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    Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade


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    Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade

    Yes, it is very old, ...but it was fine until it was moved, and now it has several solid vertical lines going down the page. The paper is in the drawer in the portrait orientation / long edge first, so if it was the blade the lines would be horizontal. So, would this be something else that could be doing this? I Am not sure what might have caused this but it definitely has something to do with moving it across a parking lot, rough handling might have happened. I have attached two pictures, the first shows with single lines and the second with double lines after I did some cleaning, but the machine is very clean. I removed the transfer belt and all the drums and saw no issues, very little spilage but I cleaned that up.
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    Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade

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    Re: Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade

    Looks like a momentary loss of voltage at the black charge roller. Look for a screw or some other piece of metal causing a short or a loose connection.

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    Re: Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade

    Looks like you have Nics or pits in the drum, probably needs a new black PCU, I believe those are fairly cheap on that model.

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    Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade


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    Re: Ricoh Aficio AP3800 with vertical lines, not the drum blade

    Thanks guys, that was it, replaced and all is well with this relic from the past - and surprisingly Ricoh has a Windows 7 Driver for it, printed great.

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