I put this fixing film assembly in about 3 months ago. I have been in this business for 25 plus years and had done this many times. 3 months goes by and the film is starting to rip in the center and throwing SC 544. Could it be something dropped in the fuser to cause this. I have a hard time thinking I did something wrong. Any input would be very helpful . Thanks so much !!!
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Even slight mishandling will result in these ripping in two. Customers removing a jam often damage the sleeve assembly. They are really delicate. -
Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Three months means diddly shit. how many total copies on that replaced film.Comment
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Clean the exit stripper plate on all service calls and replaceRicoh D144-4136 when changing sleeve.
After we started doing this the ripping stopped.
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Have seen this a few times, low counts around 20k, and can either be attributed to:
A). As mentioned before, customers removing jams forcefully weaking that part of the belt (which are delicate to begin with). In which case, figure out why it's jamming.
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B). We have a "theory" here in our shop that there is not enough oil in the center of the pad (inside the fusing sleeve), thus leading to rapid deterioration of the pad, which in turn takes out the sleeve itself. Or just bad manufacturing (rough edge) on the internal parts. Only Theories, but just know that you are not alone!OmertÃComment
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Some people want to bend the ends of the stripper plate to get the plate closer to the sleeve. The sleeve flexes and gets closer on it's own when press roller pushes it against it's heat plate. As mentioned, it will get a buildup from contact with the heat sleeve and the damage begins...something to look at. May have been self inflicted wound at rebuild time.Comment
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
I have these fusers going to yield and more. Replace the pressure roller and the stripper plate when rebuilding.Comment
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
They run about 2000 at most per month. It's an engineering firm. Mainly run 11X17 through it. I agree that copy count is where the meat is but the assembly is rated for 300K and the machine has 500K total on it. I think they were just rough on it...Comment
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Re: Savin MP C5502 New OEM fixing film assy film tore after 3 months
Make sure frimwar is up to date. There where fixes in the firmware for early fuser failures.Comment
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