Service Tip 8060 Series J43 Intermittent

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  • doug94550
    Trusted Tech

    100+ Posts
    • Dec 2011
    • 138

    #1

    Service Tip 8060 Series J43 Intermittent

    Hi Guys,
    I had an interesting call at one of my schools yesterday. They have an 8060 with about 1.3 million clicks.
    They were reporting J43's and F8-06 showed that it would come and go every couple of days.
    I went ahead and did my normal service, ran it, and waited for the jam.
    The jams that I observed were after the second side was made and the print was heading for delivery to the finisher.
    As I was checking everything out I came to the Exit Guide 7/Diverter. This piece is controlled by a solenoid mounted behind the rear frame. They connect to each other through that small white oblong coupling at the rear of the machine.
    As I was moving it back and forth I felt a subtle binding at the top of the coupling. The binding I felt was so subtle that normally I would not pay it too much attention
    Long story short, I applied just a couple of drops of oil, I use Castrol 5W-50W, and worked it back and forth and the binding disappeared.
    Staff came in and ran their jobs. No jamming.
    And then "Dragon Lady" came in to check on my progress. I showed her what I found and what I did. She started running it and after 10 copies stated, "Wow. It even sounds better". And she was right.
    Just this little fix made a HUGE difference.
    For myself, this is going to be one that I will be installing on all of my machines.
    Give it a shot and let me know what you think.
    Doug
  • copiman
    Technician

    500+ Posts
    • Sep 2011
    • 861

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    Re: Service Tip 8060 Series J43 Intermittent

    Thanks Doug. This kind of information is great. More so for small operations that do not have others to discuss issues with. Communication is the key. Thanks again.

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