Originally Posted by
Bardcat
From what I gather here, it's cheaper to order the entire belt holder unit because the Shell (the only part that we can see in the diagram that is NOT AVAILABLE TO ORDER) is almost as expensive just because of its magnetic properties? HOW much magnetic stuff is IN this thing? You can bend it so easily! I've given up trying to rationalize why Toshiba does what they do with parts and what can or can't be ordered. I've rebuilt so many of these damn fusers, it's a monthly chore that I'm just doing until the NEXT design comes out. I'm hopeful that the springs and the studs along with firmware 1600 actually does something. I'm amazed that they can make these fusers with such a flimsy feeling belt, thermistors, and thermostat to actually work. Looking back at the 857 fusers the only thing that needed replacing on a somewhat consistent basis was the THICK METAL hot roller, and that was just because the thing got scored. I rarely had to replace thermostats or even the pressure roller. I don't know why the fuser belt came into fashion as it's way WAY more delicate than the beefy and heavy old timey fusers.
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