OK. I've got a weird one for y'all: orange toner.
Back story: A few years back, I received a service call for a C454 located at a remote mine. During troubleshooting for some minor issue (jamming I think?), I had them send me some photos of the machine. In these photos, I could see very clearly that there was orange toner scattered around the K toner cartridge slot. orange toner scattered around the K toner cartridge slot. Not yellow, not a waste-toner mix, but actually orange.
The machine is a real pain to get to, and I was able to resolve the jamming issues remotely, so I didn't think too long about it. Fast forward 2-3 years, and I am out visiting the same mine working on a different machine that is located on the opposite side of the building. This one is a C554e. Imagine my shock when I open the toner door and see ORANGE TONER scattered only around the K toner slot. Normal amounts of CMY toner scattered in front of those slots, but distinctly orange toner around the K.
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I've been wrenching on these things for nearly 20 years, only two times I've encountered this have been in this one building. It is the mill at an underground metals mine, so there is definitely a smell/taste to the air inside.
Is it possible that there is something in the air that is reacting with the toner and turning it orange? Maybe oxidizing the ferrite particles rapidly? It hasn't really been an issue yet, but it is perplexing me.
Back story: A few years back, I received a service call for a C454 located at a remote mine. During troubleshooting for some minor issue (jamming I think?), I had them send me some photos of the machine. In these photos, I could see very clearly that there was orange toner scattered around the K toner cartridge slot. orange toner scattered around the K toner cartridge slot. Not yellow, not a waste-toner mix, but actually orange.
The machine is a real pain to get to, and I was able to resolve the jamming issues remotely, so I didn't think too long about it. Fast forward 2-3 years, and I am out visiting the same mine working on a different machine that is located on the opposite side of the building. This one is a C554e. Imagine my shock when I open the toner door and see ORANGE TONER scattered only around the K toner slot. Normal amounts of CMY toner scattered in front of those slots, but distinctly orange toner around the K.
PXL_20240220_170958017.MP.jpg
I've been wrenching on these things for nearly 20 years, only two times I've encountered this have been in this one building. It is the mill at an underground metals mine, so there is definitely a smell/taste to the air inside.
Is it possible that there is something in the air that is reacting with the toner and turning it orange? Maybe oxidizing the ferrite particles rapidly? It hasn't really been an issue yet, but it is perplexing me.
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