A cable foul sensor is provided for detecting a cable foul condition of a hoist or other cable reeling device. The print bar carriage includes: a chassis; first and second racks engaged with respective pinions to define a rack-and-pinion lift mechanism; first bearings rotatably mounted at a first side of the chassis, each first bearing being received in the guide slot; and a printhead supported by the chassis. The securing element extends along the width and length of the lower endplate and configured with an access hole. The controller is employed to provide the scan control signal and the data control signal.