Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out!

stpetric · 06-19-2009, 10:21 AM

I had a little wood statue on a shelf over my Epson Stylus C62 printer -- and a little piece of it feel off, into the feed slot at the back of the printer.

My attempts to retrieve it have only made it fall deeper into the bowels of the printer. At this point, it looks like the only way to get it is by opening up the printer.

But I can't figure out how to do that! I've replaced the printer now, so I don't mind using brute force to open it if I have to, but if there's an easier way to get in, I'd prefer that.

So do any of you experts know how to open an Epson C62? Thanks for your help!

Steve P in Bethesda, Md.

Riskyone101 · 06-20-2009, 02:54 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Quite an interesting situation here I see,

Ok grab a hold of the sides of the printer, turn printer slowly upside down
until you hear the piece, see if you can shake it out by shaking it side to side
have printer door open too while your doing this, keep doing this until piece comes out

Note: If piece fell in to it, even though you helped it work its way in further, it should still
come out of printer somewhere.

stpetric · 06-25-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Riskyone101

Hello and Welcome to TSF

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riskyone101

Ok grab a hold of the sides of the printer, turn printer slowly upside down until you hear the piece, see if you can shake it out by shaking it side to side have printer door open too while your doing this, keep doing this until piece comes out

Actually, the turn-it-over-and-shake-it approach had already occurred to me, and I tried it without success.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riskyone101

If piece fell in to it, even though you helped it work its way in further, it should still come out of printer somewhere.

Yeah, you'd think so, but no luck so far. Hence my conclusion that opening her up is the only solution left.

Anyone else know how to get inside one of these without just bashing the hell out of it? (This one is now expendable, so if I have to smash it I will!)

Thanks!

Steve

Riskyone101 · 06-25-2009, 06:08 PM

Go here and see if theres a an illustration on taking it apart:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/s...egory=Products

stpetric · 06-26-2009, 05:02 AM

Thanks for the link! I will check through there.

stpetric · 07-09-2009, 12:36 PM

I ended up simply standing the printer on end and giving the case a few good whacks with a rubber mallet. It opened right up, and I was able to retrieve my lost object.

Thanks for the link to the Epson site, though -- I'll keep that handy for future reference.

**kev1952** · 07-09-2009, 12:44 PM

Out of curiosity, does the printer still work now?

stpetric · 07-10-2009, 05:52 AM

Nope. But then it had already been replaced and was redundant. All I wanted was to retrieve the little piece that fell into it before it went in the discard pile.

Riskyone101 · 07-10-2009, 04:18 PM

you can mark thread solved under thread tools near top of this page, ty.

06-19-2009, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
stpetric Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out! I had a little wood statue on a shelf over my Epson Stylus C62 printer -- and a little piece of it feel off, into the feed slot at the back of the printer. My attempts to retrieve it have only made it fall deeper into the bowels of the printer. At this point, it looks like the only way to get it is by opening up the printer. But I can't figure out how to do that! I've replaced the printer now, so I don't mind using brute force to open it if I have to, but if there's an easier way to get in, I'd prefer that. So do any of you experts know how to open an Epson C62? Thanks for your help! Steve P in Bethesda, Md.

06-20-2009, 02:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,778 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out Hello and Welcome to TSF, Quite an interesting situation here I see, Ok grab a hold of the sides of the printer, turn printer slowly upside down until you hear the piece, see if you can shake it out by shaking it side to side have printer door open too while your doing this, keep doing this until piece comes out Note: If piece fell in to it, even though you helped it work its way in further, it should still come out of printer somewhere. __________________

06-25-2009, 06:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,778 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out Go here and see if theres a an illustration on taking it apart: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/s...egory=Products __________________

06-26-2009, 05:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
stpetric Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out Thanks for the link! I will check through there.

07-09-2009, 12:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
stpetric Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out I ended up simply standing the printer on end and giving the case a few good whacks with a rubber mallet. It opened right up, and I was able to retrieve my lost object. Thanks for the link to the Epson site, though -- I'll keep that handy for future reference.

07-09-2009, 12:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
kev1952 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 1,007 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out Out of curiosity, does the printer still work now? __________________ Cheers.... Kev *"The Definition of an Upgrade: Take old bugs out, put new ones in."* Please don't send me PM's for support. Post in the forums for everyone to benefit.

07-10-2009, 05:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
stpetric Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out Nope. But then it had already been replaced and was redundant. All I wanted was to retrieve the little piece that fell into it before it went in the discard pile.

07-10-2009, 04:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,778 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Epson Stylus C62 -- Help! A little piece fell into printer and I can't get it out you can mark thread solved under thread tools near top of this page, ty. __________________