FS-C5016n Led Array

[luig]

I got bad led array on one of the drum units, all i get is tick marks where that color is to appear on the print. I've changed it from drum to drum, and the problem follows. Is there any way to fix the led array, or does any one have off an old printer?

Thanks,
Luigi

[just a tech]

as far as i know, ya have to replace it...

[knightfall]

There is not serviceable parts on the printhead it must be replaced.

[10871087]

It must be replaced and they are expensive. by the time you buy one of these and a few other parts you can almost justify a new printer. The new generation of that engine is so much better that it is worth looking into before you invest in some spendy parts

[vk4akp]

Where is the LED array? How do we clean it pse?

Hi, We just bought a second hand FS-c5016N and it prints blury and patchy.

A Kyocera tech said it's the LED array that needs cleaning.

Can some one tell me how to get to the LED array and clean it please?

Also can we use metho, alcohol, distilled water? Cotton wool, tissue etc?
How sturdy is the LED array?

We've bought this to produce newsletters for our local radio and computer group.

tnx - Ken
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[expom]

You need to remove the toner cartridges,dev and drum units to access the L.E.D's.x 4.Once you have carefully removed the L.E.D's (be careful of the connectors as they are very flimsy) clean the L.E.D face with toothpaste.Alcohol is fine,but we have found that toothpaste works better every time and saves you having to repeat the procedure if the alcohol never completely cleaned it the first time!.First time i did this took me well over an hour from start to finish.

[vk4akp]

Next problem is a crease down the centre of paper

Hi, thanks for that info.

I spent a good 5 hours carefully disassembling cleaning and reassembling the printer.

We now have reasonably nice clean prints. I think the rest is from the terrible amount of toner spilt through the machine.

Our last problem is that we are getting a terrible crease down the centre of the paper. Sometimes we get a perfect print. But mostly we get this horrible running crease.

Any idea's? we looked at the two orange fuser rollers and they look fine.

You can see test prints etc at the following link.

http://shazam.zapto.org/igal/fs-c5016n

tnx

~Ken
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[kyoceradude]

For the creasing problem you will need to replace the fixing assy. There are two levers that the transfer unit push on when istalled to apply pressure to the rollers. They are either bent or the busings are falling apart due to age.

[vk4akp]

RE: Paper creasing.

Hi, Thanks for the info.

Do you mean the pressure levers, bushes and or possibly bearings in the Fuser unit?

OK. We will look at this.

Thanks.
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For the creasing problem you will need to replace the fixing assy. There are two levers that the transfer unit push on when istalled to apply pressure to the rollers. They are either bent or the busings are falling apart due to age.

[kyoceradude]

Hi, Thanks for the info.

Do you mean the pressure levers, bushes and or possibly bearings in the Fuser unit?

OK. We will look at this.

Thanks.
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Yes to all of the above....

[vk4akp]

Paper Creasing & Toner C empty.

Hi again, we have another curious symptom that may help with this diagnosis.

If we print a full A4 colour page the paper never creases.

It only seems to crease when printing text which is processed through the printer much faster.

Does this give any further hints towards isolating the problem?

We are planning to strip the unit down again soon and remove the fuser unit so we can inspect and lubricate the bearings and bushes. We will also clean the orange rollers (any suggestion as what to clean with?).

But our next problem is that Toner C (Cyan) is now completely empty. We really don't want to invest in another toner until we know if the printer is servicable.

Is there any way to trick the printer into printing with one empty colour toner for further testing?

Also does anyone know a cheap source for a replacement toner? Or perhaps a bulk refill toner supplier for this model?
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[expom]

You need to buy a toner. I suggest buying a genuine Kyocera toner as you may give yourself bigger problems. You need to research best prices on the net.

[vikingmita]

the 5016 is total crap. i would not spend any time or money on it, if will fail soon again. get the never series, 5020-5025-5030 or the all new 5100-5200-5300.

[vk4akp]

Another FS-c5016N on the way.

HUmm. Why is the FS-c5016N crap? Whats crap about them?

And too late. WE just bought another 5016.

Should arrive in about a week.

This one has a brand new boxed Duplexer, 3x spare brand new toners.

Has only done 22000 prints.

We will keep the first unit for spare parts if we can't solve the paper creasing problem.

Fingers crossed on this second unit.
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[vikingmita]

unstable developers, calibration sucks-colour starts to float all over, picky on paper quality and thickness-fuser gets f.u. remember thay kyo offered a a and b-kit supposed to fix most problems (new belt and colour devs, etc), but at no great success. sorry, they are crap. only good thing about them is that they got replaced quickly. latest firmware and good quality paper is a must. running colour calibration and registration often are to be expected