p2040 Toner smudging and not fusing onto paper of first page of print job

[Russell]

Hello Everyone,

One of my p2040's is malfunctioning. The print on the first page of a job after the printer has been idle for a while is smudging and rubs off easily. Subsequent pages of the same job fuse and print perfectly. So I presume this issue is caused by the fuser roller not reaching the correct operating temperature to fuse the toner onto the first page.

I have checked the thermistor, it's resistance reduces when I apply heat to it, so the thermistor appears to be working ok. I have checked both thermal cut-out pots on the fuser heater circuit as well.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Russell

[Russell]

Re: p2040 Toner smudging and not fusing onto paper of first page of print job

Is it possible to adjust the fuser temperature setting? I couldn't see this option in the adjust/maintenance menu. Thanks,

[taskalfa]

[Russell]

Re: p2040 Toner smudging and not fusing onto paper of first page of print job

5 years old, 46,000 pages

[blackcat4866]

Re: p2040 Toner smudging and not fusing onto paper of first page of print job

5 years old, 46,000 pages

That's great! They rarely get 46K. The Teflon sheet dries out, causing jamming usually earlier than 46K. =^..^=

[tmaged]

Re: p2040 Toner smudging and not fusing onto paper of first page of print job

Yep it's the sliding sheet. You either get Jam 42xx, smudges, or a loud popping noise when the drive gear slips due to the drag on the fuser.