Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

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  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

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    • Jul 2007
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    #16
    Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

    Most of the T1100's and T3500's I see are too new to have any mechanical issues yet. Both models are covered in the same service manual, but there are major differences.

    If you're not seeing the section that Kiran indicates to you, maybe you don't have a service manual. Maybe you have an operators manual. In any case you'll need to gather enough confidence to either take some covers off and investigate, or hire someone who will. The only major difference between a technician and anybody else, is that they will read the manual and try not to break other things along the way. If you do this enough times you'll get the false impression that you actually know something. Don't worry though, technology cycles through fast enough that just about the time you get really good at something, it goes away. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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      • Kiran Otter
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        • Dec 2013
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        #17
        Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

        Originally posted by blackcat4866
        Most of the T1100's and T3500's I see are too new to have any mechanical issues yet. Both models are covered in the same service manual, but there are major differences.
        Are you sure about that? The T1100 is far older than the T3500 and I feel the two have little in common. i.e. the T1100 service manual I have says 2007, and the T3500 manual says 2014 (comparing 1st editions.) Plus they're not covered in the same service manual, at least that I know of. The T610/T1100 are one, and the T950/T1500/T2500/T3500 are in another.

        If OP needs the service manual, it's here.

        Kiran

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          • theengel
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            • Nov 2011
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            #18
            Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

            Possibly, everyone's thinking of the Z3200?? Those are very like the T1100.

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              • patterson70
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                • May 2010
                • 599
                #19
                Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

                Originally posted by theengel
                Possibly, everyone's thinking of the Z3200?? Those are very like the T1100.
                Thanks everyone, I am pretty sure I have the information I need, thanks, especially to Kiran. Indeed the HP Tech I spoke to said he thought about it and decided he was wrong it was similar to the T1000 - sorry for the wrong path. I will get out there and look at the tensioner and let you know how it turns out. Might be a little while since the customer is away that I need to talk to.

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                  • patterson70
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                    • May 2010
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                    #20
                    Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

                    Originally posted by blackcat4866
                    Most of the T1100's and T3500's I see are too new to have any mechanical issues yet. Both models are covered in the same service manual, but there are major differences.

                    If you're not seeing the section that Kiran indicates to you, maybe you don't have a service manual. Maybe you have an operators manual. In any case you'll need to gather enough confidence to either take some covers off and investigate, or hire someone who will. The only major difference between a technician and anybody else, is that they will read the manual and try not to break other things along the way. If you do this enough times you'll get the false impression that you actually know something. Don't worry though, technology cycles through fast enough that just about the time you get really good at something, it goes away. =^..^=
                    Thank you for the advice and encouragement as well. I do have the 500+ page service manual. All the parts are shown and how to remove them, just not which ones need to be removed to get the belt out. Kind of inconvenient that they leave it to the tech to figure out. I am sure I could figure it out but wanted to be as efficiant as possible on-site by seeing it actually done. People are working right there where it's sitting and I don't want to be sitting there looking at the manual on my PC constantly. There will be a video in time I am sure.

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                      • blackcat4866
                        Master Of The Obvious

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                        • Jul 2007
                        • 23008
                        #21
                        Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

                        If someone razzes you abut using a manual, you just ask them if they could memorize a 3000 page service manual ... or 400 of them. If you worked on only one model ever, well maybe. Use the manual. They'll get used to it. =^..^=
                        If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                        1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                        2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                        3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                        4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                        5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                        blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                          • patterson70
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                            • May 2010
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                            #22
                            Re: Designjet T3500 Belt Replacement - need instructions

                            Originally posted by blackcat4866
                            If someone razzes you abut using a manual, you just ask them if they could memorize a 3000 page service manual ... or 400 of them. If you worked on only one model ever, well maybe. Use the manual. They'll get used to it. =^..^=
                            Thanks, the intentions were good and all opinions are appreciated!

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