WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

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  • ScoTTeL
    • Sep 2024
    #1

    WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

    I have this 7232 machine I work on periodically. It was working fine for a long time. Fairly low page count. Printing or copying does the same thing. If you do one or two pages at a time, all is good! If you run 3 or more pages, every 3rd or 4th page has a portion that is very light across the page. This started happening, so changed out the drum and it did not fix it. All parts and consumables are current with no reported errors. Any ideas?
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    • Iowatech
      Not a service manager
      2,500+ Posts
      • Dec 2009
      • 3933
      #2
      Re: WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

      Does this happen with all of the colors, or some specific colors?
      I only ask because you said you replaced a drum, and the color that the drum was responsible for would be useful information for the rest of us (a picture of the print defect would be even more useful).
      Also, as a noob here in the Xerox forum, I don't want to waste your time with wrong answers.

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        • Exok
          Senior Tech
          500+ Posts
          • Jun 2011
          • 750
          #3
          Re: WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

          A photo of the image defect would be helpful. Iowa, this machine uses a single drum but a rotary developer system. ScoTTeL, if the defect is only 1 color such as black, it could be a worn developer housing. If its all colors I would look into the transfer unit or 2nd BTR.

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            • ScoTTeL
              #4
              Re: WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

              It is all colors. And you are right that it uses only one drum. I will get a pic and upload tomorrow. It is like 2/3 of the way across the page, it looks like someone took an eraser through it and removed most of the toner. But why every 3rd or 4th page? I didn't think the transfer belts and such would cover that many pages before hitting a weak spot. I will also see if it does it when multiple single page print jobs are sent to see if it has something to do with a recurring image. I was thinking possibly a voltage gets weak or something.

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                • Exok
                  Senior Tech
                  500+ Posts
                  • Jun 2011
                  • 750
                  #5
                  Re: WC 7232 Every few pages in a longer run has a light band of toner

                  I would do a panic stop to see what the image looks like both on the drum and on the transfer belt. That should point you in the right direction.

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