DesignJet 800 Carriage Belt 42"

Designjet Belts There are two easy ways to tell if your designjet 500 or designjet 800 printer needs its belt replaced.   The first way is the most obvious, the carriage is jammed and will not move.   Most likely, what has happened is the belt has become so frayed that it has split and is wrapped around the motor head on the right side.   The other symptom of a faulty belt is a system error 86:10. This error generally indicates the belt is approaching the same state as the first case described.   The 86:10 error also may be due to a dirty encoder strip. The encoder strip is the metal strip running the length of the carriage axis and is how the carriage knows where it is located during the plot.   Generally, taking a damp paper towel and wiping both sides of the encoder strip clean with your thumb and fore finger will clean it well enough to remedy it. The best way to determine if your belt is defective is to open the front window and look below the belt the whole length of the pri