Oldest machine you ever worked on

[logonjim]

Re: Oldest machine you ever worked on

Just looking at this post the oldest one I ever worked on was an Apeco roll-o-matic and also the first plain paper one was an ABC 300 a real fire hazard. Fuser was made up of two lamps and the paper went between the lamps to fuse and then jam and as soon as you opened the door for a jam the paper ignited.

[xerkos]

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Xerox 660 manufactored October 1966

[Bucky]

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How about a Xerox 915...( 1958...Haloid/Xerox).or how about a Xerox POS 1 copy camera....First xerographic process machine.
Showing my age.

Don't you mean the Xerox 914? I was trained on them and the 720 in Santa Fe Springs California in 1968. Been in the business since 1968. Now I'm showing my age...

[hinbox]

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canon color-t drum weight--60lbs analog color copier made in late 60s early 70s

[AndresM]

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First machine I worked on Xerox 660 back in 1975.


Andres M

[Larhal]

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Oldest machine was a Xerox 914 back in 1972. Came with a fire extinguisher.

Larhal

[big mike]

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Oldest machine was a Xerox 914 back in 1972. Came with a fire extinguisher.

Larhal

And the 3600-III came with a built in fire extinguisher.

[Bucky]

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And the 3600-III came with a built in fire extinguisher.

I started with Xerox in 1968. Back then I was trained on the 813, 660, 914,720, 2400, 3600, and everything that came after that until I left Xerox in 1982.

[xring1958]

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Mine was a Mita 900D. It used zinc oxide photo-reactive roll paper, that cuts to size up to 11 x 17. It had a moving tabletop that was driven on a bicycle chain, and if it was placed too close to a wall could push itself right off a table when the tabletop moved. In my younger years I've moved one of these myself, though I wouldn't dare try it now.

I owned one of these personally up until 2000, and had (6) for spare parts. I don't know why, because they all had exactly the same worn out parts. The paper loses its photo-reactive properties, and turns light brown with age. The image on the copies fades away after about 6 years in a file cabinet, or 30 minutes in bright sunlight.

What a technological wonder! I believe it was from 1985. =^..^=

I never worked on one but I think I moved one. Was it Pressure fusing? boy was it heavy.

[NeoMatrix]

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(Old Post...)
I can remember the model numbers now, but they were one of the last Nashua liquid machines. Around 1987...
I was so glad to see those liquid machines out of our service contract once and for all.

How time fly's.....

[blackcat4866]

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I never worked on one but I think I moved one. Was it Pressure fusing? boy was it heavy.

Oh yeah. Heavy. They were cold pressure fusing, and bright fuchsia pink in color. I eventually sold the whole lot for $50, on the conditions that the buyer took all 6 of them. Two worked, the other four parted out.

[vsluggo]

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I was trained on the Toshiba 702, and the Sharp 710's and still have my certificates. I also
worked on Minolta 101's they used water to fuse the copies.
Savin200s Olivetti 2s (they used lever technology vs. electric switches.
Lots and lots of Sharp 811's 750's ,755's 741 and made a lot of money with SF 7370s.
Those were the days

[big mike]

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I started with Xerox in 1968. Back then I was trained on the 813, 660, 914,720, 2400, 3600, and everything that came after that until I left Xerox in 1982.

Do you still work on their products? I got my training at Xerox working at one of their refurb centers from 73-83, then joined three techs that started a service company the previous year. They all went their separate ways but I'm still around.