Removing the Internal Chiller: REDLINE MIRA 9S

Applies to: REDLINE MIRA 9S

This guide shows how to remove the chiller from your REDLINE MIRA 9S. You may need to remove it to troubleshoot a problem, to clean it thoroughly, or to prepare the machine for a move to a new workspace.

What you need

• Phillips head screwdriver
• Small flat head screwdriver
• Machine cabinet key
• Painter’s tape
• Bucket for draining water
• Absorbent towels for spills
• Funnel

Steps

1. Make sure the machine is powered off and unplugged from its power source.

2. Locate the chiller on the rear of the machine.

   

3. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the 4 corner mounting bolts from the fan cover panel to the right of the chiller. Set the panel and bolts aside somewhere safe.

   

4. Find the side of the chiller with the 2 silicone hoses that connect to the chiller inlet and outlet.

   

5. Record where each water hose connects, so you can reconnect them correctly. Either take a picture, or wrap a piece of tape around one hose and put a second piece on the matching fitting on the chiller.

   Caution: It is extremely important that the water hoses go back in the correct positions when you reinstall the chiller. Getting them wrong can damage the laser tube.

6. Gently pull the hoses off the chiller inlet and outlet. Have a towel or bucket ready to catch any water.

7. Move to the right side of the machine (the Emergency Stop side). Use the machine cabinet key to unlock the side panel, then remove the panel and set it aside somewhere safe.

8. Locate the chiller power and signal cable access panel on the right side of the inner cabinet.

   

   

9. Remove the mounting thumb screws by hand and take off the panel. Set the panel and screws aside somewhere safe.

   

   

10. Unplug the power plug from the chiller by gently pulling it out. Remove the signal wire by unscrewing its two mounting screws and then pulling it out. If the thumb screws on the signal cable are too tight to turn by hand, loosen them with a small flat head screwdriver.

    

11. Remove the 4 Phillips head screws that hold the chiller in the machine, one at each corner of the chiller.

    

12. If there is water in the reservoir, drain the chiller fully.

13. Once the chiller is empty and fully disconnected, carefully shimmy it out of the machine chassis. The chiller weighs about 45 pounds, so be ready for the weight when it comes free.

The chiller is now removed from the machine.

AEON Laser USA is not responsible for any damages or injuries that may result from following these suggestions. Use caution at all times.