Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

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  • Imabrokedude
    • May 2025

    #1

    Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

    Hello fellow copier fixers.
    First id like to say thank you to all who give great advice and fixes. As we all know communication is key to a successful service team.
    Most of the technicians on here have probably forgotten more about copiers than I will ever know!
    Once upon a time i was a key operator running machines and doing finishing work. After 5 years of 8 to 12 hour shifts and watching the sun come up from behind my trusty kodak 2085, I decided to put myself on the track to becoming a service technician.
    So long story short, I made it happen and spent 9 years working for a RICOH family group independant dealer. I learned alot and truly enjoyed working on machines.
    Got laid off....bummer.
    Worked at two retail giants, did alot of manual labor and applied for every company needing a technician for two years. Some of them i applied to 3 and 4 times. Did lots of interviews, including my first working interview for which I
    didnt get paid or get the job....another bummer.
    Yesterday after 2 years of trying my hardest to get back into the field it happened...hooray!!!!!.
    Im back and super excited and greatful to come back to my chosen career. Thats right i chose to this work and set my career path to be a copier service technician.
    Thank you for reading my long introduction.
  • Aneurysm
    Administrator

    1,000+ Posts
    • Jan 2005
    • 1029

    #2
    Welcome Aboard!
    "Remain calm. All is well." -Chip Diller, Nov 1963

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    • blackcat4866
      Master Of The Obvious

      Site Contributor
      10,000+ Posts
      • Jul 2007
      • 22932

      #3
      Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

      Congratulations! It's what keeps most of us doing this: The quandary, what could be causing this problem? The solution, can I fix it with two paperclips and the tube from my ball point pen?

      I think copier service ruins you for any other kind of work. Nothing else has the correct combination of challenge and freedom of action. It's certainly gratifying when the customer appreciates what we do, but for the most part that's unnecessary.

      Hopefully you can change that username to something like: Notbrokeanymore

      I'll be looking forward to seeing your solutions posted. =^..^=
      If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
      1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
      2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
      3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
      4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
      5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

      blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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      • Tonerbomb
        AutoMajical Resolutionist

        Site Contributor
        2,500+ Posts
        • Feb 2005
        • 2589

        #4
        Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

        welcome back !!! once your in this biz, you can never really escape it!! It always finds a way to drag you back into it................
        Mystic Crystal Revelations

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        • slimslob
          Retired

          Site Contributor
          25,000+ Posts
          • May 2013
          • 36851

          #5
          Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

          Welcome from a Bakersfield Lanier tech in the process of retiring.

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          • zoraldinho
            teacher-guide-expert-guru

            Site Contributor
            5,000+ Posts
            • Mar 2008
            • 5000

            #6
            Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

            welcome_6.gif
            If it ain't broke, don't fix it
            A picture is worth a thousand words

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            • bob marley
              Service Manager

              1,000+ Posts
              • Jan 2012
              • 1339

              #7
              Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

              Welcome back
              Live for yourself and you will live in vain. Live for others, and you will live again

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              • Phil B.
                Field Supervisor

                10,000+ Posts
                • Jul 2016
                • 22798

                #8
                Re: Hello all...its good to be back servicing machines!!!

                you a glutton for punishment clearly

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