Print head carraige moves all the way to the left and then I hear a grinding noise and then it moves all the way to the right hand side over the print head cleaners and then makes a grinding sound again and then I get error check print head path. Is it the encoder strip is dirty or not lined up? Can the print head carriage not be able to tell where its located? Carriage does move easily back and forth, rail oiled, belt looks good. Seems like it moving carriage past to where its suppose to be on the right and left.
SOURCE: lubrication?
It does sound as though it could be a lube issue. Use a light white grease to lube the bar the head runs on. Do not use things like WD40 or 3-in-1 as they can be damaging. Also check that any FCC cable to the moving parts are not just catching on an inner surface somewhere. This can sound like finger nails down a chalk board.
SOURCE: My Hp officejet 4255 all
Hi There,
Thanks for you using FixYa.
The problem can be solved by repairing Motor/Roller.
It needs to have a shaft at both ends (dual shaft), and it takes some
soldering and replacement of the black round plastic gizmo with tiny
fingers around it back onto the shaft of the replacement motor as well
as the tiny worm gear and the little green circuit board (has to be
soldered onto the new motor).
You can order it cheaply at www.allelectronics.com and specify the above motor model but be sure to select the dual shaft one.
Regards
Ellin
Ell
SOURCE: I have a HP Plotter-Deisgnjet
Sorry this wasn't a fax machine it is a plotter.
easy fix. the paper roll was not seated correctly.
Thanks
SOURCE: encoder strip for HP 2175 xi
Here's the solution for fixing a carriage jam on your PSC 2315xi printer. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00042632&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=90812 But, you said the encoder strip came off. I always understood that if the encoder strip came off, the printer was dead. I've never tried to take the encoder strip off and put it back on again to see what happens. The encoder strip is what tells the carriage where it is. Without the encoder strip, the carriage doesn't know where to go.
SOURCE: We have an HP C6180. Carraige jam with grinding noise
perform the steps in the webpage:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00786043&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=1153494
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Similar problem with a Z3100 photo, and what I eventually did was tighten the belt tensioner so the gear teeth on the motor gear can't slip, maintaining the position that is recorded in the plotter memory. Essentially the plotter moves the carriage away from the service station rather quickly and the motors belt gear skips a few teeth on the belt. It does this after it does the scan axis check. Interesting to note that the plotter does NOT use the encoder strip to check that it moves the carriage a certain distance, and only uses a quick burst of voltage to the motor to move the carriage out of the way. Quicker then I would prefer for a Designjet, but I didn't write the embedded code for this machine.
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