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  • claudioterrible
    no mercy...

    50+ Posts
    • Oct 2008
    • 96

    #1

    aficio 550 nightmare

    hi everybody,i have a customer who is in love with his old aficio 550,this is the problem:the machine works perfectly,the fuser unit reach the temperature,you can make copies ,but after a couple of hours the inner temperature of the machine begin to raise and white strippes appears in the copies, all "because the temperature,if you turn off the machine for a while and turn it on again ,the copy is perfect again!!! i accept all kind of jokes! anyone has idea about this? thank you all and sorry about my english
  • Jules Winfield
    Senior Tech

    500+ Posts
    • Jul 2009
    • 821

    #2
    I would check all the fans to make sure they are operating correctly and check the filters to make sure they are not clogged with dust, impeding air flow. Also, make sure the machine is not pushed up against a wall or anything that would block the vents.
    But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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    • claudioterrible
      no mercy...

      50+ Posts
      • Oct 2008
      • 96

      #3
      550 aficio

      thank you ,but i checked all thes items,i m leaving the office and goin" home ,next monday i will try with a priest and an exorcism!!!,thank you !!!

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      • Jules Winfield
        Senior Tech

        500+ Posts
        • Jul 2009
        • 821

        #4
        Originally posted by claudioterrible
        thank you ,but i checked all thes items,i m leaving the office and goin" home ,next monday i will try with a priest and an exorcism!!!,thank you !!!
        If the priest doesn't work then you're going to need some black candles, a bottle of rum and a live chicken...
        But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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        • claudioterrible
          no mercy...

          50+ Posts
          • Oct 2008
          • 96

          #5
          aficio 550

          no problem!!! my mind is open to all ideas!!! enjoy the week end ,today is friday,beer ,cigarrettes,friends and cheers!!!

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          • Jules Winfield
            Senior Tech

            500+ Posts
            • Jul 2009
            • 821

            #6
            Have a good weekend...
            But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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            • Shadow1
              Service Manager

              Site Contributor
              1,000+ Posts
              • Sep 2008
              • 1642

              #7
              Had one of these (actually a 650) with a similar problem. The fuser exit fan had a dead spot in the motor - sometimes it would start, sometimes it would not.

              My machine built up enough heat inside to fuse all the toner in the drum cleaning station completely solid. Took over an hour to chisel everything out - like black diamonds.

              Given the age of the machine I'd replace that fan even if it seems to be running, it may be starting to slow down in its old age.
              73 DE W5SSJ

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