Upper Housing Assembly Removal - Epson Stylus 1500 Service Manual

Upper Housing Assembly Removal

1. 1. Remove the knob, release lever, and ink cartridge cover from the printer. (Refer to Figure 3-4.)
2. Remove the rear sheet guide from the printer by pulling it toward the back. (See Figure 3-4.)
3. Remove the tractor unit from the printer mechanism. (Release the hooks from both sides of the
tractor by inserting tweezers between the tractor and mechanism, and pull up at the rear end
of tractor frame as shown in the figure below.)
Tractor Unit
Figure 3-2. Releasing the Tractor Hook
4. Remove the control panel from the printer mechanism. (Release the tab by inserting a
screwdriver into the hole in the upper housing, as shown in the figure below.) Then,
disconnect the panel harness from the connector on the C172 MAIN board.
Panel Harness
Tw eezers
Figure 3-3. Removing the Control Panel
EPSON Stylus 1500 Service Manual
Disassembly and Assembly
Tractor Unit Hook
Tw eezers
Control Panel
Upper Housing
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