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  • akd
    Technician
    • Nov 2009
    • 11

    #1

    c200,c253 & c353 IU

    the above seem to be interchnageable as long as chip is changed. Has anyone had success with this ?
  • emujo
    Field Supervisor

    2,500+ Posts
    • Jun 2009
    • 3009

    #2
    Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

    With the intro of the PPLM mod, re-chipping is time consuming and a waste of money...now the consumables run til failure. If you don't have access to KM firmware you're pretty much screwed, but that's another topic. Emujo..PS I have always been against re-rechipping as you are telling the MFP you just put in a new unit so it will try to make its CQ adjustments based on what it thinks is a new IU...how can this be anything but trouble down the road...at least with the PPLM mod, the MFP is still making decisions based on "real" info..and I apply this theory to the IU and x-fer belt only, not the fuser.
    If you don't see your question answered in the forum, please don't think it's OK to PM me for a personal reply...I do not give out firmware and/or manuals.

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    • EarthKmTech
      Step aside, noob

      1,000+ Posts
      • May 2009
      • 2139

      #3
      Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

      I agree with Emujo, however, if it is a brand new imaging unit and for marketing reasons is just "not allowed" to go into a machine thats basically the same, I'd have no issues with re-chipping.

      FYI, c253 & c353 use different toners and imaging units. I'd assume the difference is only the chip, but i wonder if there is any difference with the actual toner ?

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      • akd
        Technician
        • Nov 2009
        • 11

        #4
        Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

        FYI, c253 & c353 use different toners and imaging units. I'd assume the difference is only the chip, but i wonder if there is any difference with the actual toner ?[/QUOTE]

        Earthtech, you second paragraph is exactly what I am asking. Yes thye use differnet toners but most aftermarket manufacturers supply one to cover all models. if you check out health & safety data from Km everything is the same including particle size which is what KM say is different.

        I have a c253 with old colour IU,s a high mileage c353 with good colour can I swap them into? the chips have to be swapped changed.

        Has anyone done this?

        Alos the c353 units are 20% more than the c253.

        emujo thanks for you comments, I am a KM dealer.

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        • Hansoon
          Field Supervisor

          Site Contributor
          2,500+ Posts
          • Sep 2007
          • 3374

          #5
          Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

          With the intro of the PPLM mod
          Forgive me if the question is dumb but I'm not that familiar (yet) with this range of machines: What's the PPLM Mod?

          Hans
          “Sent from my Intel 80286 using MS-DOS 2.0”

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          • ogaliandy
            Technician
            • Apr 2012
            • 14

            #6
            Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

            yes you can interchange the units, as well as the chip, the toners and Iu's for C 203,253 and 353 are all the same except for the C 353 the chip is different, but the unit is the same

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            • Shadow
              PHD in Sh!t Disturbing

              250+ Posts
              • Sep 2011
              • 455

              #7
              Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

              7528.pdf
              $hit Happens - Deal with it and move on.....................................sigpic....................................Lock & Load

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              • ogaliandy
                Technician
                • Apr 2012
                • 14

                #8
                Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

                Originally posted by Shadow
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                thank you for this info, this very helpful

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                • Shadow
                  PHD in Sh!t Disturbing

                  250+ Posts
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 455

                  #9
                  Re: c200,c253 & c353 IU

                  your welcome
                  $hit Happens - Deal with it and move on.....................................sigpic....................................Lock & Load

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