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In a few select locations we have had to modify and put in a pressure cleaning roller (Ricoh) to get the dirty on back of 1 copy to go away. These were 80's fresh out of the box. Everything else looked good, the fuser just couldn't clean itself enough. Tech support wanted pics and service mode printouts. Very interesting......NEVER heard back from them. Now they are gone....
I'll take a 35-45-60 cpm Panasonic over a 23-30 cpm any day!!!
Originally Posted by 20gaugeO/U
How did you modify and what part # did you use?
Ricoh #A097-4261
Disassemble entire fuser like doing a PM. Use some thick washers (Riso feed tire collars work well for us #607-16001-000), place cleaning roller under the pressure roller so it makes decent contact, mark, drill 2 holes in the bottom plate of the fusing unit, attach screws up from the bottom towards the pressure roller. Make sure you get the orientation of the cleaning roller to work with the pressure roller while the machine is running.
Sorry, I used to have pictures but I couldn't find them. Might have been on old computer. I'll try and grab a pic if I get a call on one of these machines.
Good Luck
Interesting....
I happen to like the 80 series, but to be honest, we never really sold anything less than 35 CPM. The lower speeds were junk boxes to me. We do have fuser issues and what not, but they're a cinch to rebuild and replace. We usually keep some in stock just in case. Coming from a Panasonic background, we've sold everything from the 71 series to the 8060's over the years. I always happened to like Panasonic.
The box that we REALLY liked from Panasonic were the DP-C264 and up series, but that's a different story. Panasonic finally got something right and then quit. Now the A4 (MB-350 and c210) are absolute garbage.
I too enjoy the DP-C Panasonic color series. Good runner, can skip the 120k PM and developer is good to half a million. What more could you ask for?
As for the A4 machines, agreed, absolute garbage. One last "up yours" to technicians before they got out.
Failing to plan is planning to fail!!!
Hey Magebomba
Did you resolve this? What was the solution? Don't have but 1 that I service. Has not needed any yet. Will be picking up more soon.
Well, I ended up replacing both the SC and SPC boards on it, although I think the culprit was SPC PBC. I had done so many adjustments and such it could have been just coincidence, but I individually replaced each of those boards, but then I replaced them both will ones from used boxes, and viola.
As someone mentioned in this thread about the developer lasting 500k, I havent had it last this long for me, but, Since I read that I have been avoiding developer changes at ALL costs. I have about 30-40 of these machines from 3510 on up to 6030, and it seems after that first developer change, things start to change and many adjustments are needed. Now if it looks dusty, but not heavy background, I close the doctor blade on the DV unit a bit to push the developer. That has seemed to help me greatly!
On a side note I now have 2 machines, a 3530, and a 6030, going light at least once a month. I have just had to tell the customer how to do a manual toner add to darken things up. On these I have replaced toner hopper, SPC board, and all the other normal things, developer, drum, etc, etc, but they continue to go light. Weird. Man I will be glad when they upgrade LOL.
Also to comment on an earlier post from pacman-- Hell yes the C series is awesome. Never have to do a thing to those things I swear. Hit the 240k PM kit and thats all you need! Loves those machines! Difference between those and the rest of Panasonics Boxes... Fuser Technology. Great well built fuser with IH, wish they had used that techno on the B&W's
BTW thanks everyone for all the help and suggestions!!! Hope we are all having a good new year
Nasty nasty nasty machines. Panasonic lost the plot after the 77/78 series analogue machines. They should have stuck to making TV's etc.
The best thing we ever did was to switch from Panasonic to Konica Minolta/Develop.
Just my 2cents
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