50,000 volt etch-a-sketch!

Step 3 The scanner carrage

ok, getting the scanner carrage ready, first thing, take the belt off of the pullys, this is very simple, one side has the motor, the other a pully on a spring loaded arm, so just grab the belt on the side with the motor, and pull, the belt will slide right off.

 Next gotta remove the steel guide, the steel guide comes out very easy there will be a pin on one side, pull the pin, and the steel guide slides right out.

Next, you need to start stripping the electronics off of the scanner carrage,  again, I cant get into great detail here, i have taken apart, 4 or 5 myself, and they have all come apart a bit diffrently, but, generaly very easy to take apart.

Here are some pictures of the carrage being taken apart.

 Once you have striped all the parts off of the scanner carrage, put the scanner back together the same way it came apart, so that it can be moved left to right, by hand, move it once, make sure it is working correctly.