Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

[darry1322]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

Yes, two main possibilities:

Dirty black laser slit glass: Run laser slit glass cleaner in Adjustment Maintenance menu

Obstructions under the black doctor blade: Sometimes you can fish then out with a heavy mylar cut in a hook shape. Roll the developing roller while pulling on your mylar tool. Sometimes you can't and must replace the black developing unit. I haven't had much luck with disassembling these developing units.



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I keep forgetting about those laser slit glasses. The void areas will probably be resolved by running that cleaner Blackcat mentioned. Make sure the image unit (drum/developer) are clean though. You've got some dark streaks there that may indicate something going on with the image unit that's causing toner to fall onto the laser slit glass.

[juanatknight]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

I keep forgetting about those laser slit glasses. The void areas will probably be resolved by running that cleaner Blackcat mentioned. Make sure the image unit (drum/developer) are clean though. You've got some dark streaks there that may indicate something going on with the image unit that's causing toner to fall onto the laser slit glass.

How do I clean the drum/developer unit? I didn't see this in the manual. I ran the refreshes for the developer unit and the drum and the laser cleaner but it seems to only have made it worse.

[jmaister]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

may need to take the laser unit out to vaccum it.

[blackcat4866]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

... There is a white part on the edge of the print, is there a calibration to fix it ?

Any ideas ?

Tobias

Are you talking about the edge voids? All laser based printers will have at least 2mm of edge void, and 3 to 5mm of lead and trail voids. They are there so that the paper does not wrap around the fuser roller or snag on the fixing claws. The voids absolutely must be there. =^..^=

[juanatknight]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

I had a technician come out to look at it, he said the black drum needs to be replaced. He quoted me $610 + tax for the drum. Is this reasonable or is there a better option?

[The_Murph]

Re: Print Quality Taskalfa 3050CI

I had a technician come out to look at it, he said the black drum needs to be replaced. He quoted me $610 + tax for the drum. Is this reasonable or is there a better option?

Thats quite the markup. I wish I could get away with that ... I'd get a competitor out and tell them you were quoted 300, I bet you get it for a little less than that.