Disclaimer: If you are not happy and confident taking complex pieces of equipment apart and putting them back together then do not attempt what is shown here. Inside these printers you can be exposed to hazardous electrical voltages there are also sharp edges that you can cut yourself on. If you do attempt it please remember that I have no liability or responsibility of any kind.
Taking these printers apart is not difficult, but you do need to know where certain things are and you need a good well-lit working area so that you have plenty of room to work. Read these pages in full to be sure that you fully understand what's involved.
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Remove the top of the printer case. There are 7 plastic clips which hold the top cover in place
The order of releasing these is important and they tend to snap back into place as you move on to release the next. Start by looking at the end of the printer where the cables attach. |
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| Note the arrow moulded into the plastic. Inside the case is a long plastic tab which goes over a lug on the top cover. Gently push with the screwdriver and at the same time pull the top of the case upwards. Take care because you are only trying to lift it a few millimeters so that it disengages. You can't pull it much further up because of the other clips holding the top cover on. | 
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| Here you can see the clip that you are pushing - be gentle! |
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you should now have the end of the cover a few millimeters raised, you need to keep it held up like that while you move to the back of the printer and release the next two clips. Look at the photo for their positions. Keep the GENTLE upward pressure on the top cover to stop it falling back into place and be GENTLE when pushing the plastic clips. This photo shows the right hand end of the printer |
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and here's the other end You should now have the top cover lifted slightly at the back, say about 25 to 50 mm. Next you have to release the plastic clips at the front of the case. These are not so easy. Look at the photos first |
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| This shows where the clips are. |
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Here is the inside of the base showing one of the lugs onto which the top cover latches - the lugs are quite large and you'll find that the top cover is firmly attached. Best way to remove the top is to fit the rear of the top cover GENTLY upwards, and at the same time wiggle it from side to side. Great care is needed at this stage. You may need to insert a thin piece of plastic between the top and bottom covers to ease the front clips off the lugs. If you do this USE PLASTIC NOT METAL so that you don't damage the plastic case. |
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Here's a photo of the cover showing all 7 clips that you have to release to remove it |
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