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arghh ... wiper scraper cracked

hi there

I was doing some cleaning on my Sp300V trying to solve some of my banding and overspray issues, and while cleaning the wipers I noticed the wiper scraper was broken in half, so now I don't have one on the printer .... what are the risks of printing without it ? ink cross contamination ?

Pretty sure they don't have that part here where I live and looking online cheapest one is asking me over $30 just for shipping !!!

I managed to put the cracked one together and traced it with a pen over some cardboard, using that I was able to cut a couple of pieces from some thick mylar I had laying around here, but my question is (finally ...)  what's the position the wiper scraper should sit in the printer ? I cannot find a pic of that anywhere and since mine was broken when i found it I have no reference to install the new one.

Any pic or diagram would be appreciated

thanks a lot

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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on August 17, 2012 at 10:51pm

Give me a few - I will send you one - in the meantime - it is a simple piece of plastic held in place almost line how boxes are folded without tape. it is like a notch and then tucking in the two outer edges.and then screwing in the outer cover. I am going to look for the diagram now.

Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on August 17, 2012 at 11:05pm

Let me know if this helps - notch under tib, then tuck the ends in on both sides - screw in the cover

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Permalink Reply by Carlos on August 18, 2012 at 7:26am

Thanks Irv, I'll try to make it work. The diagram doesn't show "exactly" how it goes, but I can try to figure it out.

Am I correct assuming it flips in only one direction and not both right ?

Thanks again for your prompt answer!

Permalink Reply by Butch on August 18, 2012 at 7:56am

you will need to bow the scraper slightly, push up behind middle metal tab (middle slot on scraper aligns with metal tab) slots in end of scraper line up with slots on each side of metal holder (this is  why you will need to bow it slightly to get it to insert into metal frame)

Permalink Reply by Carlos on August 18, 2012 at 9:30am

Thanks y'all for the help. I managed to fix it taking the cracked one and putting it between 2 mylar pieces I cut to fit, works even better than the original one now :)

Permalink Reply by Butch on August 18, 2012 at 9:37am

$7 plus shipping JSI Sign Atlanta

Permalink Reply by Carlos on August 18, 2012 at 11:37am

Within the US Butch, looks like  international shipping is an excuse to rape the customers :)

Permalink Reply by Butch on August 18, 2012 at 12:33pm

thought you were in texas, just have someone here buy and send by mail

Permalink Reply by Carlos on August 18, 2012 at 12:52pm

Nop, left good ole' TX 6 months ago, so nothing is at hand's reach anymore :(

I don't want to bother people over this, but this DIY fix is gonna hold until I get a new one.

thanks again for the support

Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on August 19, 2012 at 1:42pm

Glad it works and thanks Butch I think bow was a better word than bow and sorry Carlos since I have taken them out the picture works but if it broke and fell out - you were at a different starting point. I think your solution will work, but I do not want to encourage openly manufacturing quick fixes, like aluminum foil to fix fuses. No I did not say that - you will surely toast your computer. Certain things are better with a tech, but a scraper is not one of them.

Permalink Reply by Carlos on August 20, 2012 at 11:58am

I do appreciate your help guys, and I agree with what you say, but given the circumstances I had to do the best I could with what I had at the time. That's gonna push me to learn all about my machine, and no place better than this one to do it.

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