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Re: print head stuck on left side of printer with lights flashing

2004-10-04 by john dean

Thanks Evan,

I believe this the issue too. My problem is that I can't get to that bushing now that it is on 
the other side. I guess I will have to dig into the manual.

john




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wolarsky" <wolarsky@i...> 
wrote:
> 
> I had a similar problem with a 1280, but I have no idea whether its 
> relevant to your printer.
> 
> There's a cylindrical brass bushing in the print head housing which 
> slides along the horizontal shaft.  In my printer, the bushing came 
> out of the plastic housing and blocked the print head from moving all 
> the way to the left. I took it to an Epson repairman who pushed the 
> bushing back into the housing, after which it worked. He tried to 
> glue it to the housing, but this didn't work, and I had to push it 
> back in when the problem recurred.
> 
> Evan
> 
> 
> > 
> > My print head is stuck on the left side ( this time ) of the 
> printer with all the lights flashing. 
> > How do I get to the realease button to move the head over to work 
> on it?
> > 
> > john

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