Rebuilt/Reman Fuser For E-Studio 4511

[jdsanders]

I am doing IT Consulting (pro bono) for a non-profit that has received a donated E-Studio 4511. They have been told by a service tech that they need a rebuilt fuser for their machine, but they haven't yet been quoted pricing. Could someone tell me what ballpark pricing to expect for this item? This non-profit is dirt poor and mostly uses volunteers, but they do very admirable work (feeding the poor/homeles, support for homebound seniors,etc) so I'm thinking about offering to foot the bill for the copier repair, but I don't want to offer before I know the approximate cost.

Thanks.

[ToshibaTech]

Someone who orders parts regularily might have a better source, but just to give you and idea the rebuild-kit is $350 from precision roller. This is not the whole unit, so expect it to be quite a bit more. If you have rebuilt fuser units before you can probably do this one. Just like everything else, take your time. This fuser is a pretty intricate "piece of work", most would agree that this series machine is a real "piece of work." Just to let you know what you are getting into, this is not a fun machine to work on.

[Travis06]

What is the copy count of the machine? This could be a big money pit. Just search 3511/4511 in the forums.
We just strip these machines out and scrap the frame when they come back out of the field. Probably 1 a week.

[jdsanders]

Thanks for the replies, gentlemen. Sounds like it's going to cost more than I'd like to buck up for.

I wouldn't attempt the rebuild myself, especially given the 3511/4511 comments that I've read. I've cleaned fusers and swapped them, but I haven't done a rebuild before.

Travis, the copy count (from the display) shows only 58K, but the PM Support Code List shows unit counts that vary widely, some over 300K. Just visually looking at the fuser belt -- it appears really old with lots of scoring and grooved-in edges at the outside of the paper path. The secretary says that the technician mentioned that the unit appears to be a "franken-machine".

I'll relay the information to them. It's actually printing okay B/W copies, but the color ones are messy. Too bad; they (the non-profit) are really nice and could have used a break.