== '''REASON''' ==
'''See answer from Jeremy N to understand what happened. I’ll make references to his post.'''
But the true reason is the planned aging. This clip and curved slot have no any other meaning than be broken after few years, when the plastic will be dried and fragile. Then, clip breaks easily and disconnector latch will be permanently moved out of position, making printer dead.
Proofs:
# To keep the latch in the position, all you REALLY need is to add small screw to the rod, not a clip, not a slot etc. Small screw or even small piece of plastic on the tip of this rod.
# Spring is designed in the way that instead of keeping latch in position it is trying to PULL the latch on the left, slowly destroying the clip.
== HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY ==
'''REMOVE LEFT COVER'''
Two latches, square (on Jeremy’s picture) and round above. You’ll need to pull cover down and then to left side.
You can’t remove it completely, but can get enough space for all the next operations.
[image|1680096]
'''BREAK AND REMOVE THE TIP'''
Remove the tip, we don’t need it and don’t want to let it stuck somewhere. We will fix the latch on our own
'''PREPARE TO MELD THE PLASTIC'''
Find
* 2 pliers
* 1 hex wrench or any 5mm iron rod
* lighter
* protective glasses
* gloves
'''HEAT THE IRON ROD'''
Take iron rod in one pliers and start to heat the tip of it with lighter. 20 seconds should be enough.
[image|1680097]
'''MELD THE PLASTIC'''
You MUST hold the hot iron rod with second pliers around the middle.
Put the tip of the hot rod against of plastic rod tip and push it down. Strictly vertically.
You need to form T-shape plastic end.
Do this in a few steps, check that latch still can move after every step and check how much space left. 1mm of free space to move latch on the rod - this is what we want to get.
[image|1680099]
'''SAFELY REMOVE ALL HOT ITEMS'''
Once finished, put hot rod under running cold water to cool down
'''CLEAN THE PLASTIC ROD'''
Scratch the melt tip with the knife, remove plastic particles and strings
[image|1680100]
'''ASSEMBLE PRINTER'''
Put the left cover back, don’t forget to pull it down to set in position.
'''DONE!'''
== TIMELINE ==
15 minutes
'''See answer from Jeremy N to understand what happened. I’ll make references to his post.'''
But the true reason is the planned aging. This clip and curved slot have no any other meaning than be broken after few years, when the plastic will be dried and fragile. Then, clip breaks easily and disconnector latch will be permanently moved out of position, making printer dead.
Proofs:
# To keep the latch in the position, all you REALLY need is to add small screw to the rod, not a clip, not a slot etc. Small screw or even small piece of plastic on the tip of this rod.
# Spring is designed in the way that instead of keeping latch in position it is trying to PULL the latch on the left, slowly destroying the clip.
+
== HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY ==
+
'''REMOVE LEFT COVER'''
Two latches, square (on Jeremy’s picture) and round above. You’ll need to pull cover down and then to left side.
You can’t remove it completely, but can get enough space for all the next operations.
[image|1680096]
'''BREAK AND REMOVE THE TIP'''
Remove the tip, we don’t need it and don’t want to let it stuck somewhere. We will fix the latch on our own
'''PREPARE TO MELD THE PLASTIC'''
Find
* 2 pliers
* 1 hex wrench or any 5mm iron rod
* lighter
* protective glasses
* gloves
+
'''HEAT THE IRON ROD'''
Take iron rod in one pliers and start to heat the tip of it with lighter. 20 seconds should be enough.
[image|1680097]
'''MELD THE PLASTIC'''
You MUST hold the hot iron rod with second pliers around the middle.
Put the tip of the hot rod against of plastic rod tip and push it down. Strictly vertically.
You need to form T-shape plastic end.
Do this in a few steps, check that latch still can move after every step and check how much space left. 1mm of free space to move latch on the rod - this is what we want to get.
[image|1680099]
'''SAFELY REMOVE ALL HOT ITEMS'''
Once finished, put hot rod under running cold water to cool down
'''CLEAN THE PLASTIC ROD'''
Scratch the melt tip with the knife, remove plastic particles and strings
[image|1680100]
'''ASSEMBLE PRINTER'''
Put the left cover back, don’t forget to pull it down to set in position.
'''See answer from Jeremy N to understand what happened. I’ll make references to his post.'''
But the true reason is the planned aging. This clip and curved slot have no any other meaning than be broken after few years, when the plastic will be dried and fragile. Then, clip breaks easily and disconnector latch will be permanently moved out of position, making printer dead.
Proofs:
# To keep the latch in the position, all you REALLY need is to add small screw to the rod, not a clip, not a slot etc. Small screw or even small piece of plastic on the tip of this rod.
# Spring is designed in the way that instead of keeping latch in position it is trying to PULL the latch on the left, slowly destroying the clip.
-
== HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY ==
-
'''REMOVE LEFT COVER'''
Two latches, square (on Jeremy’s picture) and round above. You’ll need to pull cover down and then to left side.
You can’t remove it completely, but can get enough space for all the next operations.
[image|1680096]
'''BREAK AND REMOVE THE TIP'''
Remove the tip, we don’t need it and don’t want to let it stuck somewhere. We will fix the latch on our own
'''PREPARE TO MELD THE PLASTIC'''
Find
* 2 pliers
* 1 hex wrench or any 5mm iron rod
* lighter
* protective glasses
* gloves
-
'''HEAT THE IRON ROD'''
Take iron rod in one pliers and start to heat the tip of it with lighter. 20 seconds should be enough.
[image|1680097]
'''MELD THE PLASTIC'''
You MUST hold the hot iron rod with second pliers around the middle.
Put the tip of the hot rod against of plastic rod tip and push it down. Strictly vertically.
You need to form T-shape plastic end.
Do this in a few steps, check that latch still can move after every step and check how much space left. 1mm of free space to move latch on the rod - this is what we want to get.
[image|1680099]
'''SAFELY REMOVE ALL HOT ITEMS'''
Once finished, put hot rod under running cold water to cool down
'''CLEAN THE PLASTIC ROD'''
Scratch the melt tip with the knife, remove plastic particles and strings
[image|1680100]
'''ASSEMBLE PRINTER'''
Put the left cover back, don’t forget to pull it down to set in position.
== '''REASON''' ==
'''See answer from Jeremy N to understand what happened. I’ll make references to his post.'''
But the true reason is the planned aging. This clip and curved slot have no any other meaning than be broken after few years, when the plastic will be dried and fragile. Then, clip breaks easily and disconnector latch will be permanently moved out of position, making printer dead.
Proofs:
# To keep the latch in the position, all you REALLY need is to add small screw to the rod, not a clip, not a slot etc. Small screw or even small piece of plastic on the tip of this rod.
# Spring is designed in the way that instead of keeping latch in position it is trying to PULL the latch on the left, slowly destroying the clip.
== HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY ==
'''REMOVE LEFT COVER'''
Two latches, square (on Jeremy’s picture) and round above. You’ll need to pull cover down and then to left side.
You can’t remove it completely, but can get enough space for all the next operations.
[image|1680096]
'''BREAK AND REMOVE THE TIP'''
Remove the tip, we don’t need it and don’t want to let it stuck somewhere. We will fix the latch on our own
'''PREPARE TO MELD THE PLASTIC'''
Find
* 2 pliers
* 1 hex wrench or any 5mm iron rod
* lighter
* protective glasses
* gloves
'''HEAT THE IRON ROD'''
Take iron rod in one pliers and start to heat the tip of it with lighter. 20 seconds should be enough.
[image|1680097]
'''MELD THE PLASTIC'''
You MUST hold the hot iron rod with second pliers around the middle.
Put the tip of the hot rod against of plastic rod tip and push it down. Strictly vertically.
You need to form T-shape plastic end.
Do this in a few steps, check that latch still can move after every step and check how much space left. 1mm of free space to move latch on the rod - this is what we want to get.
[image|1680099]
'''SAFELY REMOVE ALL HOT ITEMS'''
Once finished, put hot rod under running cold water to cool down
'''CLEAN THE PLASTIC ROD'''
Scratch the melt tip with the knife, remove plastic particles and strings
[image|1680100]
'''ASSEMBLE PRINTER'''
Put the left cover back, don’t forget to pull it down to set in position.
'''DONE!'''