VP 540 Wipe Cover causing motor error

[pixel_pusher]

My VP 540 has been having some problems with the wiper assembly. There is a flimsy metal cover in front of the wipers that seems to get shifted out of place during cleaning. It sometimes sticks up high enough to cause a motor error when the print carriage gets hung on it.

There are slots in the left side of this cover, but when I slide them in to the tabs they seem to go in, the whole thing sits too high. If I release it from the slots and bend the whole cover down, it stays out of the way, until the next cleaning.

Any of you guys have this problem? Does this warrant a service call?

 

[CS-SignSupply]

Ran into this with an SC-540 as well and simply removed the cover... Kept it but removed.

If you are getting a motor error, that would be covered under warranty more than likely... depends on how flexible your dealer is.

Have them come diagnose the issue for you... so they can put it on the warranty claim that they figured it out.

 

[pixel_pusher]

So, removing the cover didn't cause you any problems? That's the route I'm considering, because it doesn't seem to serve much of a purpose.

 

[CS-SignSupply]

No problems as the customer's printer is still in operation today, 5 years after the cover removal

 

[Ragnabrok]

it's a cosmetic cover, some just dont stay flat.

 

[RaptorRay]

Cover Problem

I was able to get my cover to sit correctly, just need to be fine tuned.

Ray

 

[GSGservice]

The covers are a pita but they do help keep ink in place from the wipers as the come past the scraper basically you just got to adjust (tech term for bend) it into place.

 

[cdiesel]

If you run without it, the wipers will fling ink towards the front cover and the forward part of the bottom of the carriage. Not a huge deal, especially if it solves your error. You can always bend it back down so it doesn't hit the carriage.