Ink Absorber Box / Ink Absorber Felt (For Ink Refill Assy) - Brother MFC Series Service Manual

9.16 Ink Absorber Box / Ink Absorber Felt (For Ink Refill ASSY)

Note Do not remove the Ink absorber box unless it needs to be replaced.
(1) Pull out the main Drain tube and Air vent tube from the Ink absorber box.
Note Pinch the end of the main Drain tube with a clip in order to prevent drained ink
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from leaking and the machine from getting stained with leaked ink.
Do not place a pulled out tube on top of the Main PCB ASSY. If the PCB gets
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stained with ink, wipe it off with a clean, dry cloth.
(2) Remove the Ink absorber box from the Lower cover and install the new one
immediately.
Note If the Ink absorber box and/or surrounding parts get stained with ink, wipe it off with a
waste cloth.
Air vent tube
Main drain tube
(3) Take the Ink absorber felt (for the Ink refill ASSY) out of the Lower cover.
Assembling Note
• When connecting the main Drain tube and Air vent tube to the Ink absorber box, connect
the Air vent tube to the upper port and the main Drain tube to the lower port of the box.
Connecting them the other way around will cause a large amount of ink to overflow
during purging.
• Be careful not to connect the main Drain tube and Air vent tube to the Ink absorber box
at an angle. Doing so will cause the tube to get disconnected and leak ink. After
connecting the tubes, make sure that no ink is leaking.
• When the Ink absorber box is replaced (without replacing the Main PCB ASSY), follow
the procedure in
It is also recommended to replace the Flushing box and reset the flushing count as
necessary since the flushing count may also be approaching the upper limit.
View from the right
Maintenance unit
Chapter 4, Section 1.12 to reset the purge count.
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Ink absorber box
Do not connect the Main
drain tube at an angle.
Connect it firmly all the
way inside.
Ink absorber felt (for the Ink
refill ASSY)
Lower cover
(3_054L)
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