Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

[rthonpm]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

That machine is also using a supply item PCU, which can also cause issues unless a tech knew to do the develop initialisation on installing.

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[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

All that leaked toner will also have dirtied the glass of the laser which can be accessed by removing the screw located near the green lever in the photo.

But only after the spewed toner has been removed otherwise toner ca fall into the laser unit.

[Walter1982]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

the price is not bad at all, we pay around 50-60 euros (original new)as resellers, if I remember correctly.
the machine is a disaster...has it been at war with the toner?....how many prints does it have? look at the counter, has the drum ever been changed some time? (that thing on the right)... because if that too is gone, then the whole reasoning changes.

i dont know what mean "harvested"

a toner vacuum cleaner can cost from 400-500 euros upwards, if you don't use it every day it's not sustainable

having the toner vacuum I can keep it real clean inside and hope that it extends the life of the printer and reduces the chances of malfunctions. I've been meaning to buy one for a long time.

As far as the mess inside, I believe once the slider chuck cracked, the toner bottle moved out of position and began leaking toner everywhere. I need to vacuum out all that toner before attempting to print again.

I am guessing "harvested" means it was pulled out from another machine and perhaps cleaned/refurbished. I believe it will be sufficient.

When I lived back in chicago 2 years ago I used to have a technician come out once a month to inspect/clean the machine, but since I moved to Florida about 2 years ago, I have fallen upon financial hardships and cannot afford a maintenance plan by a printer servicing company. I have to attempt to fix things myself. I am not a complete dummy and have managed to keep the machine running well over the past 2 years. It is very old and the counter is about 550,000 pages.

Up until the moment I opened the front panel and the chuck fell out, it was printing just fine. Even with all that toner leakage by the toner assembly, it was still printing clean pages.

Unfortunately I have to learn to clean it out on my own.

When I lived back in Chicago and I had the technician come out monthly for maintenance, I would always carefully observe him working on the machine, and would always ask him lots of questions in hopes of learning how to do what he does on my own, so that I can eventually learn to maintain it myself.

I cannot afford a new machine and have no choice but to use this one until the "wheels fall off".

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

do you guys recommend purchasing a brand new one or a refurbished one? My machine is already so old, perhaps a refurbished one is sufficient?

Also, what does it mean the condition is "harvested" ?

D1203505 (D1203568) Toner Supply Unit


Thank you!

Walter

it means it has been pulled out of a used machine.

[luca72]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

having the toner vacuum I can keep it real clean inside and hope that it extends the life of the printer and reduces the chances of malfunctions. I've been meaning to buy one for a long time.

As far as the mess inside, I believe once the slider chuck cracked, the toner bottle moved out of position and began leaking toner everywhere. I need to vacuum out all that toner before attempting to print again.

I am guessing "harvested" means it was pulled out from another machine and perhaps cleaned/refurbished. I believe it will be sufficient.

When I lived back in chicago 2 years ago I used to have a technician come out once a month to inspect/clean the machine, but since I moved to Florida about 2 years ago, I have fallen upon financial hardships and cannot afford a maintenance plan by a printer servicing company. I have to attempt to fix things myself. I am not a complete dummy and have managed to keep the machine running well over the past 2 years. It is very old and the counter is about 550,000 pages.

Up until the moment I opened the front panel and the chuck fell out, it was printing just fine. Even with all that toner leakage by the toner assembly, it was still printing clean pages.

Unfortunately I have to learn to clean it out on my own.

When I lived back in Chicago and I had the technician come out monthly for maintenance, I would always carefully observe him working on the machine, and would always ask him lots of questions in hopes of learning how to do what he does on my own, so that I can eventually learn to maintain it myself.

I cannot afford a new machine and have no choice but to use this one until the "wheels fall off".

at this point, I understood that the part is used, you might as well, instead of spending 99, buy the new one for 150, that is a part that wears out heavily, better put new one.

Since I saw that you are a willing guy, now I'm at home, but tomorrow I'll send you the service manual, and the part catalog, so you can have fun learning how to disassemble, and keep in perfect efficiency your MP2352.

[luca72]

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP2352 slider assembly broken

I've never done this before so I'm figuring it out as I go along. I just pulled out the entire assembly, I didn't realize it would be so easy, I just had to press down on that green little tab on the left.

There seems to be toner all over the place on the interior of this area where the toner assembly sits. I am planning on buying a toner vacuum to clean this all up.

Initially I was pleased to read that the part I needed to replace was only like $15 however the toner assembly is aout $150. I suppose it is what it is. I hope that by installing an entirely new toner assembly is the right decision.

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