EEVblog #1100 - Dumpster Photocopier Repair - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 28, 2018, 10:20:52 pm
content: Dave repairs a Xerox C2201 color photocopier found in the dumpster.

author: blackbird
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 08:55:10 am
content: At work we use a slightly modern variant of this printer. The cable going into the empty space on the front panel is used for a RFID-like card reader so we can print from your workstation to a follow-me printer server. When we present our company badge to one of the many printers your print jobs are available in that printer.By the way this is another example of our throw-away society. Often the repairs are simple but nowadays the replacement is cheaper or the technical knowledge to troubleshoot and repair is missing.

author: sibeen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 09:13:59 am
content: I enjoyed that video. I had no idea how those screens work, now I have a smidgen of an idea.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 09:35:55 am
content: Oh hells, I've just sent ~150 brand new packs of ink blocks for Xerox printers (including that model) out for disposal.Probably would have cost too much to send a few over to Aus though

author: MonarkeIV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 11:56:54 am
content: Quote from: blackbird on June 29, 2018, 08:55:10 amThis would be like a modern day "key card", a variant of the old mechanical counter plug in key which tracked the amount of copies printed per department for billing purposes? Yes I do remember those,

author: MonarkeIV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 12:01:28 pm
content: pQuote from: CJay on June 29, 2018, 09:35:55 amUnfortunately the cost of "disposables" which is a term I think Xerox coined many decades ago is so very expensive.I would have probably kept my very small Xerox 1020 (smallest of the Marathon series) as the dry ink and developer was so very dirt cheap. I decided to get rid of it after reading in Xerox notes that the dry ink was considered a carcinogenic. Also a small roller turned to goo, and I could never get The Parts Drop replacement to work right.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 12:19:15 pm
content: Quote from: MonarkeIV on June 29, 2018, 11:56:54 amNot really, follow me printing uses one common print server so you can walk up to any printer in the enterprise, present it with your card and your print job pops out.

author: MonarkeIV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 12:30:42 pm
content: My bad, I read your explanation and when you mentioned "badge" my mind went direct to the idea of a Key Card. Funny there's no port like that on a Xerox 2700 or 3700 network printer...

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 01:00:37 pm
content: Quote from: MonarkeIV on June 29, 2018, 12:30:42 pmOh it can be used for billing too, I've seen that as well, just not in the place I work now.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 06:08:01 pm
content: A Xerox C2201 goes for 1000 Aud in inner Sydney hills!

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2018, 06:29:49 pm
content: I wonder if the people in your building watch these videos?(...any scans of peoples asses/chests on the hard disk?)

author: Decoman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 08:05:07 am
content: Oh, wow. I did not know that a photo copier might have a mechanical harddrive inside.

author: chickenHeadKnob
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 08:12:38 am
content: Quote from: Decoman on July 01, 2018, 08:05:07 amIt is a serious security hole/hazard for people that print paper keys for their crypto-wallet "cold" storage. In some cases huge sums which the unwitting account holder thinks is now offline and not susceptible to any network hacks.

author: glarsson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 10:52:11 am
content: Quote from: Decoman on July 01, 2018, 08:05:07 amA copier that supports scanning the originals once and then printing out multiple copies collated (and perhaps stapled) needs plenty of storage. A hard drive is cheaper than gigabytes of memory.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 11:34:07 am
content: Quote from: Decoman on July 01, 2018, 08:05:07 amOffice photocopiers have been "scan first, send later" for at least two decades now.That implies a storage device.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 12:42:26 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on July 01, 2018, 11:34:07 amMhmm, it can also be used in printers for font storage if you have custom corporate fonts, logos, document templates, page layouts, forms, even cheques etc. which is a godsend for anyone wanting to commit fraud

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 01:37:23 pm
content: At my employer, the RFID badge readers are used for:Secure Print - Print only when you are physically present at the computer so that classified information is not left laying about at the printer.Conservation - Print only when you remember to go to the printer. Many print jobs were initiated, but then people would forget to go and pick up their stuff.Scan to email - send PDF files back to your corporate email accountChargeback - in our case black and white cost is absorbed, but color prints are charged to your dept.Security - I can only assume that since all print jobs are traceable to an individual, they can trace espionage, abuse, porn, etc. when necessary"Cloud printing" is used where your print job is cached on a server somewhere in the cloud, so potentially classified info is never stored on the printer, and jobs can be automatically deleted after 24 hours (or whatever) if you don't go to a machine to print it out. Swiping your RFID badge authenticates you to the printer and the print server. I wish we could do that with out computers...