Originally Posted by
JDS
Reminder: That the MP6002/7502 series and newer has a REFRESH mode SP2986 that will help with the low volume copiers.
Execute it when you're there - 2986-4.
Or you can program it to execute after # copies.
That's with 2986-2 - if the copier does 10K per month then set this to 5K so it executes twice per month.
The waste toner will fill up quicker but so what!!
The older series 6001, 6000, 5500 etc doesnt have this refresh mode. There are other SP modes for these models but they've rarely improved the toner dusting, dumping and smudges for me at all.
However, I've had endless struggles lately - past 3 months - with premature developer dusting, dumping etc. I don't have a reason , no solution.
About 10-15 copiers are doing this and most of them were lasting 300 - 500K before.
All models - MP5500, 6000, 6001, 6002.
All of a sudden, Now they last 50 K, a couple lasting only 10K, so whats up with this? Its BLOODY WEIRD!!
Is it weather related - We've had a cold snap past 3 months out west in Canada and then a warming up then cold again. MAYBE?
Is it a bad developer or toner batch - Cant be, no one else is having this issue as bad as I am.
I always have Firmware current, Check and Perform all bulletins, I do my PMs, replaced DEV assemblies, replaced drums, filters, replaced PCU assemblies etc etc but NO DICE!
I seem to be wasting money throwing in parts.
Also have been trying a ton of SP modes - some from the bulletins, some from other tech tips etc etc.
What I've started to try now is to put back to default - Vref, ID sensor values etc before replacing developer.
Then doing SP2801 - developer initialization TWICE.
Then doing SP3001 - ID sensor initialization.
Then 2962 - drum adjustments.
Don't know if this will help yet, we'll see in the next few weeks.
ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO HELP WITH?
Please let me know, i'll take anything.
Thanks very much.
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