Printronix P5000 - Switch Assembly, Platen Interlock

Switch Assembly, Platen Interlock
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Switch Assembly, Platen Interlock
Removal
1. Prepare the printer for maintenance (page 132).
2. Cabinet Models: Remove the paper path (page 199).
Pedestal Models: Remove the top cover assembly (page 179).
3. Fully close the forms thickness lever (position ‘A’).
4. Trace the platen interlock switch cable back to the controller board.
Remove tie-wraps as necessary to free the cable. (See cable routing
diagrams in Appendix A.)
5. Disconnect connector coupling shroud P107 from the controller board.
6. Remove the platen interlock cable connector from the connector coupling
shroud (page 172).
7. Remove two Phillips #1 screws securing the platen interlock switch
assembly. (See page 242, item 11.)
8. Remove the platen interlock switch assembly from the switch bracket.
9. Remove the switch cable from the cutout in the right side plate.
Installation
1. Reverse steps 2 through 9 of the removal procedure.
2. Return the printer to normal operation (page 133).