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2004-10-03 by john dean
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
2004-10-03 by Paul D. DeRocco
> From: john dean [mailto:deanwork2003@...] > > 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? It might help if you told us what kind of printer it is. The all-lights-flashing symptom sounds like an Epson, in which case you should be able to push the carriage over by hand, with the power off. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:pderocco@...
2004-10-03 by john dean
It is an Epson 7000 and it moves an inch or so but something is stopping it at that point and I can't get to the left side of the head to release it.
From: john dean [mailto:deanwork2003@y...] > > > > 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? > > It might help if you told us what kind of printer it is. The > all-lights-flashing symptom sounds like an Epson, in which case you should > be able to push the carriage over by hand, with the power off. > > -- > > Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco > Paul mailto:pderocco@i...
2004-10-04 by wolarsky
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
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
2004-10-04 by Glenn Barry
I had/have occasional problems on my 1200, the print head would stop in the middle of the travel on powerup it turned out to be accumulated dust in the brass bushings. I cleaned it using a drop WD40, (generic penetrating oil) in a small syringe and then using the tip of the syringe to clean out the debris. It's worth checking the visible side to see if that is the case. The bushing coming in the first place sounds as though there may have been somethng for it to jam on as it travelled along the horizontal shaft. There has to ba a little bit of clearnace there for it not to jam and if dust gets in and accumulates it will jam eventually. Glenn john dean wrote:
> > 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 > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. > - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. > - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See \ufffdGroup Topic, Rules and Guidelines\ufffd in the Files section: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ > > BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE \ufffdOWNER\ufffd AND \ufffdMODERATORS\ufffd OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE \ufffdOWNER\ufffd AND \ufffdMODERATORS\ufffd OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >