Sharp AR-161 Toner and Drum Light

[boutym]

Have a Sharp AR-161 I picked up and have never worked on these before. It has a drum and toner light on and won't make copies. Is there a way to reset it long enough to get some paper through it so I can see if it's worth throwing a drum and toner cartridge in?

It appears to have been serviced regularly, but the person that gave it to me got a new machine and didn't want to repair this one.

[boutym]

Oh please my dear friends... no takers on this yet?

[choicecopyguy]

The drum light won't keep it from working, but, your going to have to spring for some toner to check it.

[blackcat4866]

Yep, no toner means that it won't do a thing until you add some toner. The drum light won't cut you off.

As long as you aren't doing much duplexing this isn't a bad machine, just slow.

[boutym]

How about a way to BS the toner sensor? Did this all the time on other machines back in the day and I'm sure it can be done on this one.

[blackcat4866]

No, just install toner. This is enough BS for me. Unsubscribe.

[boutym]

Wow, the love in this place is overwhelming... Not to mention the knowledge. Guess I'll find a schematic and BS it myself, as is typically how the real techs do it to verify an issue.

[blackcat4866]

The real techs don't spend a lot of time trying to cheat a crum chip that you can't cheat for the price of a toner cartridge. Your wasting my time and yours.

You got good advice for free and don't like it. That's my bitch.

[boutym]

Geeezzzz dude! A few posts in and you were already wanting to start crap. Can just imagine how your childhood was. I'm usually at least 5 in before I have to head for the Midol, but I will try in the first few to give constructive answers.

Personally, I think I had a legit question that didn't require attitude from you. Let's see. Says here you're a service manager. And just how often do you or your techs go throwing parts at a problem and billing for them before verifying the customer really needs them?

Service manager... yea right.