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Last edited by Lagonda; 01-11-2010, 06:06 AM.At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem. -
Aussies told to mod drums.
In Australia we are told by our (direct) branch supervisors to mod all drums (with the 5 second side cutter method). This is to save money. It seems to work ok.Comment
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I usually just remove the connector from the old color pcu and put it in the new black pcu, takes a couple of minutes but it wouldn't result in a bad cut into the connector or a cut the wrong size.Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.Comment
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It seems like there are a lot of smart people around here. But DO NOT forget that if your copiers (Ricoh etc.) are stiill under a warranty coverage and if someone from Ricoh tech dept. will find out that you've replace original PCU with a diff. model they will have all rights to VOID your warranty right away. Keep it in mind. Is it worth a try? Don't think so. Another thing if you copier has no warranty anymore - here you go you can do whatewer you want... even use a hammer to smash it twice if you don't like Ricoh so much
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You can't swap the looms over now unless you have very old stock - the plug is glued on now.
As for warranty, they are PM items which are excluded from warranty of any kind in the UK now unless it fails straight out of the box!Comment
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The warranty I was talking about is the warranty in general not that which covers parts from the box.Comment
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jokes or insults apart, it seems that the thread has lost direction. Could we give the guy a chance to explain himself and perhaps learn something new then we can all comment.Voluntary assistance can be your greatest gift once you do not degrade the recipient.
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I have a supply of new drums. I replace the drum, with compatible yes. I also replace the drum cleaning blade and coating bar. I clean the charge roller. Have not had any problems yet.
My boss would skin me alive for discussing prices. So I'm just going to say... A hell of a lot cheaper.
The only thing I need are the cover plates. The ducking holder for the locking clip keeps breaking.Comment
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That sound interesting. Just one question what about the charge roller cleaning roller. Most of the times I find that this wears out at the edges and can not be cleaned as it crumbles.Voluntary assistance can be your greatest gift once you do not degrade the recipient.
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Compressed air. Once the unit is apart and the brackets for the cleaning blade are put away safely the whole unit is air dusted.Comment
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Sorry for reviving this old thread.
I'm finding the drum blades are not lasting very long (15k or less). Cleaning & re-priming the blade doesn't help at all. So far all that I've found is assemblies. What I would really like is the drum cleaning unit or the blade only. The lower seal and drum and primary seem to be fine. Where do you purchase the blade or cleaning unit separately? =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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re ricoh techs replacing colour units with moded blacks, i have been told that we have to fit colour pcu's to colour and black to black. only takes a slip up on cutting/sanding the connector wrong and you have a full gearbox in the back of the machine to replace. my old company did the mods but was a horrible job when one engineer smashed the connector in the back of the machine.Comment
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also by doing the dev change followed by dev unit change when they hit life, the pcu's will last longer. many engineers are running the dev units thinking there is no problem as the c/q is ok, if they are left past life then pcu's will not last life.Comment
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