DIY cartridge repair

In detail: do-it-yourself cartridge repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

From time to time, printer owners encounter malfunctions. Most people have independently acquired personal experience in eliminating the minor flaws of such a device. As practice shows, a frequent reason for the unwillingness of the printer to work may be a software failure or a minor malfunction in the mechanical part, which can be eliminated independently, without seeking help from a specialist.

Let's consider the probable causes of malfunctions and how to eliminate them on our own, without resorting to the help of another person.

The device of printers such as HP, Canon, Epson, Samsung, Sharp, Ricoh is fundamentally the same. Therefore, we will consider several reasons that are found on all printing devices:

  1. After the printer gave you the information about the error, first of all, check the presence of paper in the loading tray, whether the paper is jammed, the presence of toner in the cartridge, whether all the covers on the printer are well closed and, of course, the connection to the network and to the PC.
  2. A common problem that you may not be shown is a software glitch.
  3. One of the most common malfunctions is contamination of the mechanical parts of the device. First of all, you need to disconnect the printer from the power supply, open the top cover where the cartridge is located, take it out and visually inspect both the cartridge itself and the mechanisms in the field of view. In case of contamination of the mechanism, you just need to wipe it off with cotton napkins, slightly moistened with water. In hard-to-reach places, cotton swabs will come to the rescue.
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Important! In no case should you use detergents and liquids containing alcohol.

In addition to all of the above, listen to the operation of your device. Are there any extraneous noises coming from it? If you hear them, this could be a signal that the gears that activate the printing mechanism are out of order. In most cases, they are made of plastic.

Below we will consider how to make repairs using the example of an HP LaserJet 1100 printer. This manual will also be useful for repairing Canon, Samsung and Epson printers.

Suppose the thermal film is damaged during printing with a paper clip on the sheet. For repairs, you need a small set of tools:

  • crosshead screwdriver;
  • flat thin screwdriver;
  • pliers with long jaws;
  • wet wipes or cotton-dampened pads.

Having prepared the necessary tool, we proceed to repair the device: