Zebra P330i card printer with broken frame

**KJEpps** · 05-20-2015

I'd love to get my hands on the service manual for this, but even if noone here has one, maybe you can provide some advice.

A post snapped off of the plastic frame, so initially I thought it would be unrepairable. I did some searching and I can purchase the Center Frame (p/n 105912G-658). However, without the manual, I don't know if there what adjustments and calibrations may be required to move everything over to this new frame. I don't really want to open up a new can of worms trying to do this. Is it possible that Zebra has a retrofit kit to repair this?

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

**blackcat4866** · 05-21-2015

If you can disassemble right down to that small section of frame, I think I would take a shot at superglue to keep it in position, then smearing up the outer part with two-part epoxy. Let it cure completely for at least 24 hours before re-assembling.

I've had success with some of the small tabletop Brother machines when the posts have busted off. You'll have a total of perhaps 30 minutes into it, so not a great loss if it doesn't hold.

If you try it, let's see the pictures. =^..^=

**KJEpps** · 05-21-2015

Have you tried this on this particular model before? That post holds a bracket that the ribbon tension spring is attached to, so there is some pretty significant force being applied to it.

(I found a refurbished printer that I'm selling them, so I don't see myself trying this, but thanks for the feedback!)