Platen Gap Motor Removal - Epson LQ-2550 Technical Manual

Platen Gap Motor Removal

4.2.5.8
Remove the printer mechanism. (Refer to Section 4.2.5. 1.)
Step 1:
Remove the two screws CPS(M3 X 8) securing the platen gap motor.
Step 2:
If the platen gap home position flag prevents the motor securing
removed, manually rotate the platen gap reduction gear so that the screw can be removed.
NOTE: Do not hold the platen gap home position flag to rotate the gear.
Remove the wire clamp fixing the lead wires of the platen
Step 3:
Take out the platen gap motor through the cutout at the back of the base frame, then separate
Step 4:
the lead wires from the motor by disconnecting the connector. (The lead wire is supplied
independently of the platen gap motor. The motor lead wire is included in the platen gap home
position sensor assembly.)
Platen Gap
Home
Position
Sensor
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Figure 4-36. Platen Gap Motor Removal (Back of Base Frame)
Platen Gap Reduction Gear
CPS (M3x8)
Figure 4-35. Platen Gap Motor Screw Removal
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Platen Gap Home Position
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screw from being
motor from the base frame.
Flag
Connector
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