COPYISMS

[kyrenecopy]

Over the years in this business I have come accross what I like to call Copyisms. For example:

1. If you put all the covers back on the machine BEFORE you test it, you will have to remove them due to something not working right.

2. If the panel/cover has multiple screws holding it on, tightening the screws down as you put them in will always cause you to have to loosen them all up again to get the last couple in the holes.

3. You will always have every allen wrench known to man EXCEPT for the one you need right now

4. After 2 hours of trouble shooting you finally diagnose the problem, take the machine apart to repair it and just as you get to the last screw which will let you remove the faulty part, that screw will not come out!

5. The size of the cover/panel is not in proportional to the number of screws holding it on! (Konica!)

6.Telling yourself to be very careful when putting that clip back on inveriably causes you to drop it.

Anyone have any others?

[TheOwl]

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They are all what I like to call "Murphy's Law"... lol

If you diagnose the problem before arriving onsite, it ends up being something much harder.

If you leave your laptop in the car, you will need to go back and get it.

You find a 15 minute car park because that is all the job should take you and then you get alot of customers saying "While your here".

[Lagonda]

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One for the list,
Photocopier screws are afraid of the light, the moment you drop one it will run away and hide in the darkest spot it can find.

[mascan42]

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The problem the customer called about is 10x easier to fix than the one they just thought of while you were there.

[mojorolla]

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*Bush screws. This is the one "extra" screw after reassembling the machine. You throw it in the bushes on your way to your car.
*It is the worst toner spill you have ever seen and you are without your vacuum and are down to 1 stretch and dust cloth.
*Your spring hook breaks. This always seems to be while stringing the thinnest corona wire known to man.
*You need bearings for a fuser roller and you just used your last pair at the previous call.
*Dead machine and the volt meter is on the bench at the shop.

[mjarbar]

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One for the list,
Photocopier screws are afraid of the light, the moment you drop one it will run away and hide in the darkest spot it can find.

Actually I think the military are using screws to test the latest in stealth technology, as once they hit the carpet - no matter what colour it is - the screw will automatically change colour to it's new background!

[igi]

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Hi the E-clip when it jumps no body can find them
its like they jump to a diferent dimension
cheers

[fixthecopier]

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You will find the missing clip or spring after you make a special trip to replace it.

If they call in for 1 I.U. on a color machine, take them all!

If the ticket says "needs cleaning", you should call to see what problem they think it will fix


If your gut feeling says that won't fix it, don't order the part

Being a tech means you have that one ID number that when you hear it you go "damn not them again"

You will put a large toner smear on your face or break wind right before the best looking woman in the office walks to the copier.

[BLADE]

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If you need to be somewhere after work you will get a call on a shitbox in the arvo which will make you late

[prntrfxr]

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You guys are making me laugh with these because they are so true. I knew a tech that was trying to put in the separation pad in the tray 1 asm of the HP 4000. You have 2 small compression springs you have to put in underneath it. One of them went flying and he was looking all over the place for it.

The lady in the office watched him for quite some time and then said, "Are you looking for a spring about this big (indicated size with her fingers)?"

"Yes," he replied.

"Well it's stuck in your beard."

I screws, springs, and clips go flying in every direction and they do change color to any background even a tile floor.

If you make a mistake and damage something while you're trying to fix something else, it will likely be the most expensive part in the machine.
If you're going to remanufacture 10 fusers, you will have all of the parts except 1 required to do it and the missing part will be something important like the upper roller.
If you use a table or desk to put your tools on when you're working on a machine, one tool will fall to the floor. The others will fall one by one as you get that one back on the table, followed by the screws you've just removed.
You will go through more pants than shirts, due to the time spent on your knees.

[copiman]

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How about the one when you are removing an E-clip. Or as we called it, OH sh*t clip. When it goes flying to who knows where, the words OH SH*t just comes out. And after you say it, you look around to see who may ahve heard you, and notice the receptionist rubbing their eye as if they had something in it. I learned a lesson with this one. Carry all sizes of e-clips. That way you can act like you did nothing to cause their trip to the eye doctor.

[kyrenecopy]

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How about the one when you are removing an E-clip. Or as we called it, OH sh*t clip. When it goes flying to who knows where, the words OH SH*t just comes out. And after you say it, you look around to see who may ahve heard you, and notice the receptionist rubbing their eye as if they had something in it. I learned a lesson with this one. Carry all sizes of e-clips. That way you can act like you did nothing to cause their trip to the eye doctor.

We used to call them Jesus clips.................ting!, Jesus Christ, where did that go?

[Shadow1]

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I don't know why our space program is so expensive... I put 3 or 4 e-clips in orbit every week. I'm continually amazed at how far them suckers can fly!

[Eric1968]

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What always happened to me is : I think of a customer. I think to myself : his machine runs very well the last months. I haven't seen that SC-call for very long time. One hour later: He calls, the display says : SC... Call Service.

[kyrenecopy]

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What always happened to me is : I think of a customer. I think to myself : his machine runs very well the last months. I haven't seen that SC-call for very long time. One hour later: He calls, the display says : SC... Call Service.

Thank you, I had forgot about that one! I used to hate driving around on weekends because I would always pass one of my customers and think about them and sure enough, Monday morning, guess who calls? Got to the point where I used to go out of my way to get to the mall or a restaurant etc. just so I wouldn't go past one of my customers; my wife thought I was nuts.