Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

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  • Cliff12341
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2019
    • 4

    Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

    I've found several videos but I can't seem to find a unanimous answer. So the laser will apply a charge to the drum, then the drum to the transfer belt, then the transfer belt to the paper, right? So the drum, transfer belt, toner, and paper all have a negative or positive charge? Which pieces have negative and which pieces have positive? Thank you and sorry for my ignorance.
  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

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    • Jul 2007
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    #2
    Re: Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

    The toner is slightly negative. The charged areas of the drum is highly negative. Transfer belt is neutral. Primary transfer roller is slightly positive. Second transfer is neutral to slightly negative.

    Yes, slightly negative toner does stay temporarily attracted to highly negative image areas. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    • Phil B.
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      • Jul 2016
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      #3
      Re: Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

      i'm surprised you don't remember from Xerography 101 ... the first basic lesson.

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      • Hansoon
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        • Sep 2007
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        #4
        Re: Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

        So the laser will apply a charge to the drum
        Errrr... huh? LASER is applying a charge? Since when? What about Corona/Charge Roller?

        Hans
        " Sent from my Intel 80286 using MS-DOS 2.0 "

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        • Copier Addict
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          • Jul 2013
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          #5
          Re: Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

          Hans is correct. The charge is applied to the drum by either the corona or charge roller. The laser then slightly discharges the drum in the shape of the image. The toner is drawn to this slightly discharged area. The primary transfer rollers are charged and the toner is drawn to the belt. The secondary transfer roller is charged and the toner is drawn onto the paper as it travels between the transfer belt and transfer roller. Toner is then fused and pressed into the paper.

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          • allan
            RTFM!!

            5,000+ Posts
            • Apr 2010
            • 5445

            #6
            Re: Regarding charge on the drum and tansfer belt for Konica Minolta 4 series

            You will be a tweaker yet.
            Then you will know how to let a bad part work for a while longer.
            Whatever

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