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Makes sense since they machines are mostly made in Japan. Of course to make it more confusing in the areas of the manual where Ricoh states what tools you'll need they just say a phillips driver.
Also I'm not sure if the dot always indicates that it's a JIS screw because I've seen screws in Ricohs that had zero dots and some that had two and I bet I'd find some that had one.
Ricoh: Imagine clear as mud.
Well you are talking about a company that can call a part by one name in the service manual, another in the parts manual and some thing completely different in the training manual.Originally Posted by sturmtrooper
Consistently inconstant.
At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.
We need a laugh button.
I noticed this in some of the Kyocera manuals. Different technical writer groups prepared different parts of the manual. So if you look in the Location of Electrical Parts diagram that sensor will be called one thing, but if you look in the Mechanical Description Section or the Parts Manual it could be called something altogether different. It's left me scratching my head on several occasions. Sometimes too, a spring or sensor is deemed unnecessary further down the road, so there's a nice picture or description of something that no longer exists in the machine. All that's left is a sensor mount, or a couple of loops where a spring may have been once. =^..^=
If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=
This one works good and has a good handle and nice length.
For $8.50 you can't go wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wiha PH2 X 400. Always been using X400 only had 3 in 16 years, not because they fail because one got lost and one got stolen.
Whatever
Hi guys. As we are talking about screwdrivers, let me recommend this recent purchase I made. Electric screwdriver, small and compact enough to fit in the tool case, and with just enough low-end torgue to handle photocopier screws. I still use the normal hand-crank, but for jobs where I have to get off the back cover, a zillion pesky screws to get to the bicu, etc, this is brilliant. I don't use it where I don't want to get it covered with toner. I charge it with a phone charger routinely every couple of days. Honestly, I cannot recommend it enough, saves a lot wrist stress, I love it, the best I have seen, and it won't break the bank ! This is were I got it (and then all my other colleagues) from in the UK, but I'm sure its available in the US also, the Batavia Compact grip electric screwdriver. Oh, and a Merry Christmas to you all.
Batavia BAT7062924 Compact Grip Cordless Screwdriver 3.6V Li-Ion from Lawson HIS
Here is a source I use mainly for hardware...plus many other things like O-rings. However their product search for a very large inventory seems to be very good.
Five locations (Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles and New Jersey) in the USA.
McMaster Carr
McMaster-Carr jis (japanese industrial standard) screwdrivers
This is deeply painfully accurate.
Also motors and clutches are labeled in the parts manual by motor size, voltage, and torque. Gears by tooth count. Not by WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO. Makes finding obscure parts really fun sometimes. The new actual 3d parts manuals are helpful for that.
Over 30 years in this game and still play Spare Parts Roulette.
Make an educated guess, order the part and see what turns up.
Sometimes your lucky sometimes your not. doesn't help if it a Machine Down and a stroppy customer.
At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.
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