ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

[mrgene]

Is there a trick to rebuilding these units with drums and blades from katun (gen) I not having any luck , the drums are getting ate up quickly. I have powder the drums and blades but no luck .
Any tips.
thanks

[skynetto]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Buy the original one for 30 bucks more and no more problems.

[Zeldaman]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Hi there!
The last time i used a Katun-kit is 16 (or so) years away, and it ended (like most times) in a desaster. Since then i never tried it again. For colour-machines i only use the OEM-parts.
Greetings...

[Larhal]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Did you check the wax bar inside the drum unit. it is there to lubricate the drum and if it wears out the drum runs dry and will wipe out.
Larhal

[coolbeer]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Just buy original black drums and convert to colour.

Third party units will cost a lot more in time and effort.

[sandmanmac]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Is there a trick to rebuilding these units with drums and blades from katun (gen) I not having any luck , the drums are getting ate up quickly. I have powder the drums and blades but no luck .
Any tips.
thanks

How is it that you've been doing something over and over with the same bad results, and you continue to blame the "process" and not the PRODUCT. It's the product
As others have suggested, Buy Oem, cut the connector on the Black to fit the colour slot (dozens and dozens of threads about this) and you're done.

[arnie2002]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Rebuilt units only last a short while. As stated before replace with new units.

[Eric1968]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

Did you check the wax bar inside the drum unit. it is there to lubricate the drum and if it wears out the drum runs dry and will wipe out.
Larhal

The MP C2000/C2500/C3000 doesn't have a wax bar.

We never use Katun, only the original parts. These machines run perfectly when you perform maintenance on time (with the original parts).

[slimslob]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

If you are going to rebuild PCUs, you will need to replace the drum, the cleaning blade, the lubricant bar, the lubricant apply brush, the lubricant spreader blade, the charge roller, and the charge cleaning roller. By the time you add in the cost of labor you have just put yourself out of business. Just follow what coolbeer and sandmanmac have suggested.

[KapeKopyTek]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

We use OEM for parts, Katun for supplies. 'nuff said.

[fshead]

Re: ricoh mpc 2500 drum units

i bought a bunch of katun 1022 b/w drum rebuild kits and found the drums too "soft"..would scratch n mark
and figure the rebuild parts for these could be the same supplier to katun..
buy OEM,esp on color machines..