Maintenance
General
Wipe off the printer with a damp cloth to keep it free from dust and plastic debris.
Rods and bearings
The rods should be kept free from dust, clean with dry cloth, lubricate rods lightly with the supplied oil syringe once every two months. The bearings are sealed and does not need any special treatment.
Z axis rods and Z axis screw
Keep rods and Z axis screw free from dust. Lubricate Z axis screw once per month with the supplied oil syringe.
Printhead
The printhead should be cleaned once every two weeks if printer is used every day, remove front fan and clean the extruder gear with a brush.
Build Plate
The build plate needs to be completely cleaned from any dirt or grease to perform correctly. The plate can also be cleaned lightly with acetone to refresh its surface.
The ZYYX Maintenance Kit
The ZYYX Maintenance Kit, avaiable for purchase here, relies on a script to perform the automatic nozzle cleaning. The script is a file that should be downloaded, unzipped and put directly on the supplied SD Card before use.
1. Download the ZYYX Cleaning Script
2. Open the .zip file, for example with https://www.7-zip.org or https://www.kekaosx.com/en/
3. Put the file “ZYYX_nozzle_clean.x3g” on the supplied SD Card
4. Start the script by selecting “Print from SD” in the onboard menu, and selecting the ZYYX_nozzle_clean.x3g file and load the cleaning filament.
Build Plate Leveling and Tuning
Re-calibration
We suggest you do a full re-calibration in the following order:
1. Buildplate Calibration
2. Probe Calibration
3. Fine Tuning
For assistance with probe calibration and fine tuning, please see our support video:Fine Tuning The Buildplate
This is a process that helps you fine tune your ZYYX 3D Printer and buildplate.
Every ZYYX printer comes with a build plate that has already been fine tuned for that machine. If you are seeing print quality issues that you believe may be related to the build plate’s fine tuning, please contact us at support@zyyx3dprinter.com and we will be happy to assist.
To do this process for the ZYYX+ you need to have the firmware Sailfish v7.7 rZX21b, or later. For ZYYX pro all versions are supported.
Probe calibration
The printhead probe is calibrated from the factory and under normal circumstances it will not need any calibration.
If you have replaced or unscrewed any part of the printhead or if the printer is showing an error message “Your printhead probe needs calibration. Please run the probe cal script.” you can perform this calibration.
1. Download a special script file, for ZYYX pro or ZYYX/ZYYX+ that has firmware version Sailfish v7.7 rZX20 or later use >this< file. For a ZYYX/ZYYX+ that has an earlier version use >this< file.
2. Unzip and put the script file on the SD Card, and put the SD Card in the printer.
3. Select “Print from SD”, and select the file “ZYYX_PROBECAL_*.X3G”.
4. Follow the instructions in the printer LCD Display.
NOTE, the copier paper should be a standard 80-90g laser or inkjet paper.
NOTE, while pressing the midbutton move the paper continuously to make sure you feel the grabbing point, and note that at first you might feel some residue plastic under the noozle but this will be scraped off and the you feel the paper grabbed firmly.
NOTE, by pressing the left cursor button and the selecting cancel you confirm and save the calibrated value.