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Technical Bulletin
To keep your Summit marker plotter operating at its peak performance, please follow
these guidelines for maintenance. This procedure can vary depending on the amount
of use the plotter gets. Please use your own judgment.
Weekly
1. Clean the grit shaft using a stiff bristled nylon brush. Remove any paper build
wherever the wheel grips the paper. With the power off, rotate shaft manually as
not to miss any spots. Paper build up can cause media slippage.
2. Clean plotting surface, front and back, using a clean rag with anti-static spray to
reduce drag.
3. Clean chart wheels of any excess paper or ink accumulation with clean rag and
isopropyl alcohol.
4. Clean frame sensor lens with cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol.
Monthly
1. Clean traverse rods with a clean rag and isopropyl alcohol.
2. Using a cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol, clean pen lifter plate rods on the
carriage assembly. These are the rods on which the pen jaw rides up and down.
Excessive dirt build up can cause sticking and deterioration of plot quality.
Illustration: operations manual, pg. 63.
3. Clean white ribbon cable of any dirt accumulation with a clean rag and isopropyl
alcohol.
Any build up can be transferred to the assembly itself and cause the
cable not to retract properly.
4. Clean take up and feed shaft blocks on stand with clean rag and isopropyl alcohol.
Treat blocks by spraying with silicone to reduce friction between shaft and block.
This step is very important. Illustration: operations manual, pg. 27.
5. Change the position of your chart wheels to even out wear on the shaft. This can
add to the life expectancy of the shaft.
Maintenance Schedule/Summit
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