Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

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  • haemse
    Junior Member
    • Jun 2021
    • 4

    Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

    Hi,

    I am having printing errors on my prints/copies. There are 3 dots and a slight stripe (barely visible) in regular intervals visilbe on every page A4 & A3

    See attached Scan of a test print.Ricoh Print Error - Scan 20210617113023983.pdf

    I've cleaned the PCU main roller several times, however they continue to persist.

    Where could they come from? How do I troupleshoot/fix it?
  • haemse
    Junior Member
    • Jun 2021
    • 4

    #2
    Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

    Oh, and i forgot do mention - the are soley in black color.

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    • 8T2
      Trusted Tech

      250+ Posts
      • Aug 2015
      • 257

      #3
      Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

      My first guess would be the black drum being chipped if I'm correct assuming the paper was fed SEF/Landscape

      *Edited a brain fart, SEF is not portrait

      Sent from my WAS-LX1 using Tapatalk
      Last edited by 8T2; 06-17-2021, 10:47 PM.

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      • Gift
        Service Manager

        1,000+ Posts
        • Mar 2011
        • 2413

        #4
        Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

        Originally posted by 8T2
        My first guess would be the black drum being chipped if I'm correct assuming the paper was fed SEF/Portrait

        Sent from my WAS-LX1 using Tapatalk
        yup just check the diameter of the drum and the distance between the repeating pattern - boom

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        • Mark Bbb
          Service Manager

          1,000+ Posts
          • Jun 2012
          • 1662

          #5
          Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

          black pcu, your technician was wright.

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          • mikadonovan
            Senior Tech

            Site Contributor
            2,500+ Posts
            • May 2008
            • 2936

            #6
            Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

            Dots at 80mm, K drum damaged.
            NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING

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            • haemse
              Junior Member
              • Jun 2021
              • 4

              #7
              Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

              Originally posted by mikadonovan
              Dots at 80mm, K drum damaged.
              Thx you so much for your input, ill order a new one and keep you updated.

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              • tonerhead
                Senior Tech

                500+ Posts
                • Sep 2009
                • 580

                #8
                Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

                Something like that should be easy to see on the black drum and verify.
                I've proved mathematics wrong. 1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2.........


                Especially when it comes to sex

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                • ridgemill
                  Trusted Tech

                  100+ Posts
                  • Sep 2017
                  • 172

                  #9
                  Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

                  You can use either B224-2042 or D029-2256 on this model; the B224 is cheaper, but has a lower life.

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                  • JayPaul
                    Trusted Tech

                    250+ Posts
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 305

                    #10
                    Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

                    I loved the D029 2256 pcu, it had something like 50% extra life for about 20% extra cost. Slightly different modifications, cutting off corner of back and swapping 2 cables etc Those were the days
                    Now the new colour machines just slide in new parts and no rebuilding.
                    Anyway yeh that looks like black pcu all day long, you can essentially roll up that paper so 1 row of dots lines up with the other. The paper roll will be the same diameter of the drum.

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                    • Zaxxon
                      Senior Tech

                      500+ Posts
                      • Jan 2014
                      • 608

                      #11
                      Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

                      Originally posted by JayPaul
                      I loved the D029 2256 pcu
                      You need to get out more
                      Please start you post with brand, model, problem.

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                      • JayPaul
                        Trusted Tech

                        250+ Posts
                        • Oct 2012
                        • 305

                        #12
                        Re: Aficio MP C2500 - What causes this printing errors?

                        Then I won't even get into how much I love the new MP 301 PCDU... what a thing of beauty!

                        -Copiers are life

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