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SF-330 Series Graphic Print Bar
Service Guide
Samsung Electronics Confidential
Copyright Samsung Electronics Company 2002
SF-330 Series Graphic Print Bar Service Guide
Revision 1.0; 23-Jul-02
3.5 Encoder Strip Spring
Preparation
Follow the appropriate printer disassembly procedures for removing printer housings and accessing the print bar.
Removal
1. Move the carriage away from the service station. This may require rotating the bottom gear on the service
station to release the carriage lock.
2. Press the encoder strip spring (on the right end of the carriage bar) toward the carriage (see Figure 3-6a).
3. Lift the encoder strip off of the flange at the left end of the carriage bar (see Figure 3-6b), then lift it free from
the flange on the spring on the right side of the bar.
Encoder
spring
Encoder
strip
Encoder
spring
flange
Rod lock
Encoder strip
Flange
Figure 3-6. Right end (a) and the left end (b) of the print bar, showing the flanges that hold the encoder spring.
Push the encoder spring in the direction shown to release the tension and remove the encoder strip.
4. At the right end of the carriage rod, use needle -nose pliers to rotate the black rod lock counterclockwise
allowing the rod lock to slide downward and lift off the carriage rod.
5. With needle -nose pliers, gently pull the spring away from the carriage rod and over the bend in the carriage bar.
6. Remove the top of the spring from the flange on the carriage bar.
a.
b.