[Misc] Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

[blackcircle2014]

Hi I have a mpc 4500 that comes to ready but takes ages to get there. I have tried swapping the fuser and still the same? Anyone had this ?

thanks

[Eric1968]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Seems like you've got a bad HDD.

[banginbishop]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

have you looked at the fuser temp while its warming up in sp mode? tried formatting the hdd with just the imh?

[Eric1968]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Hi I have a mpc 4500 that comes to ready but takes ages to get there. I have tried swapping the fuser and still the same? Anyone had this ?

thanks

BTW,

If the Fusing Unit does not reach the required temperature in time you'll get some kind of Service Call.

[turbojetboy]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Hi I have a mpc 4500 that comes to ready but takes ages to get there. I have tried swapping the fuser and still the same? Anyone had this ?

thanks

Test it by disconnecting the hdd, and then see how quick it boots up.

[stockman123]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Bad hdd for warm up I think not maybe power up but not warm up

Seems like you've got a bad HDD.

[sandmanmac]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Bad hdd for warm up I think not maybe power up but not warm up

"Warm up" is just the terminology the poster used.
I'm sure he's just saying it takes a long time to come to ready, so Eric is right - in both of his replies

[blackcircle2014]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Will try hdd later also he is using generic toner and having fusing issues is there a code where I can put up fusing temperature ? also whats the procedure to update firmware? i have a 1gb sd card and ROMDATA folder and do i create a B221 folder and drag the .fw files into there? Thanks

[mikadonovan]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Yes, B222, FWU.

[sandmanmac]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Will try hdd later also he is using generic toner and having fusing issues is there a code where I can put up fusing temperature ?

This is not the place to ask for workarounds to problems caused by inferior / Generic parts and supplies. You're only masking the problem and creating more difficult problems down the road.
You're asking how to compensate for poor fusing with a "crappy" brand of toner? Here's how: Use OEM.
Otherwise, (and it's only a matter of time) the customer will be rebuilding that fuser before it's time, toner pumps will fail, and so will the dev (if it hasn't already), and that's juts to name a few.

[blackcircle2014]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Thanks guys it was the hdd. Only thing is dev needs swapping in all units because non eom toners has knackered them up I presume. Can I use new dev in the old units or do I have to swap the full units ?

[Eric1968]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

The new DV-Units contain fresh developer/toner, so I suggest to replace all dv-units with new ones. You can also remove all toner/developer from the old ones and pour in a fresh bag of developer, which is more work. Replacing the DV-Units is easier. But there could still be some generic toner left in the tubes, but it it isn't much. Replace the generic toners with OEM ones.

[blackcircle2014]

Re: Ricoh MPC4500 not heating up

Ok thanks.