Do experienced techs use manuals?

[Phrag]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

I feel exactly what your saying .
I'm in the process of putting together a massive cross-reference data base using many different makes and model machines. It is part of a bigger project that's been sitting on the back-burner for some time, I just need a new dose of enthusiasm...

Lucky for us, a lot of customers here renew their machines after the contract is up, leaving us with a lot of 2nd hand machines in good working order. Some we end up never reusing due to the mileage. We may reuse one or two older one for short term rentals, but never releasing them. For some we keep in working order for testing purposes, or to rob parts from for other machines. That fan that sits underneath the MFP board in the C280s, I've used in a couple of different spots, because the fans are mostly the same. And to double check, I use the parts manuals.

One other thing the SM's are good for is for disassembly procedures. I had to replace the Transfer cleaning motor in a C452 once. Wow...

[ZOOTECH]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

I feel exactly what your saying .
I'm in the process of putting together a massive cross-reference data base using many different makes and model machines. It is part of a bigger project that's been sitting on the back-burner for some time, I just need a new dose of enthusiasm...

Let me know if I can help -- this idea sounds promising.

[Phrag]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

Let me know if I can help -- this idea sounds promising.

I agree. We've got a spreadsheet here detailing our common models part yield (ie Drums, Dev units, Fusers, Transfer Belts, Rollers, etc)

[NeoMatrix]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

Let me know if I can help -- this idea sounds promising.

Re help: Yer for sure...
I dragged the main codeware off the backburner last night and loaded it on the harddrive, but that is as far as I got.

Me knowing myself, the best way to help me is to annouy the crap out of me every day so I feel bad, an eventually I may get it done.

[JustManuals]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

The best model# and cross reference on the net:

http://www.katun.com/catalogue/eqlist/en/copierequiv.html

Hope this helps.

Paul

[NeoMatrix]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

The best model# and cross reference on the net:

http://www.katun.com/catalogue/eqlist/en/copierequiv.html

Hope this helps.

Paul

Thanks for the URL Paul.
I'm not a 100% certain but, I believe the Techs here are looking for another complete level/layer of parts information below the machine cross-reference the Katun site is showing.

Example Ricoh model machines can reuse old out dated 8 year old parts designs in some of the new latest release machines. Only a Tech would know this as he/she visually recognises that the two parts look the same. The two parts have different part numbers. Most Tech's I'm sure would like to have a cross-reference database that identifies these two part numbers at the click of a button. If I get my system working correctly, I would like to incorporate part size and physical dimensions that can be checked for physcial symmetry with it's cross-reference identical part.
Obviously if two parts are not the same there won't be any cross reference to search.

[JustManuals]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

Neo - I think you have too much time on your hands.

[Phrag]

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Neo - I think you have too much time on your hands.

Gotta do something with all that spare time, right?

[NeoMatrix]

Re: Do experienced techs use manuals?

Gotta do something with all that spare time, right?

Hahaha.... Well I don't have two dicks so I've got to do something with my spare hand...

No I truly hate the idiot box (Television). Most waiste of human resource every put on earth. Then comes computer games. And we wonder why the kids of the worlds are over weight. I'm sort of lucky in that regard my family play sports.

I would rather pickup a book/PDF turn on the radio or talk crap on CTN...

[Phrag]

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Hahaha.... Well I don't have two dicks so I've got to do something with my spare hand...

No I truly hate the idiot box (Television). Most waiste of human resource every put on earth. Then comes computer games. And we wonder why the kids of the worlds are over weight. I'm sort of lucky in that regard my family play sports.

I would rather pickup a book/PDF turn on the radio or talk crap on CTN...

Hey, I resent that. I play lots of computer games. But I don't think I've watched a solid hour of TV since the ODI between Aus and Eng a week or so back. Oh, and I watched about 10 minutes of Curling in Sochi...

And While most people seem to be picking up e-readers etc, I need to feel the paper in my hands. Can't read anything properly otherwise, unless it's truly riveting.

[JustManuals]

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I wish I could remember who made this for me. I found it on my hard drive around 3AM this morning. But whoever did. Thank you. I love it. I 'think' maybe it was Mr. Who. He did some animation work for me on my logo.

Paul@justmanuals.com