konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

[Mitch Barron]

Hello guys How you all doing today?
Today I am seeking for your support and expetise because my head is spinning now, I have this konica 224e, it is making alot of noise same noise when you have clog on the transfer belt, I thought it was that so I did the usual clean the cleaning blade and the restoner canal, put it back and the noise continue the funny is when you make black and white copies it make no noise but when you make colors the noise comes back or when stabilizing. I had change the transfer belt motor, toner motor, drums motor so I am giving up so need your help guys any tips.
thanks

[Synthohol]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

Did you clean the waste toner path all the way to the bottle?

Could be the wtb motor gear assy. Or the gears in the machine that turn the xfer belt cleaning assy.
Remove left cover and grab a flashlight and watch the gears engage for both the belt cleaner and the wtb motor on the front.
Good luck as always.
Should you or any of your CE force get cut or covered with toner, the moderators will disavow any knowledge of this post.

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

Check fuser drive gear.

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

...
Should you or any of your CE force get cut or covered with toner, the moderators will disavow any knowledge of this post.

Ha ha, you seems to find newer and newer clever ways to put humor on this overall messy job - copier tech. God bless you for that!

[femaster]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

I have this konica 224e, it is making alot of noise same noise when you have clog on the transfer belt, I thought it was that so I did the usual clean the cleaning blade and the restoner canal, put it back and the noise continue the funny is when you make black and white copies it make no noise but when you make colors the noise comes back or when stabilizing. I had change the transfer belt motor, toner motor, drums motor so I am giving up so need your help guys any tips.
thanks

I've highlighted your problem above. A 224e should be able to make color copies. When you try, it yells at you!

[mga]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

If the noise is only there when printing colour and not on black I would look at developing units just a thought

[femaster]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

As MGA stated, look into the development units. I've personally had 2 of the slower xx4e machines where the development units started leaking and dumped inside the rear of the copier, where it eventually ground down the drive gears in the back side of the development unit. To date I've had a cyan and a black do this. The cyan unit happened right around 80K or 90K if I remember correctly.

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

If the noise is only there when printing colour and not on black I would look at developing units just a thought

That's easy to test just print only 4 pages CMYK gradations in SM. Would pinpoint noisy dev unit/drive if any.

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

Check fuser drive gear.

If the noise is only there when printing colour and not on black I would look at developing units just a thought

Well my mind must slept when I posted about fuser drive gear. My eyes saw what author said but obviously only noise enter my head. Apologies about that.
Good man mga has great point, I tip my hat to you dude.

[Synthohol]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

we still dont know if the copier is color or not based on the title.

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

we still dont know if the copier is color or not based on the title.

True that..but common.. It has to be color or the world is set on 🔥

[blackcat4866]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

If the noise is only there when printing colour and not on black I would look at developing units just a thought

+1

Just confirming ... is this a C224e. You cannot do color on a 224e. =^..^=

[copier tech]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

Ha ha, you seems to find newer and newer clever ways to put humor on this overall messy job - copier tech. God bless you for that!

Eh!?

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

I recently installed WTB for color bizhub C654e into mono bizhub 654e...does it make my machine color

[tsbservice]

Re: konica 224e making alot of noise when starting and when printing colors

Ha ha, you seems to find newer and newer clever ways to put humor on this overall messy job - copier tech. God bless you for that!

Eh!?

You say 224e but mention colour so this model is a C224e.

Hmm.
I didn't say anything like that...maybe you quote wrong post.