CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

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  • cmessin1
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2019
    • 2
    #1

    CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

    Hi,

    I have a used CS 300ci that I had picked up used about a year ago. It does not get a ton of use. It was printing very nicely when I got it. It has probably printed about 2000 pages (almost all B&W) since I received it.

    It is admittedly a little overdue for its first Maintenance Kit (Black) based on page counts.

    Recently I started getting lines just at the edges of the paper. I am attaching a picture. The arrow I drew denotes the direction of print.

    Wondering if anyone knows if there is something I can clean to improve this as a short term solution or if I need to move forward now with the maintenance kit.


    SwiftScan Sep 30, 2021 10.14 AM.pdf


    Thanks.
    Tags: 300ci, edges, kit, lines, maintenance
    • blackcat4866
      Master Of The Obvious

      Site Contributor
      10,000+ Posts
      • Jul 2007
      • 22601
      #2
      Re: CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

      The black developing unit would probably resolve this issue. Here's the thing though. This machine is obsolete, meaning that you won't be able to get parts much longer. You may not be able to get the black developing unit.

      If you're a gambling man, you might want to buy that Maintenance Kit A while it can still be bought.
      If you're not a gambling man, you might want to spend your money on another machine.

      It's really up to you. =^..^=
      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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        • PrintWhisperer
          Trusted Tech

          250+ Posts
          • Feb 2018
          • 434
          #3
          Re: CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

          Originally posted by blackcat4866
          ... This machine is obsolete, ...

          If you're a gambling man, you might want to buy that Maintenance Kit A while it can still be bought.
          If you're not a gambling man, you might want to spend your money on another machine.

          It's really up to you. =^..^=
          BC is dead on and here is the main issue. That is basically gen 2 Kyo color after the *ugh* Voyager series. It did NOT have a system to STOP driving color while in BW use as later gens did.

          This means that the Color Drums and more importantly DV's are always driven and would overcharge unused colors.
          They all wear equally with the BW count, there is no sep. color counter on these.
          They suffered from frequent HVT failures
          The transfer belt material was changed and early machines, esp. 250/300 would have trouble keeping TX belt clean.

          Probably one of the worst 'wholly Kyo' color MFP's ever....
          "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn" - Benjamin Franklin

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            • cmessin1
              Junior Member
              • Sep 2019
              • 2
              #4
              Re: CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

              Thanks much for the insight, moving forward with Maintenance A.

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                • qtech
                  Technician

                  Site Contributor
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 41
                  #5
                  Re: CS 300ci - Black Lines at edges

                  Pull the Drums, at least one of the drums will have this pattern of foreign matter on it. Carefully clean that drum, or drums, and you will be good for the near term. I seem to recall something about the Transfer Belt causing this, especially in low volume (or stored) units. Replace Transfer Belt and keep a drum or two on hand; as mentioned, this is an old model so an upgrade would be best.
                  Chris

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