17 Item Details/Use Grease (Commercially available) Grease applied to the carriage operating parts and scan spindle. Epson recommends the following: NSK Ltd. Model no.: NSK GRS AS2 Plastic container (Commercially available) Used to contain the maintenance liquid or tap water for cleaning. Epson recommends the following: Disposable cup Rubber gloves (Commercially available) Use during cleaning. Eye protection (Commercially available) Use during cleaning of the area around the head, caps, and wipers, and when replacing the head. Plastic tweezers (Commercially available) Use for cap cleaning Hex key (Commercially available) Used to fasten or loosen screws on the machine. Spanner (width:
7 mm) (Commercially available) Used to fasten or loosen screws on the machine. Antistatic wrist strap (Commercially available) Used to prevent static electricity during cleaning of the area around the head, and head replacement. Flashlight (Commercially available) Use during cleaning of the area around the head Scraper/Brush (Commercially available) Use for flushing plate cleaning Forceps (Commercially available) Use for head replacement Use a type that cannot damage the ink tube. Feeler gauge (Commercially available) Used for height check using the fabric slack detection sensor. A hex key (width: 2 mm) can be used as a substitute.
Tray (Commercially available) Used for cleaning the cooling fan filters.