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blackcat4866 replied to a thread Kyocera M3540idn Jam 501 in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

Is the pickup spring still there? Often that spring disappears ... especially after a roller change. =^..^=

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21 Hours Ago

tmaged replied to a thread 4002i in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

"It turns out that about half of them do resume working after a hard bang." Same !

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22 Hours Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread 4002i in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

We used to do something similar on the Canon analog devices. It was relatively common to get failures of the drum potential sensor, producing a wide...

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3 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread How do we upload photos to the site? in Konica Minolta

A better solution is to lower the resolution on your phone camera. Typically the forum will take images <1MB. Most newer phone cameras produce...

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3 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread resignation Mark Bbb in Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner, Lanier

You'll be missed. What's next for you? =^..^=

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4 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Lexmark MS810 intermittent blue screen/firmware error in Lexmark

How about the thing that drive Copytechnet newbies crazy?: Add "print" to the end of the weblink to get a printable view. =^..^=

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4 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Lexmark MS810 intermittent blue screen/firmware error in Lexmark

As long as they pay the bill, that's fine. When possible, watch for a button "View as PDF", "Printable View", or "Download as PDF". That flattens...

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blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba e-studio 163 in Toshiba

Yeah, the Sharp Panther or Toshiba Chang Jiang wasn't much of a copier to start with. I think they were the first machines that we called...

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blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba e-studio 163 in Toshiba

Like what? =^..^=

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blackcat4866 replied to a thread Kip 7170 controller, need to buy in Konica Minolta

If you can find a new one, it's $2K to $3K, and you'll still need the license codes to make it do anything. And Kip has been remarkably unhelpful. My...

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Lexmark MS810 intermittent blue screen/firmware error in Lexmark

Information Required to Escalate 900.xx Issues | Lexmark MX810

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Removal of bridge unit in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

This was my MacGuyver. It lasted the rest of the life of the machine:

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Removal of bridge unit in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

Be glad it's not a KM-5500i. They had the erector set bridge units. You literally got a large box of parts and assembled the whole thing from...

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Lexmark MS810 intermittent blue screen/firmware error in Lexmark

If you can get it to take USB firmware that's wonderful. It's about the easiest firmware you'll ever load. I'd say about half of the time, when you...

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread C-5109 Can't print multiple pages in Konica Minolta

IIRC there is a calibration for that sensor also. =^..^=

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread 4002i in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

The last time I saw images like this, I was filling in for another tech. He told me he had installed a developing unit. It turned out to be a used...

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread 4002i in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

You say that developing unit is new? It looks like the same effect you'd see on a Saturn or Alphard with cracked developer spacers: developer bias...

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5 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Service Vac suggestion. in For Sale, Trade, or Wanted

$311 is great! I paid over $450 for mine, over 20 years ago.

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6 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba ES4505AC Developer spewing from housing in Toshiba

The bushing don't seize up, sure, but they do oval out, causing the seals to fail. Typically the bearings last considerably longer than the bushings....

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6 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread 4002i in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

Another thing to keep in mind is the scan resolution that you have selected for your scan. It may seem obvious, but a low resolution scan of ANY...

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6 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba ES4505AC Developer spewing from housing in Toshiba

That's an old time tech trick, to extend the life of those rubber seals. =^..^=

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6 Days Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba ES4505AC Developer spewing from housing in Toshiba

Rebuild developing unit: auger (6LK48904000) auger (6LK48956000) bearings ( F0-01959000) seals ( 4401949290) gear 29T/coupler (6LK48906000)...

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Toshiba ES4505AC Developer spewing from housing in Toshiba

The developer auger shafts, seals, bearings, and gears do fail. Just doing a simple developer change is a very short term fix. You can rebuild...

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread XM 3250 multi sheet deeding from paper tray in Lexmark

Lexmarks use a unique sort of separation. If I were to give it a name, I'd call it "radius separation". The pickup rollers are particularly grippy,...

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread kyocera taskalfa 7052ci blurred image in printing + copying in Kyocera Mita, Copystar

Has that laser been disassembled and mirrors cleaned? I've done this to myself before. In a dirty environment the mirrors, lenses, and polygon...

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread 2050c firmware upgrade fails in Toshiba

Are you sure it's the right firmware? The times this has happened to me I had: 1) loaded the wrong model firmware 2) loaded no firmware at all...

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread [Error Code] error c5360 km c308 in Konica Minolta

I think I'd take a look in service mode > System 2 > Cleaning Unit Setting > desired: UnSet =^..^=

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Service Vac suggestion. in For Sale, Trade, or Wanted

I'll give it a shot. =^..^=

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread Designjet T1300 79.04 error in HP

I'm very happy with my LG Stylo 5. =^..^=

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1 Week Ago

blackcat4866 replied to a thread estudio 2555c What are these yellow lines? in Toshiba

More illustrations:

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