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Thanks Stirton, I did remove the ADTC sensor before vacuuming, fortunately the manual had that warning in it as well. My vacuum is a good bag vacuum and it seemed to handle the job just fine.
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Thanks Hans,

The manual explains the procedure for how and where to put toner on the drum before use in the case of a new drum and/or cleaning blade. I'll be sure to follow that procedure closely...

Hi Hansoon, thanks for your advice. I'd like to give it a go to clean out the unit. What kind of things do I need to look out for with cleaning the cleaning blade? Do you think it should be replaced...

Never mind mo0651, I had a look at it and there's no way to remove toner, it's too mixed in with the developer.

Do you think if I dumped it all out and got some new developer it would be OK? I...

I see, is there any way of taking out some toner? I imagine once it's roughly correct it will then fine-tune itself for the correct amount?

Hi mo0651,

I checked the augers in the developer unit and they were fine and turning. I think I may have made a mistake though. I added some toner in the developer unit to see what effect it would...

Thanks very much for that jonhiker. Do you have any info on what SP66 is? I don't have a manual so I have no idea what that means.

Cheers,

Frankie.

I once read somewhere that you can clean developer using a strainer if you can't get hold of any new one. Does anyone know about this?

Hi mo0651, the developer unit I take it is the bottom half of the Imaging Unit? Would a broken auger cause it to think it doesn't need more toner and the prevent the toner bottle from spinning?

Hi Guys,

I need to replace the developer in my FT4618 but I can't find a repair manual anywhere for information on how to do it and do the ATDC adjustment.

Can anyone please help me out on...

Hi guys,

I have a Minolta Dialta Di152 photocopier that has been making very pale copies and I discovered that the toner feed doesn't seem to be working.

There's no toner in the hopper going to...

Thanks mrwho,

When I put the darkness to maximum it's exactly the same. Where do you think the toner could be clogging?

I just pulled apart the top half of the imaging unit tonight (the part...

Hey guys,

I have a Minolta Dialta Di152 photocopier that has suddenly started making pale copies for no apparent reason. I don't think the problem is in the optics because the problem exists even...

Thanks very much for your help guys, I found the problem. It was actually quite simple, Emjay you were right, the unit is quite straightforward to strip and rebuild.

Inside the waste toner tank...

Thanks tech51, I think you might be right then because that long black plastic screw-type thing under the plastic blades doesn't move ever when I turn the drum. Is the bevel gear you refer to on the...

OK. What does the auger look like exactly, and where is it located? I have a parts manual here but can't see anything called an auger in the cleaner section.

Thanks tech51. Is the auger that long helical-screw-type item that sits under the clear plastic blades? Should you see it turning when you take the waste toner cover off and turn the drum?

Thanks guys, the copier has started making black streaks again. Do you think it might need a new cleaning blade? Or do you think I should just vacuum out the waste toner section? Last time I...

I checked out the optics on the weekend and cleaned them, and I also tested the copier with the front cover open for 10 copies, but it was pretty much the same all the way through. If anything, it...

Hi Emjay, I checked out the Di152 on the weekend. I opened the waste toner lid as you said and sure enough it was very full of old toner. I brushed about half of it out, and I could see that all...

Thanks very much for that Emjay, I really appreciate that. I have a repair manual so I'll give it a shot this Saturday with that, if I have any problems I'll get you to take a photo for me. Thanks...

I had an old machine once that had some dust in the developer, which would brush the toner off the drum and cause white streaks. I assumed that this was a similar problem so I checked out the...

OK thanks very much for the advice, I'll check it out this weekend and see how I go. I'll let you know!

Hi guys,

I have a Ricoh FT4618 photocopier that leaves white patches on the copies. I've attached a PDF file to show what I mean. (Ignore all the black areas - that was on the original as well)....

Hi guys,

I have a Minolta Dialta Di152 photocopier that often, but not always, leaves black streaks on the page. I've attached a PDF to show what it does. When I open the door on the RH side and...