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Remove encoder strip
Removing the Encoder Strip.

1- Disconnect the trailing cable from the main PCA.

2- Disconnect the trailing cable from the guides on the right bracket.

3- Fold the trailing cable upwards and store it on the trailing-cable guide.

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WARNING:

In the following steps, take care neither to cut youself on the encoder strip, nor to damage the strip.

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4-On the right-hand side, remove the nut and washer that secure the encoder strip to the encoder-strip spring.

5- Remove the screw and washer that secure the encoder strip to the left bracket.

6- Compressing the encoder-strip spring to release the tension on the encoder strip, carefully release the encoder strip from the pin on the spring.

7- Carefully release the encoder strip from the left bracket.

8-Carefully pull the encoder strip to the right, through and out of the carriage assembly.

9- Lay the encoder strip on a flat surface.