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Service Checks

Carrier Transport Service Check

 

FRU

Action

 

 

 

1

System Board

Check the motor for binds, or loose motor pulley.

 

 

Turn the printer off and disconnect CN4 from the

 

 

system board. Turn the printer on and check for a

 

 

pulse of (approximately) 10 V dc between CN4-1

 

 

and ground and CN4-4 and ground, on the system

 

 

board, as the machine goes through P-O-S-T. If

 

 

the voltage is not present, check for motor pins

 

 

shorted to the motor housing. If you find a pin

 

 

shorted to the housing, replace the motor. If the

 

 

failure remains, replace the system board.

 

 

 

2

Carrier Transport

A noisy or chattering motor or a motor that fails to

 

Motor

turn can be caused by:

 

 

• An open or short in the motor.

 

 

• An open or short in the motor driver on the

 

 

system board.

 

 

• A bind in the carrier transport mechanism.

 

 

With the carrier transport motor cable

 

 

disconnected from the system board, check for

 

 

zero to ten (0 - 10) ohms between the following

 

 

pins on the motor:

 

 

CN4-1 and CN4-2

 

 

CN4-3 and CN4-4

 

 

If the readings are incorrect, replace the motor.

 

 

 

3

Carrier Guide Rod

Clean the carrier rod.

 

 

Note: Do not lubricate the rod or the carrier rod

 

 

bearing surface.

 

 

 

4

Carrier Transport

Check for worn, loose or broken parts. Check for

 

Belt

obstructions blocking carrier movement.

 

Idler Pulley Parts

Carrier to carrier frame engagement should be

 

Carrier Frame

 

lubricated with grease P/N 1329301.

 

 

 

 

 

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