Atif Mehmet Yardimci wrote:
>
> Dear List Members:
>
> We've a FDM1650 in house, and have been RP'ing happily since December '96
> with ABS/T12.
>
> Recently 1650 gave 'torque limiting error'. A torque
> check revealed that the ABS modeling side has been running between
> 280-390. Hand feeding small lengths of filament, and cleaning liquefier
> entrance ruled out filament delivery errors before the liquefier.
> It looks like we have plugging, either in tips or in liquefier.
>
> How do you deal with plugging? How frequent does it occur in your
> operations? Are there guidelines for preventive maintenance?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Atif Yardimci
>
> Manufacturing Processes Laboratory +1-312-355-0478 / +1-312-413-7408 [voice]
> Mechanical Engineering Department +1-312-413-0447 [fax]
> University of Illinois at Chicago e-mail: ayardi1@uic.edu
> http://guceri1.me.uic.edu/kok/atif/
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Dear Atif Yardimci,
There are few things I recommend checking on the FDM head:
a)Remove head from machine and check the entrance to make
sure there is no debry. Over time the entrance can collect
debry and create high torque read outs. To remove debry use a long
pick to reach between the motor and entrance.
b)Look at the tips under a magnifying glass to make sure the tips
have not been damaged (nicks or dents). This can sometime restrict
proper flow and affect the amount of torque.
c)Check the tension screws in the back of the head mount. These
tensions screws are sometime adjusted to tight and can restrict proper
flow. I recommend the tension screws to be adjust so that when
pulling the material through you feel a sight resistance.
d)Check the rolls of material in the back of the machine. Sometime
the center of the rolls are not dimensionally correct and can rub
against the shaft creating a restriction of material flow.
e)If you check all the above then it could possible be that your
motor in the head has bad bearings. When the bearings go it will not
stop, it will just run at high torque levels. This problem is common
with the bearings in the early head design. Fortunately, Stratasys
has redesigned the bearing for loner life. How long I don't know
but, I have not had any torque problem since I replaced my head in
my FDM1650 machine.
g)If you still have any doubts then call Stratasys at
1(612)937-3000. They will help you with any problem hassle free and
take you step-by-step to come to a solution to your problem.
Let me know how things turn out for you.
GOOD LUCK,
Jonathan E. mcCray
[Applied Research Dept. RPC]
AT THE:Milwaukee School of Engineering
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