Lubrication And Adhesion - Epson DLQ-3000 Service Manual

6.1 Maintenance
This chapter provides information necessary to keep the printer in optimum condition, as
well as to prevent potential troubles. Cleaning the outer cases consists of wiping off dirt
using denatured or thinned alcohol. It is also essential to vacuum dust and debris
accumulated in the printer when necessary.
T T
Never apply thinner, trichloroethylene, or ketone-based solvents to any plastic
parts. These substances may cause plastic or rubber parts to deform or
degenerate.
T T
Use lubricant or adhesive which are recommended for this printer.

6.1.1 Lubrication and Adhesion

Application of proper lubricant has a substantial effect on the printer condition and
durability. In particular, lubricating at low temperature needs special care. Therefore, be
sure to use lubricants specified based on the experiments conducted by EPSON and
technical information in wide range.
Type Product name
Oil
Grease
Adhesion
Ref. No.
1 Sliding points for the release lever and the
gear (15.5).
2 Sliding point for the sub release lever and
release lever.
3 Sliding points for the paper guide change
lever and sub paper loading shaft.
4 Gear (30) surface
5 Gear (18) surface
6 Inner surface of the parallelism adjust
bushing
7 Inner surface of the bushing (10)
8 Upper plain oil pad in the CR assembly.
9 Lower plain oil pad in the CR assembly.
10 Sliding point for the link release lever and
paper eject lever.
11 Right and left sides of the CR on the
lower CR guide shaft.
Rev. A
Table 6-1. Lubricants to be Applied
Amount
O-8 40 cc
G-26 40 g
Neji-lock 1000 g
Table 6-2. Adhesion Points
Lubricating points
CAUTION
Part code
1019753
B702600001
B730200200
Application
5 mm
(2 points)
15 mm
About 2-mm ball
size (2 points)
1/3 of the circle
1/3 of the circle
1 drop
1 drop
0.2 cc
0.66 cc
3 mm
1 drop for each
side
Maintenance
Availability
EPSON-exclusive
EPSON-exclusive
EPSON-exclusive
Lubricant
G-26
G-26
G-26
G-26
G-26
O-8
O-8
O-8
O-8
G-26
O-8
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