RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

[Klydon]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

We have had bad luck on the gears on these. They are basically junk. Ricoh just came out with some new type of replacement gears. I have only put them on one machine and only recently, so I don't know if they will work better/last longer or not.

I use Krytox for grease.

In an effort to spare everyone some reading time, I won't go into detail of what I think about this model, but rest assured it isn't good.

[Gift]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

I also noticed new part numbers for the gears recently but I haven't tested them full cycles. Not shure what went wrong designing this fuser because it basicly works ok beside the fast-wearing gears. Sleeves etc. are no major issues on my end, just the gears. We also install an entire new fuser if the rollers/belt is defective.

[qbert69]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

This is the grease we use for Hot Rollers and other moving parts in a fuser! (see pix!):

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PS--We've had this can for quite awhile!--It lasts!
PPS--I've got a film cannister of it in my tech bag and it has lasted!

[Larhal]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

We use Molykote 44. Real success story.

Larhal

[Gift]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

I generally use no grease at all on fuser gears (with just very few exceptions) just between bearing/hot roller contact surfaces. Many machines runs just fine without messsing around with grease, some seems to need additional lubrication.

[sturmtrooper]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

The grease Ricoh sells (Barrierta JFE55/2) works but is a bit pricy. You could see if you can find a small tube of Dow Corning Molykote 41. It has a service temperature of 288 Deg C vs Barrierta at 260.

Look up the new fluotribo grease VSSG9002. The price on that stuff is insane!

[slimslob]

Re: RICOH MPC305 - Heavy Fuser - Grease for Fuser Film

Look up the new fluotribo grease VSSG9002. The price on that stuff is insane!

Yeah, I searched it. The only place I found that showed US price for a 100G tube was $412.50. And the specs put it only to 250 Deg C vs. Molykote at 288.

[fshead]

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Yeah, I searched it. The only place I found that showed US price for a 100G tube was $412.50. And the specs put it only to 250 Deg C vs. Molykote at 288.

wow
and i was upset when the cost of a tube of teflon grease went up towards $10 us

[Codex]

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i had a bad problem with an 2051, after i lubricate the fusing film with Barrierta the fuser didnt turn anymore, resulting in paper jams...

[copier tech]

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Yes as many others have said cheaper to fit a complete fuser than the sleeve. The gears have been modified so the fuser now goes past the PM life, over 100K cant complain about that for a small desktop model.