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I am trying to save my laser photocopier, which is in need of a silly
gear which broke a tooth. I thought it was probably worth a go here. The printer/copier is a Xerox (made by Sharp apparently) WorkCentre XE Series. The part I need is part of the replaceable drum unit, which is drum number 13R553, and is supposed to work in the XE60/62/80/82 models. The drum I have is actually fine, but one of the gears in the drum unit needs to be replaced, so if you happen to have an old one floating around, even if the drum is ruined, it could help me. The drum unit is supposed to be good for 18K prints, but from how it is constructed I doubt it ever gets there. The drum unit costs more than the whole printer to replace now, and I would hate to have to discard this printer/copier because of a 10 cent plastic gear. Any help, suggestions, etc. would be very much appreciated. Please email me privately at: e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org (at) = @ (dot) = . if you have anything to help. Art -- If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ |
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On Mar 27, 4:59*am, Arthur Entlich wrote:
I am trying to save my laser photocopier, which is in need of a silly gear which broke a tooth. *I thought it was probably worth a go here. Have you thought about making a casting of the gear in wax and using some sort of epoxy resin, like fiberglass resin, to fabricate a new one? |
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On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:15:58 -0700, IntergalacticExpandingPanda wrote:
On Mar 27, 4:59Â*am, Arthur Entlich wrote: I am trying to save my laser photocopier, which is in need of a silly gear which broke a tooth. Â*I thought it was probably worth a go here. Have you thought about making a casting of the gear in wax and using some sort of epoxy resin, like fiberglass resin, to fabricate a new one? What a waste of time. These printers are not expensive. Just buy a new one. |
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measekite wrote:
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:15:58 -0700, IntergalacticExpandingPanda wrote: On Mar 27, 4:59 am, Arthur Entlich wrote: I am trying to save my laser photocopier, which is in need of a silly gear which broke a tooth. I thought it was probably worth a go here. Have you thought about making a casting of the gear in wax and using some sort of epoxy resin, like fiberglass resin, to fabricate a new one? What a waste of time. These printers are not expensive. Just buy a new one. Why don't you offer to buy it for him if you think they're so inexpensive? Well...? |
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Hi,
Yes, I have done things like that before for larger gears, but this gear is quite small and uses very small teeth, and it is a stacked gear with two different diameters and number of teeth. The area is using a series of small gears to turn several internal parts at once at different rates. These gears seems ti use a nylon-like material, although a bit more brittle than the typical nylon gears. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ IntergalacticExpandingPanda wrote: On Mar 27, 4:59 am, Arthur Entlich wrote: I am trying to save my laser photocopier, which is in need of a silly gear which broke a tooth. I thought it was probably worth a go here. Have you thought about making a casting of the gear in wax and using some sort of epoxy resin, like fiberglass resin, to fabricate a new one? |
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The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in
sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up to the challenge. -- Remove -NOSPAM- to contact me. |
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:50:01 -1000, John Keiser wrote:
The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up to the challenge. Try Amco Transmission. They fix a lot of gears. |
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John Keiser wrote:
The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up to the challenge. Here's the thread: http://tinyurl.com/cpvlbq |
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Thanks for the heads up.
I also received a few links for sources for possible replacement gears. Looks like a few possible solutions. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ John Keiser wrote: The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up to the challenge. |
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Another thank you.
I've read some of the thread, and the size of this gear seems like it would be rather difficult to repair, especially since it has a fair amount of resistance and torque involved in the mechanism, so I will probably try to track down a similar gear or two and construct something similar from those parts. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ inkjet101 wrote: John Keiser wrote: The topic of repairing gears was discussed just a few weeks ago in sci.electronics.repair. You might find the hints helpful since you seem up to the challenge. Here's the thread: http://tinyurl.com/cpvlbq |
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