5 Jan
2007
5 Jan
'07
6:54 p.m.
On 1/5/07, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
I've always bought them (and other Cannon engine parts) from The
PrinterWorks (http://www.printerworks.com). They ship to England, I have
no idea if they ship to Brazil.
I have bought these parts from these guys and recall paying about $7
or $8 USD for the roller and a similar amount for the separation pad -
about $35-$40 in parts for my $15 Uni-surplus 2-tray
Postscript-upgraded LJ-IIISi. This was a few years ago, so the prices
may have drifted a bit.
Getting the roller bar out is a little bit of work (lots of case
screws to drop, etc), but once you are that far, taking the roller bar
apart to change only the D-shaped pickup roller isn't difficult. I'd
rather pay $8 for the rubber bit than several times that for the
entire roller assembly, especially since it's the only part of the
assembly that has age/wear issues.
It is normally an easy repair. You need to replace the
(D-shapped) pickup
roller. Eitehr the complete pickup shaft assembly, or if you want to save
money and do a little more work, just the roller (the latter is what I
always do). It's a common problem on SX printers.
Tony, do you have an EASY source for these rollers? I have 3 or 4 SX Oh yes, if you change the roller, change the
'separation pad' (the little
cork-looking pad that holds the paper against the pickup roller) too.
Absolutely. Well worth it once you have the printer apart. It's easy
to change the pad and a new one will help problems of a partial feed
of the second-to-top sheet that will cause a jam on the next paper
pick cycle.
-ethan