oldest machine still in service ?

[MR Bill]

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This is going to sound crazy but I read this post yesterday and then last night DREAMED I was working on a Savin 750. Is that nutty or what?

[vincent64]

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Several Toshiba 2060 analog and a few of the 1300 series? Old as shit anyways! I cant believe that Toshiba still makes parts for them!!

We still have a couple of them old 2060's out there too, funny thing, the newer machines, IE ES 550 and some others, dont seem to stand up as well, when I was at the other place, a few people still had a old analoge sharp or 2 or 3

[Butrus]

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I have Af850 (converted to 1085)
Has 7,5 M and still running strong

[df3036]

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Just got a call on an FT 4522 today and it's still on contract!

[HP:guy]

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I've still go a couple of NP 6050s

[Lotec]

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We have 1 Ricoh AF 550 and a few AF1060/1075.. They are all in daily use. Very few problems.

And last year I was on a FT6645 I think it was.. it is still in use today as far as I know. I remember the janitor/building superintendent (in Norway they do not clean.. they are usually a former electrician/carpenter/plummer or something like that, that have taken a course to be a "vaktmester" as we call them. It is directly translated to "guard master".. but they don't work as a guard either. They take care or a building. They check the technical installations in a building like the electical, ventilation and so on. They change light bulbs, do some painting and sometimes a more advanced stuff..) anyway, as I started to explain.. he was always very interested when I serviced the machine, asked questions and so on. I explained how the machine worked and gave him a service manual and a parts catalog. After 2 years he did 99% of all the work. He explained what was wrong, and we talked and sendt him the parts. Nice deal for us, as we saved a 3 hour drive, the work AND we still got paid for the service.
He has kept this machine in mint condition ever since. We also sent him 2 old machines that he could pick parts from. He has ordered parts online the last few years too. As far as I know he has no problems getting the parts he need. But come on.. this machine is OLD..
They also have a AF2060 that he service. He could be a tech any day.. those machines is probably the best maintained machines we have. He has a lot more time than we do.

But I guess the average age of the machines we have is no more then 3 years old.. 90% is color.

[excanonguy]

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Several Toshiba 2060 analog and a few of the 1300 series? Old as shit anyways! I cant believe that Toshiba still makes parts for them!!

[Chameleon]

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Minolta EP-4300 since 1991

HOLY ANALOG COPIERS BATMAN! I remember those. LOL @ the white developer.

[nmfaxman]

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Was her name Maytag by chance?

That was my Ex.

Always frigid and never went down.
Great for sushi flavored ice cubes.

Ba Doom Bump Tish.

[Tonerbomb]

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Savin 9113, anceint POS.....

[sweet.persona]

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i have MITA DC133 it was worked Just 45000 Pages and i make it in my workshop ( Bibelot)

[Shadow1]

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We also have a Xerox 813(early 70s desktop copier) in our lobby. They used to call it the toaster because there was a small chance of paper catching on fire if it got stuck in the fuser.

Is that the one that came with a fire extinguisher?

[Dumus]

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FT 4418
And still work.

[montana]

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hi....minolta Cspro EP1083-1052-1054-1085 there is also EP 4000-5000-6000-6001-Cspro 2010-2030
canon NP6317-NP6512 all those models are still around ...yesterday i met a customer has mita dc 1556
brand new in the package...i think it is the oldest one in our field!!!

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

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I know what you mean.

Last I had dealt with one was a few years ago. They're probably about all out of circulation by now...although I wouldn't be surprised if one turned up at some point.