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I've got a 2nd hand HP 850C deskjet, and though the printer was ok sounding
(but still wouldn't print) when I first hauled it out of storage today, 5
minutes later it was doing this grinding/skipping/vibrating sound when the
cartridges went to the extreme right hand side. When I took the whole case
off, I could see the black ink had leaked quite heavily into the "service
station" unit on the right, so I took this out too and washed the whole
thing out (required one screw to release it from the body of the printer).
Part of the small vertical sponge (on the service station) on the side had
lost its cardboard ring and sort of bunched up, so I took that out also.
(The other thicker, original sponge remains on the floor/bottom of the
service station unit.)
The cartridges move to the right and sound ok when I hit the ON button
without the service station in place. However, once back in, the station
makes the clicking /vibrating noise long before the cartridges make it over
to the right, and it even does this when I hold the cartridges back from
entering the service station area. (note: the colour cartridge is empty, and
the black filled, but even so, the printer never made that noise before when
one cartridge was empty). I tried rotating the piece in the station to have
it line up the cartridges, and the cartridges will dock ok to the right, but
then start vibrating again once the button is reset.
Though I've examined the station up and down, I can't find where the exact
problem is. The gears seem to be lining up ok when the station is put back
in the machine, but is it possible something has become unsprung in the
station? The piece inside the station that rotates seems to do so ok, but
then stops at a certain point, can go no further, and then the vibrating
starts. Is it worth getting a replacement station for this machine, if this
is the problem? I can forward a digital photo of the part I'm talking about
if that would help. Thanks for any help offered.
(but still wouldn't print) when I first hauled it out of storage today, 5
minutes later it was doing this grinding/skipping/vibrating sound when the
cartridges went to the extreme right hand side. When I took the whole case
off, I could see the black ink had leaked quite heavily into the "service
station" unit on the right, so I took this out too and washed the whole
thing out (required one screw to release it from the body of the printer).
Part of the small vertical sponge (on the service station) on the side had
lost its cardboard ring and sort of bunched up, so I took that out also.
(The other thicker, original sponge remains on the floor/bottom of the
service station unit.)
The cartridges move to the right and sound ok when I hit the ON button
without the service station in place. However, once back in, the station
makes the clicking /vibrating noise long before the cartridges make it over
to the right, and it even does this when I hold the cartridges back from
entering the service station area. (note: the colour cartridge is empty, and
the black filled, but even so, the printer never made that noise before when
one cartridge was empty). I tried rotating the piece in the station to have
it line up the cartridges, and the cartridges will dock ok to the right, but
then start vibrating again once the button is reset.
Though I've examined the station up and down, I can't find where the exact
problem is. The gears seem to be lining up ok when the station is put back
in the machine, but is it possible something has become unsprung in the
station? The piece inside the station that rotates seems to do so ok, but
then stops at a certain point, can go no further, and then the vibrating
starts. Is it worth getting a replacement station for this machine, if this
is the problem? I can forward a digital photo of the part I'm talking about
if that would help. Thanks for any help offered.