Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

[moonraker]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

Just wondering if any of you geniuses has found a cheaper alternative to these Metis PCU replacement yet?

Thought about fitting the SPC840DN PCU However the manual only lists the PCDU unit?

I have seen there are "after market kits" however I prefer to use genuine due to their trusted PM life.

I went to a SPC840DN where it threw a SC code after the customer changed all 4 PCDUs at life.
One of the Devs was seized and the gears at the front of the PCDU were different to copier units. The drive at the rear was also different.

The life of those PDCUs iwere 60K !!!!!!!!

[Melvinp]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Rubin but the drums on the '03 series are unique and aren't interchangeable with any other copier. You can't even use the black as a colour.

Hello, you can use a Black unit to rebuild a Colour PCU. We have been doing this as a workshop refurb to save on purchasing new Colour PCUs for 03s, it is a big job and requires a small notch for the charge to fit, and has worked without and fault.

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

Use parts from new K pcu to rebuild colour pcu.

But the original question has to do with the PCDU not the PCU. PCDU is the PCD and development unit combined.

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

One thing everyone needs to remember, price hikes are like shit, they have all the time.

[copier tech]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

I went to a SPC840DN where it threw a SC code after the customer changed all 4 PCDUs at life.
One of the Devs was seized and the gears at the front of the PCDU were different to copier units. The drive at the rear was also different.

The life of those PDCUs iwere 60K !!!!!!!!

Ah ok, so with a 60k like maybe the spc840 units are like the mpc2003/2503 units

[Gift]

Re: Ricoh MP C3003 PCDU price hike?

we use a KIT to rebuild these no clue where we get it from

in the kit is a Green opc ( looks like a tosh one) , charge roller and cleaner , lube bar , cleaning blades , lube roller takes about 45mins to strip down and replace

Would you mind to ask and share the source? I bought these parts via alibaba in china some time ago to refurbish two units (still runnung with no issues) but wasn't able to find a dealer offering a complete kit with all needed parts so I had to place several orders at different dealers wich increased the parcel costs pretty much.