Wonderful!! Worked a treat. I was a little skeptical, but gave it a go and it's worked great. !!! Top quality video! Update - two months following the repair, still working amazing. It's very satisfying and overall saved on the expense of a new printer!
You just saved another printer from going to the recycle bin! Thank you for your video. You can add the MFC-J4410DW to your list. That's what I have, and your instructions were all applicable. (On the MFC-J4410DW I had to enter the codes using the printer's numerical keypad.)
I've never really fixed anything like this before but I followed the steps and wah lah! my printer is fixed! Thank you for the step by step instructions. I also wrestled getting my prop arm back in but figured it out and my nails are all black but I am so happy to keep using this printer but more happy that I was able to do it myself.
Cheers Terry. Sorted this ink reservoir problem on a 4610 here in the UK, so a bit far to bring to you to sort. Hope the weather has improved your end and thanks muchly for a great video.
OMG thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I managed to repair our Brother DCP-J4120DW using your video. There were a couple of differences with cord color and clips vs screws, but with your detailed instructions I managed to work it all out appropriately. Printer up and running again here in wet New Zealand. Will send you a gift to your pay pal link.
Thank you, yes when it is wet and raining lots the absorber pad doesn't get a chance to evaporate the water content in the waste ink collected in the pad resulting in this error message. It is important to dry the pads right out before reassembly if you live in a wet climate.
Brilliant, and appreciate that this repair didn't cost a single cent (well maybe for the piece of packing tape) Thanks for taking the time for such as extensive instructional guide!
Thank you. I have the 4320 and there's only 2 cables to unplug and no ground wire. I just replaced the ink absorber, zeroed out the purge counter and all is good. Thank you
Looks like I jumped the gun a bit. The printer now has a new problem. It said to replace the yellow and black ink cartridges which I did with new cartridges bought from Office Works. It however now says it does not detect the yellow or black cartridges and to remove them and reinsert slowly which does not fix the problem. Added to this, looking at the little window on the new black cartridge it seems to be empty! As if all the black ink has been drained out? So while I was pleased yesterday that it printed, it was not actually printing black!
@@louisvangraan1012 Our inks for the printer $38 for the LC 237BK high capacity and $28 each ymc lc235 high capacity. Officeworks generally only sells the low capacity LC233 which runs empty in as little as 4 head cleans and you do not touch the non-genuine inks that Officeworks sells I'll tell you why face to face but not in a public forum.
Well, this was an almost perfect video. The only thing wrong with it was you didn't explain how to remove that stupid scanner carriage prop arm if it isn't already broken! 🙂 Sadly (and kind of embarrassingly) it took me almost as long to figure out how to take that arm off so I could remove the carriage as it did for me to complete the rest of the job! 😞 For those like me, the top end of that prop arm rides inside a plastic guide. That plastic guide seats in the carriage at the front of the printer and clips into place in the rear. Just open the carriage until the arm stops it and unclip the rear end of the guide and pull straight down. It will come right out.
Thanks for you tip on removing the prop arm. I couldn't see how to disengage it without breaking something. It released easily and went back even easier when I was reassembling. I took the easy way out and bought a new absorber pad. I saved the old one, and will try cleaning it for next time.
Thank you so much for this. A tad daunting when you're not familiar with the guts of the printer but hey... life's a lesson and the printer works again, and seems more sharp than before, though that might be wishful thinking or imagination!
Great vid, thanks - works on MFC-J4510DW. Only thing for me was I didn't get the foam pads dry enough as I ran out of time, and got a warning that the ink absorber pad almost full straight away. Hopefully it'll dry out over the next few days.
Thank you so much. how do you clean the print head now as there are alot of dots missing from the magenta and cyan when i print the test page and even after selecting printer nozzle clean
I have an MFC-J5520DW with an 11x17 paper feeder in the back attached to the scanner and I cannot figure out how to remove the scanner. Do I remove the tray? I can't find any videos on how to do that. Your help would be very much appreciated!
Hi, I have just reassembled my unit (J4610DW) but have a problem with the prop arm. Unlike your demonstration, my arm was working, but on removing the scanner cover, the arm pulled its runner out from the lid. I cannot work out how it refits, and as it is not in properly, I cannot close the scanner fully. I get a "cover is open" message. Can you advise?
Thanks Terry, great instructional video! My MFC J4510DW printer was "NEAR FULL". I followed your instruction and we are successfully back printing, but after entering *2844# it went to the "MAINTENANCE" screen. I could not access the "PURGE" screen to reset. Before every copy I have to press the red "X" . Any ideas? Cheers, Graeme
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Hi Terry. Sorry, typo, the number which you gave on your youtube was "*2864#", (not 2844 as per my earlier). As earlier message, it went to the maintenance screen, not the error screen. Cheers
This video has been very useful to me. I just want to ask about that condensator. Is it easily replaceable, what are they called and what type? Mine is not fully working anymore, gives between 1,5 and 1,59 V. That might also be the reason why my printer has trouble to turn on / stay in sleep mode? Everything else works again!!! So I'm very grateful.
Hi Terry, Greetings from the UK. thank you for a most excellent video. I used it to sort out a MFC-J4510DW where the msg was: Ink absorber nearly full. I washed out the pads and all reassembled but the msg remains. I followed your instructions, but the purge count is already 0. How do I reset the warning please?
After following your procedure i get the error message that the scannercover is open. I checked everything but can't find what the problem is, have you any idea?
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Thanks for your reply. I havent missed the point but my old ones are damaged and broken by my own fault so was wondering if you sell replacements or where I can buy a new one.
@@bartbollen8166 drill 2 holes in the back plate and plumb the 2 hoses out to an external plastic jar to collect the waste ink. You can buy hose joiners at most hardware stores in the gardening section. Then you never have to worry about the waste box ever again.
I didn’t get a warning. Thanks. At least not that is displayed when I collect the print in the basement. A new printer would be cheaper than hiring someone.
Hi Terry , Just watched your video on the ink absorber pad remedy and I have the 4625 model which I assume was after the model in your video . I was wondering if the codes you put in on the keypad were for all printers or is it specific to the one you repaired . Thanks David , in the UK .
Thanks for posting this helpful video. I accidentally crushed the capacitor chip on the board when removing the sensor board. Currently, it is replaced with appropriate parts. If you know the correct capacity, please let me know.
Hallo Terry, great Video. I like it much. Can you let me know the ordering information for the best cap. I guess I need to replace ohne in one of my printer. Thanks Walter
You can't find any help because you are a very special individual, You would be the 1st person worldwide to run one of these machines to the state of requiring waste maintenance. This means you have done an absolute shit ton of printing.
I have a brother j5320 with the same problem but it doesn't seem like it has a similar sensor to yours in the absorber pad's container. Do you know how it is detecting that the ink pad is full?
Hey Terry, first of all thank you for the great Video. Unfortunatley i messed something up. After reassembling i am getting a paper jam (front/back) error. Can you help me?
Your video helpt me very much best regrds from the Netherlands. I still have one question I can't get my mangenta color right, it looks like it is clogged. What can I do ? Thanks......😇
Thank you very much. It was quite an adventure, but finally I succeeded. But now I have a another problem. No more error messages. The colours are printing fine. But the black colour does not print. When I print some black text, the printer prints , but the printed sheet is empty. I have tried another cartridge from a friend that does print ok on his printer. But this cartridge also gives no results on my printer, DCP J4110DW. Could you please help?
You have air in your black ink line instead of black ink. If you keep removing the cartridge and placing it back in the machine or swapping it with another you are forcing more air in. Watch this video to understand the principal and make sure you click on every ad that pops up. ruclips.net/video/kvmPKzuoOMU/видео.html
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Hi Terry. That was also very instructive. I took the printer apart again, to see if I could see the air in the black tubes, but you can't see all of it unless you take the machine even further apart, which I did not want to do. So I cleaned the left filter some more, and pressed the black tube faster to the right waste pad. Put it together again and cleaned the black ink twice . Problem solved!
Hello. I have a Brother MFC-J46110DW (A3) with an 'Ink Absorber Full" error message. The maching will not let me press the home button but only an orange !. Could you help?
Great video! But I messed up something. I fully expected the printer to work when I plugged it in, but it gave me the message "Cover is open". "Please close the scanner cover". I thought I was careful with the wires. Is this a wire problem? I could not get to do the coding. Any thoughts? Thank you. (And again, it is a great video.)
Just followed the instructions as I was determined to repair this great printer myself. Now that I've done everything, I have an error message "Cover is open" and I've opened and closed and restarted the machine. Still there.........frustrated as I was so excited to get this running again.
My JdW4510dw has error 46 and I followed cannot free it. the cause is there is 2nd container, see 8m33s on the top left side. so this video is incomplete. This video is 10X long than the other one did similar thing.
dear my friend. i cant reach the maintance mode because when i touch X button it doesnt step main menu says bip bip... so i cant push menu button 5 seconds... is there any method to reach maintance mode.. please help me model j5620dw
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Very helpful Sir, I'm a Principal at lingelethu sss and we'll repair the brother printers 🖨 our shelves
Wonderful!! Worked a treat. I was a little skeptical, but gave it a go and it's worked great. !!! Top quality video!
Update - two months following the repair, still working amazing. It's very satisfying and overall saved on the expense of a new printer!
You just saved another printer from going to the recycle bin! Thank you for your video. You can add the MFC-J4410DW to your list. That's what I have, and your instructions were all applicable. (On the MFC-J4410DW I had to enter the codes using the printer's numerical keypad.)
Thanks
I've never really fixed anything like this before but I followed the steps and wah lah! my printer is fixed! Thank you for the step by step instructions. I also wrestled getting my prop arm back in but figured it out and my nails are all black but I am so happy to keep using this printer but more happy that I was able to do it myself.
Brother claims the printer is garbage when the inkpad is full...THANKS A LOT for this video, it saved my printer !!!
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Thanks!
Thank you! It's tough to find a video that fixes the issue. Most just clear the error and ignore it.
Cheers Terry. Sorted this ink reservoir problem on a 4610 here in the UK, so a bit far to bring to you to sort. Hope the weather has improved your end and thanks muchly for a great video.
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OMG thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I managed to repair our Brother DCP-J4120DW using your video. There were a couple of differences with cord color and clips vs screws, but with your detailed instructions I managed to work it all out appropriately.
Printer up and running again here in wet New Zealand.
Will send you a gift to your pay pal link.
Thank you, yes when it is wet and raining lots the absorber pad doesn't get a chance to evaporate the water content in the waste ink collected in the pad resulting in this error message. It is important to dry the pads right out before reassembly if you live in a wet climate.
I placed the pads in a dehydrator for about 6 hours at 40 degrees C. They were nice and dry when they went back in. 😊
Thanks again
Brilliant, and appreciate that this repair didn't cost a single cent (well maybe for the piece of packing tape) Thanks for taking the time for such as extensive instructional guide!
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You just saved my 9 year old printer. Many thanks. (I'm sure the ink will come off my hands in a few days! )
Same for me - I recon a new least of life after 9 years ain't too bad (and yes that ink gets right in).
Flipping legend, thank you so much for the level of detail here, everything I needed to fix it without breaking it. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for this.Just fixed it all by myself-so proud of it!
Thank you. I have the 4320 and there's only 2 cables to unplug and no ground wire. I just replaced the ink absorber, zeroed out the purge counter and all is good. Thank you
Just completed the task as excellently described in the video, seems to have solved the problem, time will tell. Thankyou Terry.
You are brilliant -- your instructions are really clear -- many thanks !!!!!!!
@@NgaireEvans-g4s www.paypal.com/paypalme/fixitfast
Fantastic Video. Thank you so much for taking the time to help so many people!
Superb informative step by step video down to the reseting, even for the not so tech savvy people on the most basic Neanderthal level like me.
Дякуємо за відео. Воно було корисним для нас!
Great video, thanks. Flowed it step by step and fixed my printer for hopefully another year or two's usage!
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Looks like I jumped the gun a bit. The printer now has a new problem. It said to replace the yellow and black ink cartridges which I did with new cartridges bought from Office Works. It however now says it does not detect the yellow or black cartridges and to remove them and reinsert slowly which does not fix the problem. Added to this, looking at the little window on the new black cartridge it seems to be empty! As if all the black ink has been drained out? So while I was pleased yesterday that it printed, it was not actually printing black!
@@louisvangraan1012 Our inks for the printer $38 for the LC 237BK high capacity and $28 each ymc lc235 high capacity. Officeworks generally only sells the low capacity LC233 which runs empty in as little as 4 head cleans and you do not touch the non-genuine inks that Officeworks sells I'll tell you why face to face but not in a public forum.
Well, this was an almost perfect video. The only thing wrong with it was you didn't explain how to remove that stupid scanner carriage prop arm if it isn't already broken! 🙂 Sadly (and kind of embarrassingly) it took me almost as long to figure out how to take that arm off so I could remove the carriage as it did for me to complete the rest of the job! 😞
For those like me, the top end of that prop arm rides inside a plastic guide. That plastic guide seats in the carriage at the front of the printer and clips into place in the rear. Just open the carriage until the arm stops it and unclip the rear end of the guide and pull straight down. It will come right out.
Thanks for you tip on removing the prop arm. I couldn't see how to disengage it without breaking something. It released easily and went back even easier when I was reassembling. I took the easy way out and bought a new absorber pad. I saved the old one, and will try cleaning it for next time.
Thank you, I hesitated at first, but since I still have $60 worth of ink for this machine I forged ahead.
Thank you Terry, worked perfectly on my MFC-J4610DW
Extremely well done video! Thanks!
Thanks a bunch! Saved me from replacing my printer!
Perfect! Thank you very much and greetings from Germany..Goodday 😊PS: I recommend wearing disposable latex gloves while cleaning the sponges
Thanks a lot form France ! And thanks for the planet to.
Just perfect explanations. Fully better than Brother Web Site.
Excellent. Many thanks. Still saying pad will need changing soon, but working again.
@@JeremyGardner-n4i then you haven't fixed it properly.
Thank you for the tips and specially regarding the maintenance mode !
Thank you! Worked like a charm! So grateful! Greetings from Sweden! Next stop paypal! 👌
Thank u so much bro, you saved my two printers
Thanks so much, this was nicely done and allowed me to successfully repair at home.
Muchas gracias. Mi inglés es casi nulo pero aún así entendí todo lo que explicas con mucho detalle.
Thank you for you perfect video and explanation!
Thank you! These instructions were perfect!!
Excellent video, Thanks from Ireland
Thank you terry, great video and explanations!!! 🙏
Thank you so much for this. A tad daunting when you're not familiar with the guts of the printer but hey... life's a lesson and the printer works again, and seems more sharp than before, though that might be wishful thinking or imagination!
Thanks Terry, I owe you big time!
One hand man! remarkable. Good job!
LEGEND!!!! Probably have black finger nails for a while but worth it!!
Tusen TACK
Allt fungerar perfekt, hade fått köpa en ny skrivare annars så tack igen 🥰
Great vid, thanks - works on MFC-J4510DW. Only thing for me was I didn't get the foam pads dry enough as I ran out of time, and got a warning that the ink absorber pad almost full straight away. Hopefully it'll dry out over the next few days.
I got the same error on my MFC-J4510DW. I was also hoping they will dry out as well. :-)
Thank you ! You saved my 4420
wow! Es hat hervorragend funktioniert!! Auch wenn man nie so genau weiß, was man gerade macht.. Daumen hoch!!
Об этом есть много видео, но ваше видео мне нравится больше всего. Спасибо.
Thank you so much for this video. It’s been very helpful
Thank you so much. how do you clean the print head now as there are alot of dots missing from the magenta and cyan when i print the test page and even after selecting printer nozzle clean
Thank you, this was very helpful.
I have an MFC-J5520DW with an 11x17 paper feeder in the back attached to the scanner and I cannot figure out how to remove the scanner. Do I remove the tray? I can't find any videos on how to do that. Your help would be very much appreciated!
Wish you were here - USA .
Went to 3 "authorized dealers" , one independent for this issue.
ALL quoted a price near a new replacement model !!!!
Then follow the video and fix it yourself.
Hi, I have just reassembled my unit (J4610DW) but have a problem with the prop arm. Unlike your demonstration, my arm was working, but on removing the scanner cover, the arm pulled its runner out from the lid. I cannot work out how it refits, and as it is not in properly, I cannot close the scanner fully. I get a "cover is open" message. Can you advise?
If you can't figure it out remove it completely
Thanks from Spain Torremolinos
How do you get into maintenence on MFC-J825DW. Have tried pressing Home for several seconds. Thanks Mate.
Thanks Terry, great instructional video! My MFC J4510DW printer was "NEAR FULL". I followed your instruction and we are successfully back printing, but after entering *2844# it went to the "MAINTENANCE" screen. I could not access the "PURGE" screen to reset. Before every copy I have to press the red "X" . Any ideas? Cheers, Graeme
Exactly where did you get *2844 from ?
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Hi Terry. Sorry, typo, the number which you gave on your youtube was "*2864#", (not 2844 as per my earlier). As earlier message, it went to the maintenance screen, not the error screen. Cheers
This video has been very useful to me. I just want to ask about that condensator. Is it easily replaceable, what are they called and what type? Mine is not fully working anymore, gives between 1,5 and 1,59 V. That might also be the reason why my printer has trouble to turn on / stay in sleep mode? Everything else works again!!! So I'm very grateful.
@@mariskavredgoor6929 follow the link in the video description to where you can purchase the part
@@mariskavredgoor6929 this is the video that relates to your not being able to turn on problem ruclips.net/video/BSy_msygXZM/видео.html
Hi Terry, Greetings from the UK. thank you for a most excellent video. I used it to sort out a MFC-J4510DW where the msg was: Ink absorber nearly full. I washed out the pads and all reassembled but the msg remains. I followed your instructions, but the purge count is already 0. How do I reset the warning please?
Wash and DRY the Pads and the Sensor Board out Properly then perform the reset code again.
After following your procedure i get the error message that the scannercover is open. I checked everything but can't find what the problem is, have you any idea?
Thank you so much Terry!
Hi Terry. Do you sell replacement ink absorber pads for the 4620dw model? If not, where can I buy one? Thanks kindly
You clearly have missed the point of the video.
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Thanks for your reply. I havent missed the point but my old ones are damaged and broken by my own fault so was wondering if you sell replacements or where I can buy a new one.
@@bartbollen8166 drill 2 holes in the back plate and plumb the 2 hoses out to an external plastic jar to collect the waste ink. You can buy hose joiners at most hardware stores in the gardening section. Then you never have to worry about the waste box ever again.
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Thanks for your reply. Appreciate it.
I didn’t get a warning. Thanks. At least not that is displayed when I collect the print in the basement.
A new printer would be cheaper than hiring someone.
Brother DCP-J4120 Tintenabsorber fast voll und dank der Anleitung gewechselt. Dankeschön. Thank you.
thanks from Ireland
Hi Terry , Just watched your video on the ink absorber pad remedy and I have the 4625 model which I assume was after the model in your video .
I was wondering if the codes you put in on the keypad were for all printers or is it specific to the one you repaired .
Thanks David , in the UK .
It works for most inkjet brother
Thanks for posting this helpful video.
I accidentally crushed the capacitor chip on the board when removing the sensor board.
Currently, it is replaced with appropriate parts.
If you know the correct capacity, please let me know.
Hallo Terry,
great Video. I like it much.
Can you let me know the ordering information for the best cap. I guess I need to replace ohne in one of my printer.
Thanks Walter
Thanks, fixed my printer
Terry could you please tell me how to get to the ink absorber pad on a MFC-J5845dw. I cannot find help anywhere. Thank you
You can't find any help because you are a very special individual, You would be the 1st person worldwide to run one of these machines to the state of requiring waste maintenance. This means you have done an absolute shit ton of printing.
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs it is used a quite a bit. Is it repairable?
@@GregBoggs. yes it is repairable but I probably won't see one for at least another year yet so there won't be any video
I have a brother j5320 with the same problem but it doesn't seem like it has a similar sensor to yours in the absorber pad's container. Do you know how it is detecting that the ink pad is full?
It uses guesstimation
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Ah bummer, it's ewaste then. Thank you though
Will this work for a Brother J825DW?
Similar in concept just laid out differently
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs cheers, as long as the codes are the same should be easy👍🏻
Hi, I have a MFC-490 CW
It is not touch screen which I can use tge keys but it doesn't have a home botton. Do you knoe what should I use instead?
Hey Terry, first of all thank you for the great Video. Unfortunatley i messed something up. After reassembling i am getting a paper jam (front/back) error. Can you help me?
1000 x Gracias , perfecto .
Your video helpt me very much best regrds from the Netherlands. I still have one question I can't get my mangenta color right, it looks like it is clogged. What can I do ? Thanks......😇
Hallo Terry, I use these cartridges:
Ninestar Image Tech Limited. Hong Kong
@@marcelsoomers353 yep head will be damaged
Any help for the j4525?
Not if its a HP Officejet J4525
Your best!!🎉
excellent! thank you so much!
When the support arm isn’t broken, how do we detach it? We are stuck at 5:04.
Pull down and slide
Thank you very much. It was quite an adventure, but finally I succeeded. But now I have a another problem.
No more error messages. The colours are printing fine. But the black colour does not print.
When I print some black text, the printer prints , but the printed sheet is empty.
I have tried another cartridge from a friend that does print ok on his printer. But this cartridge also gives no results on my printer, DCP J4110DW.
Could you please help?
You have air in your black ink line instead of black ink. If you keep removing the cartridge and placing it back in the machine or swapping it with another you are forcing more air in. Watch this video to understand the principal and make sure you click on every ad that pops up. ruclips.net/video/kvmPKzuoOMU/видео.html
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs Hi Terry. That was also very instructive. I took the printer apart again, to see if I could see the air in the black tubes, but you can't see all of it unless you take the machine even further apart, which I did not want to do. So I cleaned the left filter some more, and pressed the black tube faster to the right waste pad. Put it together again and cleaned the black ink twice .
Problem solved!
Wow! Worked great!!
made my day :)
😄🏁
Hello. I have a Brother MFC-J46110DW (A3) with an 'Ink Absorber Full" error message. The maching will not let me press the home button but only an orange !. Could you help?
Sorry its a MFC-J4610DW
Great video! But I messed up something. I fully expected the printer to work when I plugged it in, but it gave me the message "Cover is open". "Please close the scanner cover". I thought I was careful with the wires. Is this a wire problem? I could not get to do the coding. Any thoughts? Thank you. (And again, it is a great video.)
You haven't screwed down the inner cover properly
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs You are right. The cover was not screwed down enough, thank you
Where can i buy this part?
Found mine on Amazon
Found mine on Amazon
My printer just sticks to Ink Absorber nearly full, any advice?
Follow the instructions in the video
Just followed the instructions as I was determined to repair this great printer myself. Now that I've done everything, I have an error message "Cover is open" and I've opened and closed and restarted the machine. Still there.........frustrated as I was so excited to get this running again.
what is the value of the capacitor i see 5.5v........
About $28 you can buy it on my website
Thank you!!!!
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My JdW4510dw has error 46 and I followed cannot free it. the cause is there is 2nd container, see 8m33s on the top left side. so this video is incomplete. This video is 10X long than the other one did similar thing.
Hi How to fix MFC-L3770CDW self-diagnostic (will automatically restart within 15 minutes). then it goes to print unable 05
Go to the correct video and watch it.
dear my friend. i cant reach the maintance mode because when i touch X button it doesnt step main menu says bip bip... so i cant push menu button 5 seconds... is there any method to reach maintance mode.. please help me model j5620dw
try holding down the home button for 10 seconds
Auch mfc-j4410dw??
@@olaffelskowski3537 yes the procedure is the same for the 4410
I love the barefeetness of this video :P
There is always one foot fetish guy, and their usually german or dutch.
thanks a lot... 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this.Just fixed it
all by myself-so proud of it!
Thanks!
Thank you!