New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

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  • Badhabit
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 8

    #1

    [CQ] New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

    Good day all,

    I hope someone has an answer for me.
    We have found that if you swop the K drum with any of the colour drums on the new Bizhub Colour devices, the copy quality goes straight down the drain.

    Any one else experience this?

    Regards,
  • Copier Addict
    Aging Tech

    Site Contributor
    10,000+ Posts
    • Jul 2013
    • 14403

    #2
    Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

    Originally posted by Badhabit
    Good day all,

    I hope someone has an answer for me.
    We have found that if you swop the K drum with any of the colour drums on the new Bizhub Colour devices, the copy quality goes straight down the drain.

    Any one else experience this?

    Regards,
    I know you have to modify the black drum to get it to even fit into one of the colour slots. And once it is in there it doesn't produce an image.

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    • Synthohol
      Certified Konica Expert

      Site Contributor
      5,000+ Posts
      • Mar 2016
      • 5738

      #3
      Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

      sounds like Konica got sick of people going the cheap modded route and created some safeguard to prevent people from doing just that.
      We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two.
      The medication helps though...

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      • Copier Addict
        Aging Tech

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        10,000+ Posts
        • Jul 2013
        • 14403

        #4
        Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

        Originally posted by Synthohol
        sounds like Konica got sick of people going the cheap modded route and created some safeguard to prevent people from doing just that.
        Sounds about right. Why let techs install a $100 drum when you can make them install $300 drum that is exactly the same.

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        • Badhabit
          Junior Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 8

          #5
          Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

          Originally posted by copier addict
          Sounds about right. Why let techs install a $100 drum when you can make them install $300 drum that is exactly the same.
          Any way around this?
          It is just ridiculous to pay twice the normal price, for the same part.

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          • REGSIS
            Trusted Tech

            250+ Posts
            • May 2016
            • 434

            #6
            Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

            Originally posted by Badhabit
            Any way around this?
            It is just ridiculous to pay twice the normal price, for the same part.
            Didn't try it thou, but should be possible to buy a new black drum unit, disassemble: drum, charge roller (+ cleaner, if possible) and cleaning blade; assemble these new parts in old color drum unit casing.

            Anyone tried this?

            P.S. for 8 series only because 7 series colors are IU not drum unit.

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            • Gift
              Service Manager

              1,000+ Posts
              • Mar 2011
              • 2447

              #7
              Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

              There's a small plastic part sitting at the front end of the drum unit near the OPC and regulating the distance to the dv assy. It's different between col+BK but not too hard to swap... just take a close look..

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              • Badhabit
                Junior Member
                • Nov 2008
                • 8

                #8
                Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

                Hi,

                Do you perhaps have a picture showing the part?

                Thank you

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                • Badhabit
                  Junior Member
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 8

                  #9
                  Re: New Cxx7 and Cxx8 range Drum issues

                  Originally posted by Gift
                  There's a small plastic part sitting at the front end of the drum unit near the OPC and regulating the distance to the dv assy. It's different between col+BK but not too hard to swap... just take a close look..


                  Hi,

                  Do you perhaps have a picture showing the part?

                  Thank you

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