Flex Cable Replacement - Ioline FJ Printer Service Manual

76 Ioline FJ Printer & StudioJet Service Manual

Flex Cable Replacement

Required tools
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Phillips screwdriver
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/ -in (3.5mm) Allen wrench
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1. Follow the procedures for left cover removal and carriage re-
moval (Steps 1–7) earlier in this chapter.
2. Remove the ribbon cable cover (held on with double-stick tape)
(Figure 44, photos 1 & 2).
3. Pull the ribbon cable through the left side of the machine (Figure
44, photos 3 & 4).
4. Follow the procedure for bottom cover removal earlier in this
chapter.
5. Cut the tyraps holding the ribbon cable to the main logic board
and other cables (Figure 44, photo 5). Remove cable from cable
cups under platen.
6. Unplug the old ribbon cable from main logic (PCB) board (Fig-
ure 44, photo 6).
7. Remove from machine.
8. Put new cable through left end plate. Make sure the end with
the black, thick ferrites is on the logic board end of the cable.
Fold the cable connectors (as shown in Figure 44, Photo 6)
before plugging in.
9. Plug the new ribbon cable into the PCB. (Important: Make sure
the cable plugs are plugged in properly. If a row of pins are
missed you can cause damage to the carriage or logic board)
(Figure 44, photo 6).
10. Install left end and bottom covers.
11. Rotate the machine back to upright position. Make sure to
install screws that hold machine on the stand.
12. Route the new cable into the opening on left end plate (Figure
44, photo 4).
13. Connect the new ribbon cable to the carriage. (Important:
Make sure the cable plugs are plugged in properly. If a row
of pins are missed you can cause damage to the carriage or
logic board) (Figure 44, photos 7 & 8).
14. Install the carriage. (Follow the carriage replacement proce-
dure, Steps 9–15).
15. Slide the carriage to the right side of the machine to check the
ribbon cable loop (Figure 44, photo 9). Caution: The loop of
the ribbon cable must not hit the right end plate when the
carriage is pushed all the way to the right end plate.
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5 / -in (8mm) open-end wrench
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Small, fl at-tipped screwdriver