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Sorry for this noob question, but how do I get to those parts so I can give them a proper cleaning? I still can't reach those sensors in a proper way. I have never disassembled a printer before, this is the first. I never needed to before, and I tried to avoid it this time also (and made a...

I took a few more shots to show you where the grease/lubricant ended up. You can see the splatter on this big circular housing or whatever that is (I thought that was some weird gear or lever), behind the two PCB boards. There is also what appears as a dirt/dust/grease shield next to one of...

I took apart most of the covers of the printer and the scanner unit. This is what the motors, sensors and those gears look like. So it has not one but two motors? All basic printers have that? One for moving the head and one for moving the paper? Now I know! But what are these small PCB boards...

How does a printer know there is a paper jam? Do they have sensors for that? Are they located at the back, near the motor? I'm assuming the layout of most of these consumer printers are the same. I totally agree that careless spraying and not using the right lubricant can have consequences. As...

Hey guys! I managed to break my Pixma TS8350 last night by spraying a bit of synthetic adhesive lubricant at the back where the motor and main gears are. I did this to quite it down because it was making annoying noises as if running dry, and I didn't want to undertake the big operation of...

Thanks for getting back to this old topic. That's unfortunate. I kept all these bits and pieces for my Pixma IP4000 and Epson XP-750. They both have the CD/DVD media tray. But it would probably not work with a HP printer, even though they look very similar. How is the Epson ET-8550 treating...

Hello! Did you ever get that media tray for OfficeJet K7103?

Hey guys! I'm a home user with a broken printer, looking at my options for repairing. If I decide to try and repair it myself, is there any chance I can get a copy of a service manual? Where do people get these? It's a Pixma TS8350. Also, what is the Canon service tool? What is it used for? I...

That error code must be a cousin of 6A80 which is what I'm currently having on a Pixma TS8350. What is a "wiper blade assembly"?

Hey guys! So I lubricated my printer and now it's broken! ROFL :lol: Help! :weee