Required tools Each procedure lists the tools required to complete the task. Below are a list of tools commonly used to service the printer. Additional “special tools” (some that must be ordered as service tools) are listed in the section “Special Tools” on page 486.
• Gloves, such as latex • Protective eye wear • Paper towels • Apron to protect clothing from ink • Drop cloth to protect floor from dripping ink • Metric sockets from 10 mm - 17 mm • Socket extensions (8 cm and 20 cm or 3-in and 8-in) • Metric open-end wrenches (set) • 5/8-in open-end wrench (service station drain replacement) • Metric hex wrench (such as Allen wrench hex keys) set 2 mm - 8 mm (including 2.5 mm and a 3 mm L-shaped) • 3/32-in hex wrench (carriage calibration) • 1/16-in or a 1.5 mm hex wrench (to loosen the screw that secures the encoder wheel to the shaft of the media-drive motor).
• #1 and #2 phillips screwdriver (including a ten-inch #2 and a short #2) • Flat-blade screwdriver • 10 X Lighted Loupe (y-axis calibration) • Flexible tube clamps, such as hemostat clamps (minimum of two clamps for any printhead work). • Large adjustable wrench, such as a Crescent wrench (for media-drive belt tension) • Medium-sized adjustable wrench, such as a Crescent wrench • Internal C-ring pliers (removing c-ring from input-side media-drive bearings - see Fig. 695. on page 490) • Calipers (used with media-drive belt calibration - see Fig. 696.
on page 490) • Razor knife • Needle-nosed pliers (lamp fan replacement) • Head height gauge (ships in accessory box with each printer) • Long level (1 meter or about 3 feet) • Short level (30 cm about 1 foot) • Low-adhesive tape, such as painter’s tape • Flashlight • Dial indicator (see special tools on page 487). Part No. CQ114-90035 Rev B HP Scitex FB500 / FB700 Service Manual Page 13 of 510