canon np1020 no life

[teckat]

Now that u mentioned it , I can remember that screw issue
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[oldschool]

I used to work on those NP1020s. I even think I did the video training course. They were very unreliable copiers. We had two, and One was parted out within a 6 months. The boss didn't buy any more. The PC's and NP115 did have the bad lamps. We used HI-temp black spray paint on the inside of the fuser roller to keep it from happening.
Related to what you're seeing. I had a copier that did something like this. Pulled out my hair. I finally found a screw on a circuit board. It was a scanning motor control board if I remember correctly so changing the power supply did not fix it. Move the copier out screw moved away and copier worked..moved copier back screw touched component copier does not power on. Copier works until vibration moves the screw back and copier shuts off. That was about 10 call backs.

[teckat]

D.O.A

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[retro]

Ive seen the power supply cause that problem on a NP 1020 (years ago, Ha!)

[Herrmann]

Blackcat, the mashines with the *Banana Lamps* was the Canon PC10/PC20

[teckat]

teckat, was this the model that the heat lamp used to expand within the heat roller, but not blow, so that you couldn't get the lamp out, or the heat lamp began to warp like a banana? =^..^=

Yes, that lamp is crap. the board in back used to burn out also, -also w/no error code shown

I used to re build these in a shop many years ago, taking that fuser unit out was a pain in the Butt

[blackcat4866]

teckat, was this the model that the heat lamp used to expand within the heat roller, but not blow, so that you couldn't get the lamp out, or the heat lamp began to warp like a banana? =^..^=

[teckat]

if the fuser lamp is bad, the unit would at least power up and show an error.
my bet goes to the power supply, check it for bad soldering joints.

Not exactly true/ i have had lamps that test good in this model/ but when u remove them , they look like hell/ and no error codes

u can buy these machines cheaper than it is to repair

[blackcat4866]

I agree about the power supply. =^..^=

[Herrmann]

if the fuser lamp is bad, the unit would at least power up and show an error.
my bet goes to the power supply, check it for bad soldering joints.

[teckat]

remove the heater lamp and inspect/ i'll bet it looks bad

[landspeeder]

Here is the update...I just walked by the unit heard some noise and away it went. So from the time it was turned on it took about 3-4 minutes before anything occurred. Any ideas?

[landspeeder]

so I just went and powered the unit up, after being off all night, and its not working. I just wiggled the switch etc. and nothing. Yesterday when it came on it had been ignored for a couple hours when I just happen to look over at it and it was on. So it wasn't something we did at the time. Hmmmmm, I am going to leave it on and see what happins. Stay posted! Unless anyone has a idea

[landspeeder]

sounds good thanks again!

[milldew]

Your welcome, I just worked on a 1010 today, oddly enough. We have several machines parted out, and as far as I know Canon still has parts available.

PS- just checked on Canon, only a few parts still avalable. Drums, toner - yes. fuser , DV- no. We have alot of 1010, 1020 parts in stock if you need them.