage the optics. The #3 Mirror and the Focus Lens will need to be removed to clean them, the #2 Mirror and the Beam Window does not.
Before cleaning the optics, we recommend that you contamination. NEVER touch any optic with your fingers. coatings on the optics.
wash your hands thoroughly to prevent The acids from your skin can destroy the
