Ioline FlexJet Series Upgrade Instructions page 2

Carriage upgrade
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Remove the Logic Board Cover
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Attention! The carriage and logic board components are sensi-
tive to the discharge of static electricity. Attach one end of the
ground strap (included) to your wrist and the other end to a
bare metal portion of the printer like the frame the holds the
service station. Keep plastic objects away from the carriage and
logic board assemblies. Remove the wrist strap only after the new
carriage is attached to the traverse, the cover is installed, and the
metal cover is secured over the main logic board.
a) Remove the 4 screws that hold the sheet metal
logic board cover plate.
Attention!
The cover will swing down when the last screw
is removed. Make sure to support it with one hand and let it
slowly rotate.
Short Screw
b) Unplug the roll feed motor power and encoder
cables from the logic board then set the logic board
cover aside.
Unplug Take-up wires
from the logic board
Remove screws
2 - Front
2 - Rear (Shown)
c) Find the white flex cable connections. Gently
pull the locking clips on the connector shrouds
down to unlock the flex cable connectors.
d) Remove all white flex cables from connectors.
Unplug ribbon cables
Remove the Old Flex Cables
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a) With the carriage secured, clip the plastic ties
that hold the white flex cables against the right
side of the printer.
b) Pull the bundle of cables out of the grey clips
(if present).
c) Pull the bundle away from the end plate if it
secured with foam tape. Lift the carriage belt
tensioner out of the way if necessary.
d) From the front of the machine, pull the bundle
through the hole in the end plate.
e) Lift the cable bundle up and off the traverse
moving toward the left side of the machine.
Don't worry about the foam tape stuck to the
traverse.
Ribbon Cable

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