Preventative Maintenance Checklist - PM Checklist
Preface: Proper care and routine maintenance of the machine will ensure optimal performance over a long service life.
As you operate the machine, you need to build in time to your schedule for maintenance tasks. Also how you have the machine installed in your space can make maintenance more difficult. Be sure to leave yourself access to the back of the machine to be able to reach critical components.
Nova Series
Maintenance Schedule:
| Maintenance Topic | Minimum Frequency | More Information |
Focus Lens Cleaning | Daily (or as needed) | |
Mirrors Cleaning | Weekly (or as needed) | |
Beam Combiner | Weekly | |
Machine (Honeycomb, panels etc) | Weekly | How to clean your Honeycomb Bed |
Lubrication for Rails | Monthly | How to clean and lubricate the Rails and Z Bed Screws on your Thunder Laser Nova Series machine |
Laser Beam Path | Monthly | |
Exhaust Fan and exhaust air path | Monthly | |
Chiller Water | 3 Months | Nova Series CW5000 and CW5200 Chiller Maintenance for changing water and cleaning filters |
Chiller Air Filters | Monthly | Nova Series CW5000 and CW5200 Chiller Maintenance for changing water and cleaning filters |
General Maintenance Overview:
Video:
Here is a video from a Thunder Laser USA user.
Keep the Machine clean
While a dirty machine may still run, the residual debris and dirt is fuel for fires and lingering smells. The dirty glass may limit your ability to observe the machine while it is running. It is suggested to:
-Clean the Honeycomb
-Empty the crumb Tray(s)
-Wipe down the Machine inside
-Clean the glass
Clean the Honeycomb , Knives and Crumb Tray(s) | Wipe down the machine body panels |
Odin and Bolt Series:
| Maintenance Topic | Minimum Frequency | More Information |
| Focus Lens Cleaning | Daily (or as needed) | How to Clean your Bolt Lens, Mirrors and other Optics |
| Mirrors Cleaning | Weekly (or as needed) | How to Clean your Bolt Lens, Mirrors and other Optics |
| Beam Combiner | Weekly | How to Clean your Bolt Lens, Mirrors and other Optics |
| Machine (Honeycomb, panels etc) | Weekly | How to clean your Honeycomb Bed |
| Lubrication for Screws | Monthly | |
| Laser Beam Path | Monthly | Odin Series Beam Alignment Procedure |
| Exhaust Fan and exhaust air path | Monthly | Cleaning Your Stock Exhaust Fan |
| Chiller Air Filters | Monthly |
Aurora Series:
| Maintenance Topic | Minimum Frequency | More Information |
| Lubricate Z Screws | Monthly | |
| Clean Foam Filters | Monthly | |
| Clean Lens | Monthly | |
Clean Exhaust | Monthly |
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