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10-26-2012, 11:12 PM #1

ryanw
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I recently got a load of commercial copiers, and yesterday I decided to dismantle one. I just chose the closest one
to my table, so it was just a random make/model. For 95% of the breakdown, I was generally delicate and didn't
tear into anything. Just used a 6" extension on my cordless drill and a utility knife. In the 6th hour, as toner was
SMF Badges of Honor spreading and my patience was receding, I turned to a 5lb sledge to speed things up on some things. Most of the
more interesting and valuable parts were already removed by then. Total time spent was about 7 hours...some of
which was spent messing around with different parts. For toner cleanup, it washes off pretty easily with regular
soap and water. For spills on the ground and other things, I used a water mister to keep it from spreading too
badly, and it also made cleanup easier. Toner is extremely light, so if you disturb it too much, it will probably kick
up into the air.

Member since: Oct 2012 I labeled a lot of the parts with numbers for ease of discussion if needed. I don't know what everything does, but
will try to have some sort of description.
Location: Sacramento, CA

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3 - various switches
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6-?
7 - control panel - there's a board inside this
8,9 - ?
10 - motor that reflects the laser
11,12 - ?
13 - looks pretty different, a lot of gold plating on this one
14 - some board with just large strips of gold plating
15 - memory card i think
16,17,18 larger boards
19 - shielding? weights?
20 - motors
21 - magnetic clutch motors
22 - fans
23 - IR sensors?
24 - servo?
25 - silver ends on ribbon
26 - thin wires and connectors
27,28 - thicker wires
29 - metal gears
30 - lift handles for copier
31 - heavy stainless? spindle coated with rubber. started shaving it off, then gave up
32 - lots of spindles
33 - drums aluminum
34 - stainless?
35 - bearings
36 - asst springs
37 - copper?
38 - copper?
39 - plenty of screws, washers, and bits

There is a lot of plastic leftover...not sure what to do about that. There are a lot of plastic gears and such as well.
There is at least 50 lbs of steel. I also didn't show the glass top, some mirrors, and plastic lenses. Also, a metal
cart on casters.

Hope you find this useful!

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10-26-2012, 11:25 PM #3

Jeremiah Nice pics. Got a load like that myself. My breakdown is much less invovled than yours. I pull all boards, take any
motors I can get to easily, pull the fuse element (these can often be resold), cut as much wire as I can grab,
remove the plastic and the rest goes to shred.