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Chapter 5 Section I: Replacement Procedures
Platen Open Motor
Removal
1. Prepare the printer for maintenance (page 106).
2. Cabinet Models: Remove the paper path (page 177).
Pedestal Models: Remove the top cover assembly (page 161).
3. Cabinet Models: Remove the card cage fan (page 164).
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 228, item
24).
5. Loosen the two 5/16 inch motor mount screws (page 230, item 15).
6. Loosen the 1/16 inch hex pulley setscrew and remove the motor pulley
and platen open belt.
7. Trace the platen open motor cables back to connector P106 on the
controller board, releasing the cables from all tie-wraps. (See cable
routing diagrams in Appendix A.)
8. Remove the platen open cable connector from connector P106. (See
page 150.)
NOTE: Some platen open motors are mounted with nuts and bolts; other
motors have threaded flanges, eliminating the need for nuts.
9. Remove the two 5/16 inch motor mount screws (and nuts, if present).
10. Remove the platen open motor assembly.