Motor Assembly, Platen Open
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Motor Assembly, Platen Open
Removal
1. Prepare the printer for maintenance (page 152).
2. Cabinet Model: Remove the paper guide assembly (page 229).
Pedestal Model: Remove the top cover assembly (page 204).
3. Cabinet Model: Remove the card cage fan (page 209).
4. Remove the platen open belt cover by squeezing the top and bottom to
release the plastic tabs from the slots in the side plate (page 276, Figure
51).
5. Loosen the two 5/16 inch motor mount screws (page 278, Figure 52).
6. Loosen the 1/16 hex pulley setscrew and remove the motor pulley and
platen open belt.
7. Trace the platen open motor cables back to the controller board,
releasing the cables from the tie wraps. (See cable routing diagrams on
page 300 and page 302.)
8. Disconnect connector P106 from the controller board.
9. Trace the platen open motor cables to the connector shell and remove the
platen open cable connector from the connector shell (page 195).
NOTE: Some platen open motors are mounted with nuts and bolts; other
motors have threaded flanges, eliminating the need for nuts.
10. Remove the two 5/16 inch motor mount screws (and nuts, if present).
11. Remove the platen open motor assembly.
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