The part after the regular CTP plate processor is cleaned is as follows:
Take out all the rubber rollers and brushes of the plate processor and clean them thoroughly with clean water. You can use soft tools such as a white cleaning cloth and a sponge brush for cleaning. If the rubber roller or brush is dirty and cannot be rinsed with clean water, you can use a 10% citric acid solution to clean or soak it until it is completely clean;
Rinse the developing cylinder thoroughly with clean water to completely clean the residue, and then put the cleaned rubber and brush back in the correct position of the plate processor;
Fill the developing cylinder with clean water, start the developing cycle, and run the rubber roller for 5 minutes, clean the citric acid and residue remaining in the developing pipeline, drain the clean water after 5 minutes, and empty the filter element compartment, and take out the core.
According to the capacity of the developing cylinder, inject 10-20 liters of fresh developer into the developing cylinder, and then inject clean water to the appropriate water level, start the developing cycle, and the rubber roller to neutralize the citric acid in the developing cylinder and the developing circulation channel. The circulation operation can be carried out for 5 minutes, and then the developer is drained again, the filter chamber is also emptied, and a new filter is put in;
According to the capacity of the developer cylinder, 10-20 liters of fresh developer is injected into the developer cylinder, and then clean water is injected to the appropriate water level, and the development cycle and rubber roller operation are started to neutralize the citric acid in the developer cylinder and the development cycle channel. The circulation operation can be carried out for 5 minutes, and then the developer cylinder is drained again, the filter chamber is also emptied, and a new filter is put in,
Fill the developer cylinder with the fresh developer, and pass the clean plate through the plate processor several times to remove the impurities floating in the developer cylinder.
Finally, set the developer temperature and development time, and pass the plate to confirm that the development time is consistent with the set value. When the developer temperature reaches the set value, the plate can be washed.
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