Removal Of Home Position Sensor; Disassembly Of Ribbon Feed Mechanism - Epson LX-HOO Technical Manual

ASSEMBLY POINT:
Attach the E-rings as follows:
When attaching a ring to the left pulley shaft, set it so that its opening faces to the left.
. When attaching a ring to the right pulley shaft, set it so that its opening faces to the right.
Confirm that the attached retaining rings do not move,
4.2.5.7 Removal of Home Position Sensor (Figure 4-27)
1. Perform steps 1 to 3 of Section 4.2.5.6 to remove the carriage motor frame.
2. Push the notch of the home position sensor, and remove the home position sensor from the carriage
motor frame.
4.2.5.8 Disassembly of Ribbon Feed Mechanism (Figure 4-28)
Remove the printer mechanism. (Refer to section 4.2.4)
Turn the printer mechanism over, and loosen the four bent tabs of the ribbon gear cover using a
2.
screwdriver. (At this time, just loosen the tabs slightly but do not remove the ribbon gear cover. If
it is removed before the printer mechanism is turned over, the gears will be scattered.)
3. Place the printer mechanism face up, and lift the ribbon gear cover to remove it.
Fig. 4-27. Removal of Home Position Sensor
(Printer mechanism bottom view)
Fig. 4-28. Ribbon Gear Cover Removal
using the tweezers.
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