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From: Sara on 17 Jun 2010 12:12
In article <170620101556512401%nospam(a)yrl.co.uk>,
Elliott Roper <nospam(a)yrl.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <saramerriman-CE4495.15244817062010(a)news.individual.net>,
> Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> <snip>
> > I don't know how easy it is to get the parts, but it did look he
> > stripped a lot of the machine down to install it, so not a job for the
> > faint-hearted.
>
> Thanks. I did look at how to change the print head and chickened out.
> A new printer is not much more than a complete set of blocks, so I
> don't think there is much chance of an out-of-warranty repair being
> worth it.
>
> Muddy is the new red!

Yay!

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Sara

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From: Steve Firth on 17 Jun 2010 16:34
Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>
> I don't know how easy it is to get the parts, but it did look he
> stripped a lot of the machine down to install it, so not a job for the
> faint-hearted.

It's actually fairly easy. Remove the top cover, the ink tray, the ink
melter and then pull the plugs connecting the print head. Undo two large
screws and lift out the print head. Reassembly is the reverse of
disassembly.
From: Elliott Roper on 17 Jun 2010 19:31
In article <1jk92f4.v92kq76afsl5N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, Steve Firth
<%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:

> Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't know how easy it is to get the parts, but it did look he
> > stripped a lot of the machine down to install it, so not a job for the
> > faint-hearted.
>
> It's actually fairly easy. Remove the top cover, the ink tray, the ink
> melter and then pull the plugs connecting the print head. Undo two large
> screws and lift out the print head. Reassembly is the reverse of
> disassembly.

It was me that was being chicken. Mebbe I'll give it a go after all.

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From: Chris Ridd on 18 Jun 2010 01:20
On 2010-06-17 21:34:14 +0100, Steve Firth said:

> Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't know how easy it is to get the parts, but it did look he
>> stripped a lot of the machine down to install it, so not a job for the
>> faint-hearted.
>
> It's actually fairly easy. Remove the top cover, the ink tray, the ink
> melter and then pull the plugs connecting the print head. Undo two large
> screws and lift out the print head. Reassembly is the reverse of
> disassembly.

Did you ever write Hayes manuals? :-)
--
Chris

From: Steve Firth on 18 Jun 2010 02:08
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:

> Did you ever write Hayes manuals? :-)

I had them in mind as I typed.
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