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After long inactivity there should nothing be broken but probably there is only some oxidation in the switch that also had the long cam switches in tape and tape recorders sometimes, a canister contact spray can sometimes do miracles

One of the burner switches may have a stuck "element on" arm inside. I found mine by unplugging the switches one by one and restoring power inbetween. Once I restored power and the light went out, I knew I had the problem switch unplugged. Popped it open, freed the stuck arm. Reassembled, twisted the switch a few times to ensure smooth operation and reinstalled the switch. Problem solved.

I've just resolved this problem on one of these printers. There could be more than one cause - but this is worth checking. The cartridges for this machine are just ink reservoirs - there are no electrical connections to the cartridge. This is written based on my experience with the black cartridge, the sensors are repeated for each of the other cartridges so my notes should apply to all. This particular printer had been using non-Brother ink for a while - this may or may not be the cause of the problem.

If you remove the black cartridge and look into the area where it came from you can see 2 black plastic arms extending horizontally out of the middle of the slot at the back. One of these contains a infra red transmitter, the other an infra red receiver. The printer knows if there is something blocking the beam between these 2 arms or not.

The cartridge has a plastic bar on it which will break the beam as it is inserted. When the cartridge is fully inserted the beam looks through a transparent window in the cartridge, so the beam is broken if there is ink. If the cartridge is empty then the beam is not broken.

The plastic bar which initially breaks the beam is quite small. If you insert the cartridge too fast then the beam will be broken for a very short period of time - the printer may not have time to detect this.

There is also another pair of arms with infra red transmitter/receiver above the back of the cartridge which detects when it is inserted. As the printer knew the cartridge was fitted (it would otherwise display a "no cartridge fitted" alert) I knew this sensor was ok.

In my situation the black ink had gummed up one side of the black arms which I originally described. This meant that the beam was always broken. The printer cannot understand this situation as it expects the beam to be intact before the cartridge is installed, then broken as the black plastic bar passes through it, then intact once the bar has passed, then broken by the full ink cartridge. If this sequence is not seen then the printer displays an error.

To fix this - try cleaning the inside face of the arms. The transmitter/receiver are in a slightly indented area about 2mm square. I suggest IPA (Isopropyl alcohol/rubbing alcohol) on the end of a cotton bud.

In my case the ink was too heavily gummed, so I dismantled the printer, removed the circuit board behind the cartridges containing the sensors for the 4 cartridges and continued cleaning using a pin to carefully scratch the dried ink off. Take care not to scratch through the plastic window over the transmitter/receiver. Note, the control panel and the entire upper section of the printer needs to be removed in order to reach the back of the cartridge bay.

Please take proper precautions if you need to dismantle the printer. It contains delicate mechanical and electronic parts, and obviously has mains power entering. I take no responsibility for your safety or the continued operation of the printer. If in doubt, take to someone who can repair it and provide this information to help with their troubleshooting.

Once the printer was reassembled, I powered it up and slowly inserted the black cartridge, at which point it went through the usual process of asking if it had been changed, before showing the 4 inks as being full.

Good luck!

Darren - ex-electronics repair engineer

Sounds like you need a new batterie.When you jump it there will be enough voltage to the light but not enough to turn the starter.

sounds like your low on fluid or the powersteering pump is going out

Every once in a while, run it with powdered lemonade inside. It'll cut down on your lime deposits. It works. Just dump it inside. No need to put it in the resevoir

the connector inside the computer is broken .. I just fixed and acer the other day that had the same problem. I pugged a toshiba pwr chord into the acer that I knew worked and the connector was the same and no lights came so I knew it was something to do with the computer .. I suggest you try the same thing and if it is the connector inside the computer you should not pay over a hundered dollers to have it replaces Good Luck

All you can do is to have it replaced.
Most housemold insurance covers for this sort of accident.

I don,t think this can cause a shimmy, there should only be some play in the steering wheel. Check the tirs and see if any belts are broken wthin and for visible bulges, this can cause a shimmy. Also if you are not the original owner, is it possible that someone hit a curbe and bent the spindle a tad. I knew of a GMC Safari that had this problem.

first go bye one then .stick your head in the driver side floor board and look up with flash light to find little silver plug in device . some time even if they dont blink any more you can still flip the arm on the side of the stiring wheel to get it to click . then you can find it.