Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

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[ridgemill]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Possibly the toner drive motor (D1273201) is faulty, if you open the front door and trick the door switch, can you see the bottle turn?

[copyaction]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Possibly the toner drive motor (D1273201) is faulty, if you open the front door and trick the door switch, can you see the bottle turn?

I will check that when I go back with the new PCU.
I figured the motor was ok since it toned up so quickly in forced toner mode, but you know how that goes.

[mga]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

I will check that when I go back with the new PCU.
I figured the motor was ok since it toned up so quickly in forced toner mode, but you know how that goes.

When you fitted the new pcdu did you initialize in service mode

[copyaction]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

When you fitted the new pcdu did you initialize in service mode

Yes I did.

[KeviM]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Have a look at your voltage readings and make sure they are correct.

BTW what's your print quality like?

[KeviM]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Possibly the toner drive motor (D1273201) is faulty, if you open the front door and trick the door switch, can you see the bottle turn?

This is a common fault. Check this. Sometimes it turns insufficiently. So what happens is the toner light will go off and then come on again after a while due to motor not turning enough.

[Pita Mita]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Our standard operating procedure with a 301 is clean up the mess, replace PCDU and transfer roller otherwise you may be back for squeak from the roller. Enter service program with front door open and do 2928 toner end clear then 2801 initialization. Don't forget to reset the 45K PM counter so the next time you can see how many copies you actually got before it starts leaking again. We do that and we are pretty much guarantied it will last for a while.

[RandyW]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

had some where we put the toner in and then pulled down the toner handle before sliding it all completely back in the machine...supposed to make sure it grabs the nipple/plug thing.

[copyaction]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

This is a common fault. Check this. Sometimes it turns insufficiently. So what happens is the toner light will go off and then come on again after a while due to motor not turning enough.

I will check it when I go back but I can say it was turning enough to pack the old drum unit with toner.

[sandmanmac]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Our standard operating procedure with a 301 is clean up the mess, replace PCDU and transfer roller otherwise you may be back for squeak from the roller. Enter service program with front door open and do 2928 toner end clear then 2801 initialization. Don't forget to reset the 45K PM counter so the next time you can see how many copies you actually got before it starts leaking again. We do that and we are pretty much guarantied it will last for a while.

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I ALWAYS run toner end clear prior dev initialization, otherwise I run into the issue described

Just to be clear.....you are positive that you installed the MP301 toner hopper and not the 201? very similar looking, but a very different "cup" that will not allow the "claw" to grasp the bottle plug

[copyaction]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

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I ALWAYS run toner end clear prior dev initialization, otherwise I run into the issue described

Just to be clear.....you are positive that you installed the MP301 toner hopper and not the 201? very similar looking, but a very different "cup" that will not allow the "claw" to grasp the bottle plug

[copyaction]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Return this morning with another new toner tray and new drum unit.
Ran toner end clear, replaced parts, ran developer initialization.
Ran copier with front door open and watched toner bottle turning freely.
Copies still look perfect, hoping this takes care of it.
Thanks for the helpful suggestions.

[Klydon]

Re: Ricoh MP301 toner depleted

Typical 301.

Most of the time you can change the PCDU after cleaning up the mess. Make sure you cancel the end toner condition or it will add more toner to the new PCDU, which is not what you want to happen. Initialize.

You can clean and lube the transfer roller assembly if you are a cheap skate. I have a ton of these and have used maybe 2 in the last several years.

Make sure the toner in the bottle is shaken and not packed.

Sometimes when the hopper unit is packed, it wrecks the mylar inside that moves the toner from the bottle to the PCDU. You don't have a choice but to replace it.