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Friday, July 07, 2006 |
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Fix That Banging and Clanging Noise in Your Printer
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As the carriage on my printer goes back at forth it bangs and makes a terrible noise! What's up?
Although it's possible your printer needs a service call for electronic or mechanical failure, it is more likely the guide bar is dirty and/or dry.
The banging is likely a result of the carriage sticking and the printer loosing track of where it is. Stepper motors are used to move the carriage back and forth very precisely.
If the carriage were to stop even for fraction of a second the printer thinks it's someplace else and keeps on telling the carriage to move. If the 'assumed' position and the actual position are different enough, the carriage hits the end of the bar.
Try wiping the bar with a lint free cloth, and then oil slightly with a drop or two of household, 3-in-1 type oil. Just a small amount will go a long ways.
I like to use WD-40 as a "cleaner". One of WD-40's attributes is the solvents which can be useful for cleaning old lubricants off the surfaces.
I spray a little on a cotton ball away from the plastics of the printer and wipe down the rod to remove the dried oils/greases and accumulated dirt.
I then follow-up with a VERY thin coating of light oil (like 3-in-1). I manually move the printhead back and forth a couple of times and wipe up any excess oil at the printhead bushing/sleeve that rides on the carriage rod on both sides of the printhead. This proceedure has worked well for me for several years.
The second possible solution is to turn the printer off, so that the printer 'homes' the print head carriage and knows where it is.
Jack from Oklahoma writes to add his tip:
"Phil.. I use a drop or two of automobile automatic transmission fluid on a q-tip applied to the guide bars prevent dryness and keeps the h
source: www.maxpatchink.com |
posted by ^%&^
@ 8:11 AM
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