Good evening.

I recently purchased a Ricoh 240W wide format engineering copier/printer/scanner. Once I got it up and running I noticed this gray band that appears along the right edge (non gear/motor side) of the prints. I know the cleaning roller is going to need replacing, but I was wondering if one of you with more experience could offer suggestions as to what might be causing this. It fades out during the prints, but comes back before the sheet finishes. Based on the accumulation of toner particles on the cleaning roller I'd say the previous owners mostly ran 24" paper. I've done all of my own maintenance for years on my various equipment, but this problem hasn't come back up before for me. I would really appreciate your input! Thank you!

~Rick

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