Base Plate - Brother 1240 Service Manual

3.11 Base Plate

(1) Turn the main frame upside down.
(2) Remove the five M4x10 Taptite screws and 16 (sixteen) M3x8 Taptite screws from the
base plate.
(3) Slide the base plate to the rear of the printer to remove it.
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CAUTION:
Do not remove the ground wire connected to the base plate if it is not necessary to remove the
low-voltage power supply unit. Unnecessary disconnection of the ground wire may cause
increased printer noise.
Taptite, bind M3x8
Main frame
Ground wire connection
Taptite, bind M3x8
Taptite, bind M4x10
Base plate
Fig. 4-48
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CHAPTER 4 DISASSEMBLY AND RE-ASSEMBLY
Taptite, bind M3x8
Taptite, bind M3x8