I recently inherited a Kyocera Taskalfa 3050ci from a coworker.....they didn't want it in their office anymore so I decided to use it in our lobby for mainly printing color drawings and scanning. I knew the printer had the faded prints and streaking, but was told that it needed a new black drum unit by a repair company when they came to look at it. Well......I changed the black drum, and I changed the transfer belt assembly........neither has helped at all. what could be causing the fading across the top....and all the streaking? Attached is a baseline print made from my ricoh printer, and one from the kyocera. Both were scanned with the kyocera......not impressed at all with the quality......but that is another issue. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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So I have some questions:
Does the problem occur with scanning and copying, but not printing? The optics re most likely dusty. Or perhaps a very dirty white reference roller.
Does the problem occur with printing and copying, but not scanning? There is a problem with the print engine: maybe drum(s), maybe laser dirty laser slit glasses, maybe developing unit(s). There isn't enough information to make a determination, with the images and information that you've provided.
Start by printing these: and upload the images: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.
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Thank you for the reply blackcat. The problem happens with printing and copying. Attached are the prints you requested, I scanned them with both my printers to show that it seems to scan fine. I find it intersting that it doesn't print the black border along the top of the sheet, but it prints the blue all the way to the edge....even thought it does lighten up. I can add that the drum unit and transfer belt assembly I changed were both new and both genuine Kyocera parts.Comment
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Look at the dev. units and see if roller are fully covered . If they are covered i would take out the laser unit and make sure all is clean .Comment
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Looks to me like there is an issue with the secondary transfer, maybe the roller has collapsed or is out of position. Door not shutting properly?. Easy test is to send a solid print in A3 and stop the machine half way . Pull out the TR belt (massive pain on this model) and see what the image on the belt is like.
Your dev units are showing the typical signs of the spacer roller wear. This is the jagged marks eminating from the LHS of the page.
Background on prints…? Non genuine toner?
Have you run 464, 469, 410, 412?
To me this is a DNR model. It’s so old and parts are so expensive I’d immediately write it off as not economical to repair. Best advice would be cut your losses and find a TA-2552/3 that someone is throwing out.
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Firstly, it helps that you scanned the images on two different machines. I could compare colors on both scans. There are four separate problems that I can identify from the images:
1) In black images over 50% fill, you'll see a quality issue, see the attached screen shot. You'll need to replace the black developing unit.
2) Same deal, except cyan. You'll have to replace the cyan developing unit.
3) Image fading towards one side: Ropariva is correct. There is a secondary transfer issue of some sort, in which the second transfer unit isn't maintaining the proper spacing with the primary transfer unit. Primary or secondary transfer units could be damaged (or both), or there could be a problem with the door closing properly. The confirmation is to print a solid color page then pop the door open 1/2 way through. I suspect that you'll find that the front portion of the image has transferred to the paper, and the rear portion of the image is still remaining on the primary transfer belt (or vice-versa).
4) The scans look terrible: Optics are definitely dirty, and the machine is out of calibration. Address this last, after resolving the other issues. Cleaning optics is a delicate operation. When you're ready I will give some suggestions to avoid shooting yourself in the foot, lol.
Kudos on your presentation. =^..^=
second transfer.png developer spacers cyan and black.pngIf 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 =^..^=Comment
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I have seen the laser polygon motor mirrors get haze on the tips that cause this problem.
I fixed many kyoceras with this problemComment
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