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IBM 1140 chirping noise coming from left side of print when documents print
The company I work for uses an IBM infoprint 1140. I'm hearing a chirp noise while documents print from the left side of the printer.
I removed the left cover and I can hear the noise from under the plastic safety cover. The first gear you can see is a shaft that is turned by
a series of gears behind the shaft. Furthermore, I don't see any worn parts. Any ideas on what can cause a chirping noise ? ie. bearing, worn part, etc. ?
thx,
Steve K.
I removed the left cover and I can hear the noise from under the plastic safety cover. The first gear you can see is a shaft that is turned by
a series of gears behind the shaft. Furthermore, I don't see any worn parts. Any ideas on what can cause a chirping noise ? ie. bearing, worn part, etc. ?
thx,
Steve K.
nobus
>> I'm hearing a chirp noise while documents print from the left side of the printer. << can be paper debris, or dust. give it a good maintenace call, vacuum it (remove toner) if possible, clean rollers with moistened cloth
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The printer looks clean. I removed the toner cartridge and side cover and see no signs of paper or a jam up. I even sprayed some
lubricant to see if I can quiet the noise no luck. The sound appears to becoming from one of the gears, but no wearing is present.
lubricant to see if I can quiet the noise no luck. The sound appears to becoming from one of the gears, but no wearing is present.
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I'm leaning toward a bearing issue. The printer is a few years old so the manager in Customer Service wants to replace it. The replacement
will be a IBM Infoprint 1572 that will run close to $4,000
QTY MODEL DISCOUNTED PRICE
One InfoPrint 1572n (4538-n01) $1,300
50 pages per minute, Ethernet 10/100, 640Mb memory standard, 600 sheet input standard (up to 4 additional drawers – 250, 400, 500 and 2,000 sheet drawers available), Max paper input is 4,100. Standard output is 500 – Max output is 3,000 (up to 4 output options) Ships with 21K toner
Max monthly usage is 250K pages, 513MHZ processor, PPDS standard
One Duplex Option - 500 sheet $ 300
One 500 Sheet Drawers $ 275
One IPDS Option $ 540
One 64MB Additional Memory $ 400
One Hi-Cap Stacker $ 575
One 2,000 Sheet Hi-Cap Input $ 870
3-yr 5x9 ND on-site repair Service Pac for the 1572 is $525
will be a IBM Infoprint 1572 that will run close to $4,000
QTY MODEL DISCOUNTED PRICE
One InfoPrint 1572n (4538-n01) $1,300
50 pages per minute, Ethernet 10/100, 640Mb memory standard, 600 sheet input standard (up to 4 additional drawers – 250, 400, 500 and 2,000 sheet drawers available), Max paper input is 4,100. Standard output is 500 – Max output is 3,000 (up to 4 output options) Ships with 21K toner
Max monthly usage is 250K pages, 513MHZ processor, PPDS standard
One Duplex Option - 500 sheet $ 300
One 500 Sheet Drawers $ 275
One IPDS Option $ 540
One 64MB Additional Memory $ 400
One Hi-Cap Stacker $ 575
One 2,000 Sheet Hi-Cap Input $ 870
3-yr 5x9 ND on-site repair Service Pac for the 1572 is $525