Working on PROC5100S series

[fshead]

greetings
I d like an honest opinion on these to work on vs the mpc4503 series.
I know the drum units are different but what is the maintenance and
reliability of them.
Do the drums go to yield or past?
SAME wth fusers,IT belt?
Is calibration the same?
thanks.
I wont be doing any with high meters if i pick some up so it will be easier to pick up
working on them.
thanks

[davel]

I don’t work on the PRO range but it is much the same as MPC6502. Totally different beast to 4503.

[fshead]

thanks
i never worked on that series and the mpc4503 would be the fastest color unit i worked on excluding the old 6513 many years back.
Are the drums,a rebuildable unit or swap out like the c4503?

[anothertech]

The drums last a long time, they are rated for 1200k but usually go further, the drum cleaning units need to be rebuilt at 300k, Dev is rated at 600k. Fuser is probably the most complicated, thus hardest to rebuild fuser Ricoh has ever made.

PSG.pdf

MPC4503 are easier to work on in my opinion.

[fshead]

i hear you.
i thought the 6513 was a bit complicated.
fusers easy to rebuild..
what type of calls do you get,CQ?
OR just stupid stuff

[Brianneoe]

Its a high quality and very reliable machine. I have a few in the field and will be installing two 5200s next week. If you start to work on it just make sure you have the manual and check out the installation section before you take it apart. There are some procedures in that section that you want to make note of so as not to damage anything. As like any high quality unit there are times that a repair will take longer. It is not a 03 or 04 style machine that is quick and easy to repair and made out of tin,its a solid machine that runs very clean with excellent quality output.

[fshead]

thanks.
Is the proc5200 the same box with all the mods or a refined version of the proc5100?

[TonerMunkeh]

5200 is slightly different, PTR is now a belt, few other bits. One word of advice when servicing this machine - do the PM kits and devs when they are due. Don't run them over. They run much happier for it.

[dalewb74]

pro5200 from what i have been told it is pretty much the same as the pro5100. though i will caution you, while attending tech. training on these models. we got into the discussion on rebuilding the fuser. it has 11 different screws, make sure you put them back into the correct spot they were removed from. to give you an example, in class we had 2 guys taking it apart and reassembly took 30 min. now keep it mind this was just for seeing how it was done, no part replacement. both were using rechargeables to remove the screws. we have one in our printshop. and the print shop runs the mess out of it. be sure to replace the maintenance parts when it is time. and follow the service manual step by step. everything i have replaced so far hasn't been difficult following the manual. word of advice, if replacing parts on the drum units. whenever you pull that metal plate off, be sure to add a lubricant on the hole of the plate where the drum sticks through it. if that area dries up it is a MAJOR pain to get that plate off.