| Manufacturer / Brand | Epson Original - New Parts |
|---|---|
| Category | Epson Printer Parts |
| Printer Type | Inkjet Printer Spare Parts |
| SKU Code | TIS-D38-2-84 |
| Warranty & Guarantee | No Warranty (No Rrturnable Product) |
| GST Invoicing | 18% GST Tax Invoice Available for B2B Input Credit |
Ensure exact printhead position tracking and eliminate horizontal print distortion with this Original Carriage Linear Encoder Strip for Epson M200 printers. In Epson inkjet printers, the printer must know the exact horizontal position of the printhead at every millisecond during high-speed printing sweeps. The linear encoder strip features thousands of microscopic vertical grid lines suspended taut across the full width of the printer frame, passing directly through an optical reader sensor on the back of the printhead carriage.
Because the carriage moves back and forth thousands of times, the transparent strip easily collects airborne ink mist, grease smudges from the carriage rail, paper dust, or scratches during maintenance.
When the encoder strip becomes smudged, scratched, or damaged, the optical sensor cannot accurately count the timing grid lines as the carriage moves.
This optical position tracking breakdown results in severe operational and print defects: character distortion or double text printing, erratic carriage movement with loud slamming into the chassis side walls, misaligned vertical columns, or the printer halting completely with carriage error code alerts.
Sourced as a genuine original component matching factory part numbers 1603525, this precision optical scale provides service technicians and repair workshops with an authentic, direct drop-in replacement to restore factory-calibrated carriage positioning and crisp text alignment.
