CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

M-5

Insufficient output from high-voltage power supply unit

Possible cause

Step

Check

Result

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

High-voltage

1

Do any of the terminals on the

Yes

Clean the terminals.

contact

 

high-voltage contacts have dirt

 

 

 

 

or contact burns?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-voltage

2

Check the connections of the

Yes

Replace the high-voltage

power supply

 

connector between the high-

 

power supply PCB

PCB

 

voltage power supply and the

 

 

 

 

engine PCB are secured

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Reconnect the connector

 

 

 

 

between the high-voltage

 

 

 

 

power supply and the engine

 

 

 

 

PCB.

 

 

 

 

 

M-6

Fixing heater temperature failure

Possible cause

Step

Check

Result

Remedy

Poor thermistor

1

Is the contact of connector P6

No

Reconnect the connector.

harness contact

 

on the engine PCB good?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blown thermal

2

Remove the fixing unit and

Yes

Replace the fixing unit.

fuse

 

measure the resistance of the

 

 

 

 

thermistor. Is it open circuit?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermistor

3

Is the thermistor installed

Yes

Replace the fixing unit.

failure

 

properly?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Reinstall the thermistor

 

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Halogen heater

4

Remove the fixing unit and

Yes

Replace the halogen heater

lamp failure

 

measure the resistance of the

 

lamp.

 

 

halogen heater lamp. Is it

 

 

 

 

open circuit?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M-7

BD failure

Possible cause

Step

Check

Result

Remedy

Harness

1

Is connector P10 on the main

No

Reconnect the connector

connection

 

PCB secured correctly?

 

securely.

failure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Replace the laser unit.

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother 1240, 1250 Insufficient output from high-voltage power supply unit, Fixing heater temperature failure, BD failure