Hello, best regards, Get me going advice needed... :-)

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  • LightDiodeDesigns
    Technician
    • Nov 2011
    • 14
    #1

    Hello, best regards, Get me going advice needed... :-)

    Hi,

    I've had Ricoh/Savin/Gestetner machines since 3800's, used for a UK Swimming-Club, nicely producing all our material for membership&administration, events recording etc... Going through a couple of 3245's and now an ISC4045...

    Having to reset PM's, replace PSU's etc, I've had a bit of practice, but recently bad luck has left us printer-less just at the wrong time... :-~ . The ISC stopped switching on just days after getting rid of our working 3245 to make space...

    A friend had not-working Ricoh3245 and a Gestetner445's, so I thought I'd have a go at putting them together this week... I got to a point (getting past 990 errors etc) I can make the "built-up" machine work at all (although doesn't know of the ARDF), only feeding thick-paper from the bypass, but then the fuser always jams....

    Can I guess I'm at a "firmware" issue? If it is, am I needing different firmware depending on "Richoh or Gestetner"? Does the PNP machine-type matter as it works best with about half (boards from the Ricoh, engine of the Gestetner). I've got all the boards/nvram/disks/SD cards marked as Machine1/2,

    Would love some advice if anyone can, any pointers?

    Best regards
    NEAL
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    • joshuadenmark
      #2
      Re: Hello, best regards, Get me going advice needed... :-)

      The board and the fw are the same.

      There is a user setting for thick paper on this model, I wil pm you a link to the manuals.


      Try feeding paper short edge.

      Check fuser stripper springs and strippers.

      Replace oil and cl. roller in fuser or renovate entire fuser.

      nice day to you.

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        • Iowatech
          Not a service manager

          2,500+ Posts
          • Dec 2009
          • 3930
          #3
          Re: Hello, best regards, Get me going advice needed... :-)

          Actually it might be easier than that. Press the "#" key after inserting the paper in the bypass, and select heavier paper.
          It is quite unlikely that a firmware update will fix this. More likely than not, if selecting heavier paper doesn't work the rollers or the clutches are worn out. If you still have access to the other machines, try swapping those.

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            • LightDiodeDesigns
              Technician
              • Nov 2011
              • 14
              #4
              Re: Hello, best regards, Get me going advice needed... :-)

              Thanks, just what I was thinking, I'll get another in-bits 445 when the holidays are over... It was only luck I found that it would feed at all "slowly", took me quite a while to get past the SC101 which was the scanner-board wire needed replacing which must have taken a tug at one point...

              I'll persevere, many thanks...!
              NEAL :-D

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