HP Photosmart c3180 Main Circuit Board Replacement

Written By: Jim
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HP Photosmart c3180 Main Circuit Board Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

39

Time Required

20 - 30 minutes

Introduction

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    • Before disassembling your printer, be sure that the printer has been unplugged to avoid any risk of injury.

    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees counter clockwise so that the side panel next to control panel is facing you.

    • Remove the two T10 12mm Torx screws from the left side panel.

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    • Firmly pull the the back of the side panel until it separates from the body of the printer.

    • Rotate the side panel upwards while pulling it towards yourself to remove the panel.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees clockwise.

    • Grasp the paper tray and rotate it down.

    • Insert your fingers into the slot in the printer door and pull to rotate the gate down.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees clockwise.

    • Remove the two T10 12 mm Torx screws.

    • Grasp both sides of the side panel and pull it forward to remove the panel.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees counter clockwise.

    • Lift the scanner lid to expose the scanner glass.

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    • Remove the two T10 12 mm Torx screws.

    • Do not attempt to lift the top panel off the printer yet because it is still connected to the printer body by a cable.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees counter clockwise.

    • Inside the printer is a small white tab. Press it inward with a spudger until a pop is heard.

    • Remove the front panel by grasping its front and pulling away from the printer.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees clockwise.

    • Remove the cable connecting the top panel of the printer to the power button assembly.

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    • Carefully lift the top panel of the printer away from the printer body.

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    • Set aside the top panel of the printer.

    • Remove the two T10 12 mm Torx screws from the top front of the printer

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    Garofalo -

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    • Rotate the Printer 90 degrees counter clockwise.

    • Remove the scanner cable from the main circuit board.

    • Grasp the bottom of the cable and pull straight up. Do not wiggle it from side to side or twist it as this can damage the connection.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees clockwise.

    • Using both hands, lift the scanner tray from the body of the printer.

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    • Remove the power button circuit board from the support frame by pinching the left side, and pulling forward and to the left simultaneously.

    • Push up on the tab holding the secondary control circuit board with the spudger and pull it forward to remove it.

    • Be careful not to pull too hard on the cable connecting the power button control circuit board and the secondary control circuit board to the main circuit board

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    • Remove the two T10 12 mm Torx screws.

    • Lift the support frame off of the printer body with both hands.

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    • Remove the printer door and paper tray by putting them in the closed position and not laying flat then rotating them upwards lift the left side up.

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    • Remove both of the ink cartridges by grabbing the front of the ink cartridge and pulling down.

    • Make sure that the printer carriage is pushed all the way to the right.

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    • Remove the T10 6 mm Torx screw on the left side of the track assembly.

    • Remove the T10 12 mm Torx screw on the left side of the track assembly.

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    • Gently push the ink cartridge carriage to the left side of the printer.

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    • Remove the two T10 12 mm Torx screws.

    • Remove the two T10 6 mm Torx screws.

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    • Rotate the printer 90 degrees counter clockwise.

    • Remove the cable connecting the ink cartridge carriage to the main circuit board.

    • Pull straight up to free the cable from the main circuit board. Do not twist or wiggle the cable as doing so can damage it.

    • You may need to lift the carriage up with one hand in order to reach the cable with the free hand as shown.

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    • Carefully remove the connector holding the drive motor wires to the main circuit board.

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    • Slide the ink cartridge carriage all the way to the right side of the printer.

    • Using both hands, carefully lift the ink cartridge track off of the main body of the printer.

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    • Set aside the ink cartridge carriage.

    • Remove the three T10 12mm Torx screws holding the paper guide to the printer body.

    • Lift the paper guide directly up to remove it and set it aside.

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    • Remove the five T10 12mm Torx screws from the roller holder.

    • 5th screw is located in deeper crevice.

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    • Remove the plastic gear cover by pulling it away from the printer body and lifting it up.

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    • Remove the metal tab by rotating it away from the body of the printer and pulling up.

    • Remove the brush by grasping it firmly by the base and lift straight up.

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    • Remove the pad holder by lifting it straight up.

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    • Remove the connector holding the feed roller motor to the logic board by pulling it strait up

    • Remove the T10 12mm Torx screw on the roller panel.

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    • Disconnect the page sensor from the logic board by pulling straight up on the connector.

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    • Rotate the printer 180 degrees and turn it up on to the front side, so that the back of the printer is facing up and the bottom facing you.

    • Be careful because the feed roller assembly is now loose, but it is still attached to the main body of the printer.

    • Push in the tab on the left side of the back panel and pull outward to remove the back panel.

    Doubtful many will read through steps beforehand to complete the tear down, but the rotation isn’t necessary. Back panel can be removed keeping the printer horizontal. In the next step, if this screw is removed at the beginning, parts will simply drop out if you lift printer up vertically (or might need a little help from you). No need to worry about the loose feed roller assembly.

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    • Tilt the printer up until the bottom of the printer can be seen.

    • Remove the T10 12mm Torx screw from the bottom panel.

    • Grasp the top edge of the bottom panel and pull to remove it.

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    • Remove the black plastic cross member from the bottom of the printer.

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    • Turn the printer back down so that it is sitting on the bottom panel and rotate the printer 180 degrees.

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    • Remove the printer head cleaner by lifting the front of the printer head cleaner above the track and slide it forward.

    • This is an extremely difficult step. It can take quite a bit of force to lift the printer head cleaner above the track and it is easy to slip and hurt yourself.

    If you place a small screwdriver blade over the front left guide and under the print head cleaner and then slide the cleaner forward (so that it rides over the guide rail) it will come out easily.

    Simon Carter -

    That worked. Thank you. I thought I wasn’t going to be able to get it out without breaking something. But when I saw your comment I gave it a try and it worked perfectly.

    Diane Livingston -

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    • This step can be performed with out rotating the printer, but we have rotated the printer for clarity.

    • Grasp the left side of the feed roller assembly and pull towards the front of the printer and up to free the metal tab from the slot.

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    • Lift the feed roller assembly straight up to remove it.

    Dieser letzte Arbeitsschritt kann wohl nur zum endgültigen Zerlegen des Geräts dienen.

    Den Mechanismus der Transportrollen etc wieder zum Funktionieren zu bringen, erweist sich

    als höchst schwierig - nicht zu empfehlen.

    Dem Autor sei aber allerhöchster Dank gesagt, dass er sich die Mühe gemacht hat, alle Montageschritte

    klar zu beschreiben und auch mit Bildern zu ergänzen - sogar einige Pop-up Hinweise sind dabei.

    Bravo und nochmals Dank für eine so saubere Arbeit. Garofalo

    Garofalo -

    While removing this a small plastic shaft with gears on both ends fell out not sure where to put it back

    brandon_thomason -

    Same happened to me. Did you find out where to re-insert it?

    Mario Tornabene -

    Same thing with that gear assembly; if I can’t figure out where it goes, it means a new printer!

    trprowda -

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    • Set aside the feed roller assembly.

    • Push down on the tab that is on the power and USB back panel and then away from the printer to remove the power and USB back panel.

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    • Remove the two T10 12mm Torx screws from the main circuit board.

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    • Remove the main circuit board by gently lifting it up from the back and pulling away from the front of the printer.

    • Be careful not to lift to fast, as doing so can cause damage to the main circuit board.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Jim

Member since: 06/10/11

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4 comments

Excelente!! Muchas gracias por compartirlo!!

daian -

Muito boas elucidações das etapas para desmontagem da HP C3180

parasonvideo -

Excellent guide! You saved my printer. Thanks!

Dino Conte -

Hi, love your instructional slide shows. Very detailed. Thank you.

So now the big question: where do I buy the parts from? I have an HP C4280 all-in-one printer/scanner and I need to replace {because of your videos} either the control panel circuitry or the main control panel. But I have no idea where to get them. Can you suggest anyone?

Thank you,

Diane L.

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