The pinch roller axle is assymetric;.......... Message #2 Posted by Geoff Quickfall on 3 Jan 2009, 11:57 p.m., in response to message #1 by Rich Forest
Has the white plastic spindle (axle) that the pinch roller sits on been turned? It must have as the gummy wheel has been replaced.
Try rotating the axle which is assymetric. By rotating the axle you raise or lower the spindle and therefore the card; which in turn can affect the distance the card is from the card reader head. You can do this using the slot built into the axle. I fashioned a tool with a tiny 90 degree bend at the end which I can then maneouver into the slot.
I have repaired about 20 card readers from the 65 to the 41 and have had the same problem on occasion. Rotating the axle to correct the card to card reader interface has fixed this on the few instances that it occurred.
Cheers, Geoff
Edited: 3 Jan 2009, 11:57 p.m.
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