What is the oldest machine you still service?

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

Had a idea for new thread here,
What is the oldest machine you still see and service out in the field?

I will start it with a old Sharp SF-7320 at a school, last seen just before school ended this year, in May.

A lot of those desktop models do seem to last a long time don't they. I work on a guys canon np1020.

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

Two days ago, i get a call from a drugstore for clearing a paper jam.
On my arrive, i couldnt believe my eyes... i spotted a Canon PC10, a copier build in late 80's.

There's some really cool copier commercials from the 80's and earlier on youtube. I didn't know some of the desktop canons had single color cartridges back then. That would be neat. Today I'll copy in blue, tomorrow in red...

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

Used to see some old SD 2060 and 2260 but most have gone bye bye.
I think churches are the worst for keeping old copiers.

This is SOOOO true and true about them getting as donations. The funny thing is though that sometimes you can't even practically give stuff away to them. Years ago we had machines and tons of paper to either give away or at cost. No takers!

Good luck trying to sell anything to some of them even at a discount or cost. Even in the "house(s) of the lord," do political favors and business going to friends of pastors and deacons run a-muck. Kind of makes me sick because they're usually overpaying and wasting donated money that could be used for better purposes.

Now-a-days we don't bother too much unless someone specifically asks us for donations.

[Joel]

Here in the Philippines we still have the Savin 780 /880 and still running fine in the copy centers.

[Lagonda]

You poor sods!

[claudioterrible]

a few ricoh 3713,with few copies ,looks and works like new

[KenB]

There's some really cool copier commercials from the 80's and earlier on youtube. I didn't know some of the desktop canons had single color cartridges back then. That would be neat. Today I'll copy in blue, tomorrow in red...

I vaguely remember those days.

Canon had a few desktops and larger (up to 50 ppm) machines where you could put in a brown, blue, or red cartridge or developing assembly.

While never an issue for the cartridge models, it was always a hoot when people would add the wrong color toner into a developer assembly, then act like it was our fault that they did it.

[mrwho]

I think the oldest machines I service are the Konica's 1015 and 1212 and their Ricoh equivalents (age-wise).

[mojorolla]

Just serviced a Kyocera Mita fs1200 the other day.

[ragajungle]

Ricoh NP7650 (circa 1994) LOL. There is a hospital that still uses them in my territory - I am out there at least every 2 weeks for neverending randomness.

[Ducttape n Glue]

Xerox 2510, Intro date 1986, bunches in field
Mita DC1824ZII, intro date 1988, 3 in field
Mita DC1824ZS, Intro Date 1990, 1 in field
Xerox 2515, Intro date 1992, 8 in field
Mita DC1824F, Intro Date 1993, bunches in field

[spaniel ears]

Had a idea for new thread here,
What is the oldest machine you still see and service out in the field?

I will start it with a old Sharp SF-7320 at a school, last seen just before school ended this year, in May.

I'll see your SF-7320 and i'll raise you an SF-7350. Fitted a heat lamp to one last week that I bought from a guy on here.

[djdan73]

i still have a savin 9040I liquid machine in the field that i still look at once in a while

[Hemlock]

From my experience, unfortunately a DC1415 Will just about run forever.

I really didn't mind working on those. Now, the 1460 that it evolved into is a whole 'nother story ...

[Herrmann]

just restring the primary coronas on two Canon NP 9800