MakerBot Replicator Z18 User manual

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MakerBot Replicator Z18 Teardown Guide
Tools Needed:
1.3mm Hex Driver
T10 - T20 Torx Driver
Phillips Screw Driver
2.0mm Hex Driver
1.5mm Hex Driver
2.5mm Hex Driver
T10 Security Torx Drive
1 Pair of thin Tweezers
Small Container for Screws
Small Wire Cutters

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Step 2 - Remove Front Door
Remove six (6) screws inside door
using a Phillips screwdriver
Remove Steel Door Frame and
Acrylic Window by pushing it out
of the frame.
Step 1 - Remove the Outer
Panel Assembly
four (4) flat head screws using a
2.5mm hex driver
Remove the following screws:
from the Outer Panel Assembly
Once the screws are removed
gently pull the Outer Panel
Assembly back and away from
the body of the Z18
Grab spine of Door Frame and
bend towards and pull to detach
from slot.Pin and remove Door
Assembly
NOTE: Only follow these steps if
your Dowel Hinge Pin is glued to
the Front Door frame. If its not
glued just remove Dowel Hinge
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At the back of the printer, remove
the larger Insulation Foam before
you can remove the smaller Foam
Step 4 - Remove the Insulation
Remove five (5) hex socket cap
screw using a 2.5mm hex driver
Open Filament Drawer, ensure
guide tube is disconnected from
the Y-Split
Simultaneously, pull and wiggle to
remove Front Panel (be mindful
of the floor trip – it may slide
o)
Step 3 - Remove Front Panel
Pull to remove the Insulation
Foams from the each sides of the
Z18
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Remove the four (4) Torx screws
using a T15 driver
Remove three (3) button heads
screws by using a 2.5mm hex
screwdriver
Unplug the HDMI Cable from the
left side of the User Interface
Assembly
Detach the three (3) wires
(Camera, right/left LED Wires)
from the back of the User
Interface Assembly
Push the Drawer back and swing
around to unhook and remove the
Drawer
Note: DO NOT remove the
shoulder screw that is holding the
spring in the Drawer Assembly. It
can be potentially dangerous
Step 6 - Remove the User
Step 5 - Remove the Filament
Drawer Assembly
Slide Bottom Filament Guide
Tube out of the plastic clips
located on the front Left Upright.
Note: Follow the same steps in
the Replicator Desktop Printer
section to disassemble User
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Step 7 - Remove the Carriage
Assembly
Remove four (4) socket cap bolts
of either side of the Carriage
Assembly using a 2.5mm hex
screwdriver
Remove two (2) tensioning bolts
from the front of the Gantry
Assembly using a 5mm hex driver
Unplug the Flat Flex Cable from
the Rickers PCB, located at
the right top of the Rear Right
Upright.
Unplug the Ambient Thermistor
located at the top left rear of the
Gantry Assembly.
Unplug both Gantry Motors
located on either side at the rear of
Remove sixteen (16) flat head
screws using a 1.5mm hex
screwdriver (there are 4 per
upright)
Step 7 -Remove the Gantry
Assembly
Gently lift the Carriage Assembly
and turn slightly to give slack to
the Hot End Fan wire in order to
remove the Hot End Fan out of
the Carriage Adapter and unplug
FFC
Note: Follow same steps in
Replicator Desktop 3D Printer
section to disassemble the
Carriage Assembly
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Detach the Interlock Door Cable
from the Red Hook PCB located
on the front Left Upright.
Detach wires from clips inside the
front Uprights
Remove the sixteen (16)
flathead bolts using a 2.0mm
hex screwdriver and lift Upright
up to unhook from Drawer Bay
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Step 9 - Remove the Z-Stage
and Inner Housing Assembly
Turn the Z-Stage Belt (accessible
from the back and front of Z18)
so that the Z-Span is moving
upwards and remove build
Platform Assembly
Remove the four (4) smooth rods
on either side by pulling them out
of their Bearing Housing Holder
Detach wires from plastic clips
Detach FFC and power cable from
the Rikers PCB located on the rear
Right Upright
Step 8 - Remove the four (4)
Uprights
Unplug the Heating Coil Cables
(there are two assemblies)
attached to the Heating Coil
Assembly located at the rear of
the Z18
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Remove four (4) button heads of
the Drawer Bay Assembly Top
Cover by using the 2.5mm hex
Unplug the Z-Motor from the
Motor Wire Harness. Unclip the
Z-Motor Wire Harness from the
plastic wire clip
Remove two (4) button head
hex screws from the two (2) UI
Adapter Mount located at the
front of the Drawer Bay Assembly
by using 2.5mm hex screwdriver.
Unplug the Heating Coil
Thermistor attached to the
Heating Coil Assembly.
Lift up the Inner and Bottom
Panels over the threaded rods.
Step 9 - Remove Z-Stage
Continued
Step 9 - Removing the Drawer
Bay Cover
Unplug the Heater Fan from the
Gowanus PCB located in the
rear Electronics Bay, lift o the
Top Cover of the Drawer Bay
Assembly.
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Remove the four (4) button head
security screws located at the rear
of the Drawer Bay Assembly by
using a T10 security screwdriver.
Cut o the three (3) zip ties that
secure the Power Supply Wires.
Step 10-Remove the power
supply
Detach the 20-pin from the
Brooklyn PCB and the two (2) six-
pin connectors from the Gowanus
PCB. Lift the Power Supply up
to remove from the Drawer Bay
Assembly.
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