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WPL610 Printer: Wiring Inspection and/or
Print Head Replacement
WPL610 Printer: Wiring Inspection and/or Print Head
Replacement
Scott Kircher - 2018-08-06 - in
Printers
WPL610 Printer: Wiring Inspection and/or Print Head Replacement
Due to the tricky reassembly process, we recommend this procedure be performed by
someone with good mechanical aptitude.
This procedure can be used to inspect the state of the wiring harness (in case it has come
loose) as well as replace a print head.
Excerpt from service manual regarding this procedure:
http://dl.waspbarcode.com/kb/printer/wpl6xx/WPL608-610-Print-Head.pdf
Pictures illustrating the gap (bad) and snug (good) print head assemby:
http://dl.waspbarcode.com/kb/printer/wpl6xx/Print-Head-gap-vs-snug.pdf
Disassembly:
Open the print head assembly with the yellow Push tab.
1.
If you use a ribbon, get it out of the way.
2.
Unscrew the silver metal thumbscrew that is between the two yellow plastic pressure
3.
knobs, then set it aside.
The print head will separate from the assembly.
4.
There are two bundles of wiring that plug in. Pull gently to remove each plug, so that
5.
the plug is removed evenly (prevent the plug from tilting to one side when pulling).
