as one who sold a lot of 220,270,1022,2022 used machines I had about 35 "bad drum units"over time and rebuilt them to save money..
It was FOOLS GOLD as i spent more time on recalls.
I have done a lot of other cartridges over the years,panafax,HP etc and I just
never thought Katun ever cared about these kits.weak blades and weak drum surface...
We started using kits supplied to us by local non- genuine parts dealer. They ran good for a while but have just started to hit some problems. Has a few kits fitted to the 60 page a minute copiers fail around the 20k mark. I have complained to supplier and they said they would pass it on to their suppliers in China but no resolution so far.
We have two theories, first is that the latest batch of kits are using a different composition lube bar and that is contaminating the charge roller and the other is that the lube applying roller is breaking up. That said, the kits we fitted earlier on seem to be doing the job.
Interesting to note that the charge roller supplied in the kit appears to be genuine Ricoh charge roller in a genuine looking box with the part number AD02 7050. Tried to order these directly from Ricoh but they say the number isn't valid. Makes me wonder if it is a part that Japan hasn't released to Australia or just a reasonably good Chinese fake.
Also had the local Katun dealer around the other day trying to drum up business but when asked about kits said they didn't have them yet. Since the majority of out fleet is MP C '03's and '04's they are going to miss out on a lot of potential sales.
At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.
I found this when looking for a cheaper LFR for a sp5200 that the OEM price was insane.
IT looks like they either make ricoh parts or are copying the packaging..
I have bought non OEM parts from china b4 and only found small issues.
Considering cost difference I will bite on some items and be the test site.
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Well, I have the kit installed in the K pcu. First time, it took a couple of hours, and be careful not to misplace the super-tiny springs on the charge roller cleaning roller. All parts went in fine. It has one of those darker green drums in the kit. I have used those in B/W equipment before, and they run a little dustier but last a long time. Now time will tell. We ordered 4 kits, and with the order they included a nifty magnetic screw retriever with a built in light. It extends to around 30 inches and has a very heavy magnetic end. You could do some serious damage if you took to whaling on somebody with it. Oh yeah, it also picks up dropped screws very well.
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I just talked with the NA trading rep and he said they will be coming out with a new rebuild kit in a month or so. Its in the testing phase right now.
I have rebuilt a black pcu x mpc3003, and it worked right away, I do not know what brand was the kit, however it was a golden drum, we had done for testing (given the cost of the original spare) then I forgot it on machine that we then delivered by a customer, so we'll see how long it lasts
On this issue we have found the MPCxx04 PCU’s are cheaper than the MPCxx03 & are exactly the same! So simply fit a D2392240 to any MPCxx03 Metis (Black) saving is around £100 per PCU.
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yes the kits work getting 600k out of them on high volume machines
The only time need the whole pcu is when the waste toner blocks up and snaps the coli in the cleaning unit
ps The green drums run better
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