RICOH MP C4502 dirty blade in fuser unit

[tecnodue]

Hallo,
i often find the separation blade in the fuser unit dirty of fused toner that goes on the sheets.
What shall i do?
Thank you

[copier tech]

Hallo,
i often find the separation blade in the fuser unit dirty of fused toner that goes on the sheets.
What shall i do?
Thank you

This is the stripper plate some techs remove this to prevent toner build up damaging the sleeve.

[Polo-022]

Hallo,
i often find the separation blade in the fuser unit dirty of fused toner that goes on the sheets.
What shall i do?
Thank you

Use original toner for better results : more prints, less wasted particles.

[Zeldaman]

Hi there!
Original toner AND good paper!!!! When there is too much dust (chalk, etc...) in the paper this problem occurs much faster.
Customers with good paper allways reached the real end of fuser life without a dirty stripperplate.
Greetings...

[mikadonovan]

Cleaning the stripper plate is a procedure outlined in the manual, and is needed on occasion. More so with aftermarket toner. Nothing unusual.

[Phil B.]

Hi there!
Original toner AND good paper!!!! When there is too much dust (chalk, etc...) in the paper this problem occurs much faster.
Customers with good paper allways reached the real end of fuser life without a dirty stripperplate.
Greetings...

QUALITY supplies = Quality Output

[slimslob]

The blade is coated with a thin layer of Teflon that is supposed to help keep toner from sticking. Improper cleaning can damage that coating and make things worse. If that has already happened you will need to replace the blade.

[mga]

Hallo,
i often find the separation blade in the fuser unit dirty of fused toner that goes on the sheets.
What shall i do?
Thank you

Tell user to stop using rubbish toner use oem if plate is damaged ie Teflon gone fit new one you could remove but you will get fuser jams paper wrapping around sleeve

[luca72]

This is the stripper plate some techs remove this to prevent toner build up damaging the sleeve.

interesting, usually I scratch the edge of the blade, with fine sandpaper, moving it away from the sleeve, without disassembling anything, I have never had problems with this procedure, however as soon as I have the opportunity, I will do this experiment to remove it too....however, we use only ricoh genuine toner