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




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On Mar 27, 4:59*am, Arthur Entlich <e-printerh...@mvps.org> 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?

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:15:58 -0700, IntergalacticExpandingPanda wrote:

> On Mar 27, 4:59Â*am, Arthur Entlich <e-printerh...@mvps.org> 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.

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


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IntergalacticExpandingPanda wrote:
> On Mar 27, 4:59 am, Arthur Entlich <e-printerh...@mvps.org> 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?
>
>
>

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.

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

Thanks for the heads up.

I also received a few links for sources for possible replacement gears.

Looks like a few possible solutions.

Art



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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.
>

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

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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

"Arthur Entlich" <e-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8JKAl.180896$(E-Mail Removed)...
: Thanks for the heads up.
:
: I also received a few links for sources for possible replacement gears.
:
: Looks like a few possible solutions.
:
: Art
:
Look for a gear the right size and number of teeth. It is possible to hand
tool one to fit. The only caution is that there is often a material match.
ex mixing aluminum and brass gears is not wise. likewise hard steel and
pewter

Arthur Entlich wrote:

> Thanks for the heads up.
>
> I also received a few links for sources for possible replacement gears.
>
> Looks like a few possible solutions.
>
> Art

Please keep us informed on the sources you find for replacement gears.

BTW, I recently purchased a used non-functional HP printer on Ebay for
$12.00-US including shipping! I've all ready used a few of the parts to
make some repairs on my good HP printer.