Ricoh mp55oo feed unit

[mikadonovan]

Will a Ricoh MP 5500(B246) paper feed unit work in a Ricoh 2051(B140)? I would like to replace a 2051 feed unit, but the parts list I have for this model does not have a number for the whole unit. My MP 5500 parts list does, and they appear to be the same. Somebody may save me the trouble of actually swapping the units to find out.

[FRIDGEMAGNET]

B140 6200 Paper Feed Unit Ass'y (Model C2)

[mikadonovan]

Thanks for the reply. What exactly is a C2 model?

[Captain Scott]

Is it a LCT or Doc feeder you want to swop over?

MP 5500 info.
Large Capacity Tray RT43. Product code 411183
4,000 sheet capacity

AF 2051 info.
Large Capacity Tray RT43 Produst code 411183
4,000 sheet capacity.

Above info is from the product guides, so you can use the LCT on the 2051.

[FRIDGEMAGNET]

Thanks for the reply. What exactly is a C2 model?

Hi
The 2051 is the Martini C2
The MP 5500 is the Martini C3

[mikadonovan]

MP 5500 info.
Large Capacity Tray RT43. Product code 411183
4,000 sheet capacity

AF 2051 info.
Large Capacity Tray RT43 Produst code 411183
4,000 sheet capacity.

Above info is from the product guides, so you can use the LCT on the 2051.

The base engine paper feed unit. There are 3.

[mikadonovan]

Hi
The 2051 is the Martini C2
The MP 5500 is the Martini C3

That must be a European designator. I've been a U.S. tech for 20 years and have never heard of that. Thank you much for the help.

[KopyKat]

That must be a European designator. I've been a U.S. tech for 20 years and have never heard of that. Thank you much for the help.

It's the R&D code name from Japan. There were series of planets and flowers too. The 1224 was Model U for Uranus.

[TonerMunkeh]

They were even named after cocktails at one point.

Bellini
Mojito
Martini
Russian
etc.

I love the Uranus one, they are a total ARSE to work on.

These are the design names Ricoh use for the various breeds of copier and are used across all brands / countries. You might just know them by their individual model number, i.e. Russian C2 is a 1027 in Ricoh speak, a 5627 in Lanier speak, 2712 in Gestetner.

[Rami Ayoub]

Yes you can replace the paper feed unit between 5500 and 2051!!

[mikadonovan]

Thanks all for the good information.

[Jomama46]

The 1224 was Model U for Uranus.

Very appropriate!

[Shadow1]

Ricoh has annoyed us with the name/model/development name for years: the Aficio 1224 was also the C2408, DSc224, LD024c, B051, and Uranus-C1a

Same thing for the finishers, and any given document will randomly select a name for the machine. This drives me nuts - The product code can be useful when ordering parts, and I can understand the different companies having different names, but why do we ever need the development name?

I'm a Legacy Lanier tech, So I'm biased toward the Lanier Model numbers - I can look at LD024c and know it's a Digital (LD) First generation (0) 24PPM Black and White (24) Color (c at the end or LC prefix, but then the speed would be for color mode making this an LC006) BTW the LD124c was just as bad, but I only know that from the one we inherited we knew better than to sell any.

[FRIDGEMAGNET]

Over here we can be working on Nashua, Rex Rotary, lanier Gestetner or Ricoh all with different model numbers for the same model so I prefer the design name.