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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    I didn't know this thread was still going. I think I may have posted to it a year or so ago, but decided to make another entry anyway. I've been a copier tech for over 51 years. Started with Xerox...
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    Re: Ricoh MP C6503 pcdu k stuck...black drum jam

    I had that problem just once, and once was enough. Getting it out was a chore. All of the above suggestion were used. In the end it was just physical force to removed it. I don't believe sanding...
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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    You and I followed the same path. I started with Xerox in 1968, then went Independent in 1983. Became a Pansonic dearer in 1984. Sold the business for health reasons in 1996. Too much presssure...
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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    I replied to this thread last year and said that I was starting my 50th year. Well, this is now my 51st year, and still going strong.
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    Re: Non blue Ricoh color models

    I'm a Ricoh tech on the Mojave desert. Had a lot of MPc3503 machines. Can't remember having any unusual problems with them. In the early models Fuser Sleeves did not go the distance. But they...
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    Re: MPC 6502 with SR4100 sc720-41

    I feel your pain! I had a 6502 with over 2 million copies on it. Most of it was stapled. The finisher did not age well. It was a constant battle in the staple and feed out area. There are ...
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    [Misc] Konica Minolta BIZHUB C658

    Can someone tell me what would be a good monthly volume for the BIZHUB C658. What is it reliably capable of doing each month. And what is the life expectancy?
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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    I started with Xerox in September of 1968. So I'm starting my 50th year this month. I owned a Panasonic dealership for 12 years, then sold it and retired...for about 3 months. I started helping...
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    Re: Ricoh Tech needed

    It would be far better for someone from the Bakersfield, California U.S.A. to applied for the position. The position to fill is in Bakersfield, but you would have to go up to Fresno, California for...
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    Re: Lazy technicians

    Boy does all that sound familiar. By the way guys, our company in Bakersfield California is looking to hire a new tech. We've needed one for a long time to help out the three that are there now. ...
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    Re: Lazy technicians

    Our company has a fully trained I.T. person assigned to each branch. We have four branches. They will do the setup and network install for free as part of the initial sales agreement. After that,...
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    Re: Lazy technicians

    There was a time back in the day, when a technician could go to a service call, look at the machine and know for sure what was wrong with it. He could order a part, install it, and leave the office...
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    Re: CA Tech looking to relocate

    The company I work for is not GOMCO. They are not who I am referencing.
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    Re: Lazy technicians

    Guys, I've been a copier tech since 1968. 50 years now. I'm finding it harder and harder to remember every little thing, or even where to find it in the manual. Our company encourages us to ask...
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    Re: CA Tech looking to relocate

    How many years of experience do you have on Ricoh? I know of a Copier company in Bakersfield that is looking for a well trained tech.
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    Ricoh Tech needed

    I learned in a meeting today that our authorized Ricoh/Lanier dealership is in need of an experience service technician for the Bakersfield California area. I've been with this company for 12 years...
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    [Error Code] Re: MPC6502 SC515-002 Duplex unit error

    Thanks for the quick reply. I already have the motor on order. Should be in next week sometime. The customer is closed for he Holidays and won't reopen until Jan 3rd. So I have plenty of time to...
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    [Error Code] Re: MPC6502 SC515-002 Duplex unit error

    Did you find a fix for the SC515-02 error code. I have a 6502 that is having the same problem. My machine is running 35K per month now has 2.0 million on it. The code pops up randomly.
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    Re: Oldest machine you ever worked on

    I started with Xerox in 1968. Back then I was trained on the 813, 660, 914,720, 2400, 3600, and everything that came after that until I left Xerox in 1982.
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    Re: MPC 6502 / 8002 SC488

    Just a quick FYI: I have one of these 6502 machine running about 30K per month. Now has 1.3 million copies on it. Have not had to touch the fuser yet! PCU cleaning unit go about 165K. The first...
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    Can't seem to post. Hope this one works!

    I registered about three weeks ago. I'm a 47 year experience copier/printer tech from the Mojave desert. I have made posts, but have not seem any of them on the forum. Not even the replies to...
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    Re: RICOH SP3610sf service mode?

    Try this: Clear/Stop-#-107-Start and hold. Machine must say "Ready" on panel before it will work. You can get it to say ready, if if a code is showing. This procedure works on the 3410sf
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    Re: Oldest machine you ever worked on

    Don't you mean the Xerox 914? I was trained on them and the 720 in Santa Fe Springs California in 1968. Been in the business since 1968. Now I'm showing my age...
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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    I forgot to mention. I'm at 47 years in the business now.
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    Poll: Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment

    Damn...you beat me. I thought I was the oldest fart in the business. I am now 70 years old. I stated in September 1968 with Xerox. And yes, I remember the 4000. Still have my weird first service...
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