Source for copier fuser lamp.

[Harvey]

Triumph Adler TA-209 (Mita DC1001)
Existing lamp 950W (Ushio PB2)- approx 320mm X 6mm
No luck with sourcing this so far.
Can anyone recommend a supplier or maybe have knowledge of a suitable
eqivalent?
I'll mod the unit if necessary, if I can find anything remotely similar.

TIA

 

[James]

"Harvey" <hnagila@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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Triumph Adler TA-209 (Mita DC1001)
Existing lamp 950W (Ushio PB2)- approx 320mm X 6mm
No luck with sourcing this so far.
Can anyone recommend a supplier or maybe have knowledge of a suitable
eqivalent?
I'll mod the unit if necessary, if I can find anything remotely similar.

TIA

Kyocera Mita / former Mita agent sounds like a good place to start. How old
is the machine? Don't really htink it would be a fantastic idea to modify a
fuser to suit a different lamp, at best you'll probably end up with fuser
errors due to inconsistencies in time to heat, at worst ...well...lets leave
that upto your imagination.

Google brought up a few matches for heater lamps in the US but all the wrong
voltage of course.

James

 

[Ziggy Switkowski]

Kyocera Mita / former Mita agent sounds like a good place to start. How
old is the machine? Don't really htink it would be a fantastic idea to
modify a fuser to suit a different lamp, at best you'll probably end up
with fuser errors due to inconsistencies in time to heat, at worst
...well...lets leave that upto your imagination.

An error will be generated if the fuser takes too long to reach the correct
temp ~180c, which is usually over 30 - 45 seconds. There will be no error if
it reaches the correct temperature sooner than normal, however, that's not
to say that its not going to destroy the controlling circuitry with the
extra load of a higher wattage lamp. ALL fusers have over temperature fuses
which blow in the event of the fuser being stuck on from failed control
circuitry even the new style ceramic heater plastic film fusers.

I have a sharp jx9600 (pile of shit) laser printer running a fuser lamp
twice the wattage of the stock unit, it warms up in half the time and has
run without issue for 2 years. I don't recommend it, but it can be done!

 

[Harvey]

James wrote:

How old is the machine? Don't really htink it would be a fantastic idea to
modify a fuser to suit a different lamp, at best you'll probably end up
with fuser errors due to inconsistencies in time to heat...

Ziggy wrote:

An error will be generated if the fuser takes too long to reach the correct
temp ~180c, which is usually over 30 - 45 seconds. There will be no error if
it reaches the correct temperature sooner than normal, however, that's not
to say that its not going to destroy the controlling circuitry with the
extra load of a higher wattage lamp. ALL fusers have over temperature fuses
which blow in the event of the fuser being stuck on from failed control
circuitry even the new style ceramic heater plastic film fusers.

I have a sharp jx9600 (pile of shit) laser printer running a fuser lamp
twice the wattage of the stock unit, it warms up in half the time and has
run without issue for 2 years. I don't recommend it, but it can be done!

Many thanks for your input James and Ziggy.

Re: the age of the machine: I have no idea but it's in excellent shape
and hardly used. (I probably wouldn't bother with it otherwise).
One of the terminations on the lamp has been broken off at some point.(??)
I take both your points regarding modifying the fuser.
I had thought that if I could find a lamp of similar (close) power
rating and size I could modify the mounting hardware to fit if necessary
without altering the characteristics of the fuser too much.
I had done a fair bit of "Googling" already with little success, however
I did manage to find a lamp today (in the States) rated 950W @ 220v
(surprisingly) for a different Mita model. I'll pursue that further.

And to Ziggy: I must say I'm impressed with your pushing of the
envelope! You're a braver man than I am!
(Tim-"The Tool-man" would be proud!)

 

[Chas]

"Harvey" <hnagila@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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Triumph Adler TA-209 (Mita DC1001)
Existing lamp 950W (Ushio PB2)- approx 320mm X 6mm
No luck with sourcing this so far.
Can anyone recommend a supplier or maybe have knowledge of a suitable
eqivalent?
I'll mod the unit if necessary, if I can find anything remotely similar.

TIA

You might find a similat tungsten- halogen 1000W unit designed for
floodlights, at your local electrical wholesaler. Take your lamp along as a
sample.
--
Regards, Chas.


To Email, replace 'xxx' with tango papa golf.

 

[Ziggy Switkowski]

And to Ziggy: I must say I'm impressed with your pushing of the
envelope! You're a braver man than I am!
(Tim-"The Tool-man" would be proud!)

It was either that or chuck it out - so I gave it a chance, but to be safe,
its never left on unattended and always switched off when not in use. Ive
seen many a totally destroyed fuser because of a slow acting thermal fuse in
an emergency.

 

[Harvey]

Chas wrote:

You might find a similat tungsten- halogen 1000W unit designed for
floodlights, at your local electrical wholesaler. Take your lamp along as a
sample.

I hadn't considered these lamps since my memory of them from years ago
suggested that they weren't quite long enough.
However I just did a quick search and found at least two (1000W) which
seem to be a suitable length. The diameter is a little larger but I
don't think that would be a problem. I'll take another look at the fuser.

Many thanks Chas.

 

[Harvey]

Ziggy Switkowski wrote:

Ive seen many a totally destroyed fuser because of a slow acting thermal fuse in
an emergency.

Lends a whole new meaning to the term "Fuser"