Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

ok, I found this video, it is not the same machine, but the concept is applicable anyway ... look at the time code 0.55> the gear rotated by hand and what is written in the video ... I hope it

can help you , have fun
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Bro i have done the rotating on the developer and my magenta colour came back but my Cyan and Yellow has more lines. And cleaning the glass too done.

You can check on the attachments below.
I think my cyan PCU unit has been clogged on the Doctor blade ii want to clean the doctor blade but i have no clue to fix it back.

[luca72]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Bro i have done the rotating on the developer and my magenta colour came back but my Cyan and Yellow has more lines. And cleaning the glass too done.

You can check on the attachments below.
I think my cyan PCU unit has been clogged on the Doctor blade ii want to clean the doctor blade but i have no clue to fix it back.

hi, look what you have to insist, you may need several rotations back and forth also 5-10 minut, it is the compound developer-toner itself to remove any hardened residues between doctor blade and magnetic cylinder, you have to insist to rotate it back and forth, and anyway it's not to exclude that it does not resolve completely, if I do not come back to regular I replace it, but 20000 prints have worked very littleP.S. I advise against disassembling the development unit, it is not designed for this, the doctor blade is calibrated at the factory and is not adjustable or mautentable, and then if you've never done it you could make the situation worse, insist on rotating back and forth At the limit try to take a thick sheet of paper and stick it on top of the magnetic roller and slide it from side to side, trying not to leave pieces of paper stuck between roller and blade (which you can not see because it is inside) ... good luck

[mikadonovan]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

i want to clean the doctor blade but i have no clue to fix it back.

Don't mess with that. It is set at the factory for the right gap. The lines are coming from a dirty LD shield, or the developers need changed. Suggest you let a local tech take a look at it. You are spinning your wheels here trying for an easy self-repair.

[luca72]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Don't mess with that. It is set at the factory for the right gap. The lines are coming from a dirty LD shield, or the developers need changed. Suggest you let a local tech take a look at it. You are spinning your wheels here trying for an easy self-repair.

says he tried to clean the laser glasses with the blue stick, the stripes are very obvious, hardly would not work, then 20k prints is new in practice, I think they have encrusted the development groups well, maybe even put the shit toner and they use it little (?) if it does not claim that it has 20k prints I would say replace all pcdu and maybe even the belt

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Have you ran ACC? Clean optics and run copier ACC first. This will adjust scanning output to match the pattern held in memory. Then run all print ACC. When you enter ACC you might find that there are no current settings for printing. If this is the case you may have one of the machines that clears those settings every time you update firmware so you may have to run ACC after every firmware update.

[djs9164]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Have you ran ACC? Clean optics and run copier ACC first. This will adjust scanning output to match the pattern held in memory. Then run all print ACC. When you enter ACC you might find that there are no current settings for printing. If this is the case you may have one of the machines that clears those settings every time you update firmware so you may have to run ACC after every firmware update.

I have used a card stock to clean under the doctor blade. Sometimes it works and sometimes you just need to replace the developer unit.

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[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

I have used a card stock to clean under the doctor blade. Sometimes it works and sometimes you just need to replace the developer unit.

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That does not answer my question!

[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

says he tried to clean the laser glasses with the blue stick, the stripes are very obvious, hardly would not work, then 20k prints is new in practice, I think they have encrusted the development groups well, maybe even put the shit toner and they use it little (?) if it does not claim that it has 20k prints I would say replace all pcdu and maybe even the belt

The whole PCDU and did u mean transfer belt.

[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Have you ran ACC? Clean optics and run copier ACC first. This will adjust scanning output to match the pattern held in memory. Then run all print ACC. When you enter ACC you might find that there are no current settings for printing. If this is the case you may have one of the machines that clears those settings every time you update firmware so you may have to run ACC after every firmware update.

I always Auto colour calibrated after i replace toners.

[djs9164]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

I always Auto colour calibrated after i replace toners.

There is hardened toner under your yellow doctor blade. Clean under it with something rigid or replace. This will fix your issue.

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[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

There is hardened toner under your yellow doctor blade. Clean under it with something rigid or replace. This will fix your issue.

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I did try cleaning using a hard paper and rolling over and over again and its seems like the its coming back.

Thanks to you guys i am learning alot from here.

[slimslob]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

There is hardened toner under your yellow doctor blade. Clean under it with something rigid or replace. This will fix your issue.

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I did try cleaning using a hard paper and rolling over and over again and its seems like the its coming back.

Thanks to you guys i am learning alot from here.

The proper way to clean a doctor blade is to use a doctor blade cleaning tool. RTB No. RD179077.pdf

[djs9164]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

The proper way to clean a doctor blade is to use a doctor blade cleaning tool. [ATTACH]41871[/ATTACH]

Then you need to replace the damaged unit. Not u.ncommon

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[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

The proper way to clean a doctor blade is to use a doctor blade cleaning tool. [ATTACH]41871[/ATTACH]

Really helped with the doctor blade cleaning tool. Alot of colgged yellow toner/developer came out of the doctor blade.
and the cleaning tool i self made . Image attached and its really simple thou its not as per size but i had to re-try and re-try until i get it perfectly done.

Thanks to you all. Cheers

[Dalysdigital]

Re: Ricoh 2003 Colour Issues & Lines

Can please somebody tell me why is my yellow, cyan and magenta has some lines. Is this Drum or Developer .

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Im gonna try to understand everything through the help and communication of this forum.
And im always gonna have new/old questions and error through my trail.

But the doctor blade tool was a fantastic thing to clean the doctor blade.