[Jamming] Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

[stratomonkey]

I have several Ricoh 2500 machines that are jamming when the prints come out the finisher. The prints come halfway out and jam. I can set the prints to come out at the internal tray and everything is fine. Does anyone have a fix that works on these machines? I cant seem to figure this one out. Thanks

[Eric1968]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

The push switch on the Bridge Unit sometimes fails, this can cause paper jams.

[stratomonkey]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

Im not familiar with the push switch, where exactly is that located?

[ruben]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

When you open the lid of the bridge unit, there is a small black/grey switch front-right. The weight of the lid sitting on the switch is usually enough to hold it down, but not always. You can jam a bit of paper underneath the lid or hold it down whilst the machine is printing, to test.

Switch Location.pdf

This page is from a BU3000 (most bridges are similar), these switches are marked 1 & 2.

[Eric1968]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

I think there are 1 or 2 of these switches. They detect if the covers/doors of the Bridge Unit are open (they're located at the front side of the Bridge Unit). If they're faulty they detect a Cover-Open-situation, and that causes a paper jam.

[stratomonkey]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

Thank you all, I will try that and see what happens.

[SargeNZ]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

The latest firmwares 'fix' this issue by waiting a certain amount of time before registering that the switch is open.

[Polarbear]

Re: Ricoh MPC2500 jams at finisher

What makes matters worse is if the lid magnets deteriorate, which causes the lid to move when paper passes through and the end result is the same!