D014 - D009/11/12/13

[cobiray]

I'm just hoping they can get them to run as well as the 2035 and 3035 series models. So far, they have been total garbage. I have one that really crapped the bed a few weeks ago and I want it to go away in the worst way.

[Ollie1981]

I'm just hoping they can get them to run as well as the 2035 and 3035 series models. So far, they have been total garbage. I have one that really crapped the bed a few weeks ago and I want it to go away in the worst way.

Haha!!

I know the feeling.....

..2035

..Customer removed the inner bung of the toner bottle and ran it for a good while

..SC322/326

..I arrive, flip down the front cover of the machine and instantly look like I've spend a good eight hours at a coal face. Customer expresses vocal concern at the state of their previously pale coloured carpet. I resist the urge to throttle her with the hose of my vacuum.

..After an hour or so of vaccing out, careful cleaning of all the lenses and mirrors, a new sync board, LD board, door switches, poly mirror motor and a good portion of my precious remaining sanity the f***ing thing still is giving sc322/326.

And I'm going back in the morning with a complete laser unit I had in the garage waiting to go back......fingers crossed.

[iMind]

Haha!!

I know the feeling.....

..2035

..Customer removed the inner bung of the toner bottle and ran it for a good while

..SC322/326

..I arrive, flip down the front cover of the machine and instantly look like I've spend a good eight hours at a coal face. Customer expresses vocal concern at the state of their previously pale coloured carpet. I resist the urge to throttle her with the hose of my vacuum.

..After an hour or so of vaccing out, careful cleaning of all the lenses and mirrors, a new sync board, LD board, door switches, poly mirror motor and a good portion of my precious remaining sanity the f***ing thing still is giving sc322/326.

And I'm going back in the morning with a complete laser unit I had in the garage waiting to go back......fingers crossed.

[Star]

I guess overall these (and most of Ricoh's stuff) machines aren't as bad as some I've dealt with.

What bugs me is that a lot of Ricoh's tech bulletins require replacing parts
(mag rollers, developer, etc). But they rarely offer warranty for these parts (that wouldn't have to be replaced in the first place, if not for the design flaws), even though they admit the problem.

Another pet peeve is the constant changing of part numbers. What a pain. Seems like every time I order parts or toner, something has changed.

I think if they took a hard look into their technical, parts, and supplies management, they would find a lot of room for improvement.

just my 2 cents

Regards

[iMind]

What bugs me is that a lot of Ricoh's tech bulletins require replacing parts

another pet peeve is the constant changing of part numbers. What a pain. Seems like every time I order parts or toner, something has changed.

I think if they took a hard look into their technical, parts, and supplies management, they would find a lot of room for improvement.

Apart from that we still the best brand. LOL

[verderacer]

[cobiray]

A bit lost here... Which TSB are you talking about?

007 DIRTY BACKGROUND TONER FILMING DEVELOPMENT ROLLER
006 CONTROLLER BICU PCB
005 DEVELOPER INITIALIZATION FAILED (SP2-801)
004 WASTE TONER ALMOST FULL DISPLAYED PRIOR TO FULL
003 GEAR – 31Z MAY COME OFF
002 PAPER JAMS AT FINISHER ENTRANCE
001 SERVICE MANUAL - INSERT

007 DIRTY BACKGROUND TONER FILMING DEVELOPMENT ROLLER

I've got it handy if you need it.

[service bod]

they seem fine so far at low volume but im afraid they are already causing problems
when they hit over 100k.
i have had issues with removing the grub screw at the end of the web roller as
it seems to be locked tite requiring me to replace the whole web assembly
also grey back ground and sc304 after only 70k on a few of them, the only fix
so far is to replace the dev and to completeley vac out the PCU and to clean the
mag roller and after doing that you only have to wait another 70k to do it all over
again. (there is a fix in the pipeline)

[Jomama46]

(there is a fix in the pipeline)

I have heard that song before

[richeyrich]

Yes, they finally admitted to that being an issue. I've had one that I replaced developer, mag roller and entire developer units on them. The symptoms go away but ultimately return. I'm still holding my breathe that the SP changes actually fix the problem.

My gut feeling is that the developer or toner will need a change in the formula to actually fix the problem. I'm hoping I'm wrong on this one.

There is a TSB regarding the issue also. # 012 or # 007 if you're interested.

I had the same problem....swapped the connectors yellow with white on transfer unit problem went away...Richeyrich

[Jomama46]

HUH?

[iMind]