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New Machine Introduction -  Xerox^® WorkCentre 4150 style… WC- 4150c, 4150s, 4150x, 4150xf

By Britt Horvat           

Relatively new to the scene, the WorkCentre 4150 series is beginning to need a little bit of repair attention here and there.  In the March 2008 issue of ENX Magazine, we tore into one of the Fuser Modules for this machine.  Now let’s learn more about the machine itself.  We’ll have a look at how the machine and its consumables relate to each other, and also go through a listing of the Fault Codes you may run into while working on them.

The 4150 model machines are small and fast—they boast 45 pages per minute black and white.  They start at around $2200 for the 4150c, which serves only as a copier.  Add another $200 and upgrade to the 4150s, which adds printing, scan to email and network printing capabilities (with fax as an option).  The most costly option is the 4150xf which comes with extra paper decks (4 all together), a stand and a Finisher (the finisher fits into the empty area in the center of the machine which normally serves as the catch tray area).  The Duplex feature and the Duplexing Automatic Document Feeders (DADF) are standard features on all models.  Xerox Dealerships who have been placing these machines and servicing them are saying that they are very reliable machines with few inherent problems.            

These machines are built to make the primary consumables easy to replace.  The Fuser Module was a case-in-point—a few screws and it’s out.  Other stuff will likely prove to be not so friendly, but time will tell.           

The main consumables are the Toner Cartridge and the Drum Cartridge (or “Xerographic Module” as the manual calls it).  Interestingly the Developing station is actually inside the Drum Cartridge, so the Toner Cartridge is really just a supplier of the toner to the Drum Cartridge.  The waste container is on the front of the Toner Cartridge.           

The Toner Cartridge is initially provided to machines under OEM contract under the part number 6R1274 (that is the “Metered plan” version). Once a machine is taken off of contract, the consumables are then changed over to the “sold” plan.  In North America and Europe, the reorder number is 6R1275 and in the Developing Market Operations (DMO) West, the part number will be 6R1276 instead.  The Toner Cartridge is supposed to yield 20K pages at 5% coverage, and it sells for around $120.  The machine does have a sensor that senses when the toner material is actually running low, but it also has a counter chip on the unit that will terminate at 20K pages if the toner does not run out first.             

The chips or “CRUM”s (Customer Replaceable Unit Monitor) on both cartridges are the new RF (Radio Frequency) type of technology.  In this case, the “chip” is a very slim piece which looks more like a fancy sticker adhered to the side of the cartridge.  It does not look like it’ll be easily removable from the cartridge.  Eventually someone will need to start producing replacements for these CRUM stickers.  It may be a little wait before replaceable CRUMs are available in the market because while there is rumor of soon to be released RF chips for other models, this one is unique so far in form.             

The Xerographic Module (Drum Cartridge) sells for $280 under the part number 013R00623.  It is rated for 55K pages. 

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