ricoh color 2238c

[hodgiepodgie]

constant error sc 387 yellow toner too lite. good fill will come back if do force toner so i dont thnk its developer ,cannot rely on counter dont thnk previos tech cleared them(pm and r counters)copies ok for awhile after force toner yellow,but sc comes back . have vacuumed out hose and pump working.

[Vulkor]

Possible Cause
Troubleshooting Procedure

[hodgiepodgie]

yes cleaned pipe have manual so back to square one.

[Vulkor]

Yeah the manual isn't very helpful there is it

Could a failing Developer Clutch Cause problems like this? Doubt it, just throwing it out there.

[KopyKat]

OEM toner or aftermarket crap?

If it's OEM I would at least test a different DV unit.

[jprecht]

poor yellow

i'm with kopykat. if using "oem" toner is time to go back and replace dev unit (yellow) if drum unit is worn why not replace this too. these units are both vary reasonable compared 2 some iu's. make sure you "recalibrate "when u change them. there is a "sp procedure" for each!!
good luck!!
jp

[KopyKat]

i'm with kopykat. if using "oem" toner is time to go back and replace dev unit (yellow) if drum unit is worn why not replace this too. these units are both vary reasonable compared 2 some iu's. make sure you "recalibrate "when u change them. there is a "sp procedure" for each!!
good luck!!
jp

Thanks for adding the PCU...I had a brain fart! Long day...don't ask.

[jprecht]

fading yellow

Hey both you and the other post had it right!!! have never been trained on these bxs but see alot o dem. is mostly maint issues. pls remind me not to "borrow $20.00 from u!!! lol
jp

[tectwo]

9 out of 10 is bad devloper seen it too many times before

[Shadow1]

I'll put my money on the developer too. And don't forget to flog the other tech for not keeping up with the maintenance records - SOOOooo...CRITICAL to figure out what is wrong when one of these decides to go toes up with an oddball problem.

[Vulkor]

I know some companies require techs to make notes on a sheet that is kept with the machine. Unfortunately we've had the sheet disappear too many time due to office employees wanting to read it or competitors getting their paws on it. So whats on the work order gets transferred to a database that is attached to the next work order next time a tech is out.

[hodgiepodgie]

ok

replaced dev and drum unit thnks