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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
Hello All;
I have a Minolta CSPRO 1080 that creates ghost images on the copies. It's actually a negative or reverse image...looks like someone used black spraypaint to lightly paint over a stencil. After installing a new drum and cleaning blade, the first copy looked perfect...yea, high- fives all around. But subsequent copies developed the negative ghost image. Second copy had one ghost image on the left and right side of the copy. Third copy had 2 ghost images and so on til about the 6th copy. After that, the ghost images gets darker and darker but does not increase in number. Meaning, the center of the page is clean with no ghost images. So after buying a new drum and blade, I still have the same original problem. Any help is appreciated before I invest more money into the copier. Thanks, HD |
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Have you complained to Minolta?
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
wrote in message ... Hello All; I have a Minolta CSPRO 1080 that creates ghost images on the copies. It's actually a negative or reverse image...looks like someone used black spraypaint to lightly paint over a stencil. After installing a new drum and cleaning blade, the first copy looked perfect...yea, high- fives all around. But subsequent copies developed the negative ghost image. Second copy had one ghost image on the left and right side of the copy. Third copy had 2 ghost images and so on til about the 6th copy. After that, the ghost images gets darker and darker but does not increase in number. Meaning, the center of the page is clean with no ghost images. So after buying a new drum and blade, I still have the same original problem. Any help is appreciated before I invest more money into the copier. Thanks, HD What does this copier use to erase the drum? Older units had a string of incandescent lamps, it's been a long time since I've worked on one though. |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message . .. Have you complained to Minolta? Hey Bill, why complaining to Minolta? You guys should complain to your Coast-to-Coast Radio station, because you guys like to convince each other of ghost and weird things. Some idiots said he has power when he approached the street light it turned blinking, he didn't know that the light was about to go out. Oh America, wake up, you've been sleeping so long. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASICK's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Freedom Abusers, Because of the *******s. |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
The manual talks about a strong light to erase the drum so I assume
it's some light source (incadescent or flourescent) but not sure since I haven't seen it. It appears that the drum is getting really dirty and the negative image is caused when it "prints" a new image which "cleans" off that part of the drum. So it's pulling off the old toner that's stuck to the drum exposing a clean surface underneath. If I run multiple blank copies, the negative "ghost" images eventually disappears...gets darkened and blends in with the rest of the "dirty" copy. I'm normally just a user of photocopiers and learning how to fix them out of necessity...small town with no local Minolta dealer. I'm not fully understanding PeterD's comment about the erase corona. I thought the erase stage actually applies the positive charge to the drum. I don't think there is a corona wire before the scraper in this model. Will need to look into it. Thanks for the suggestions/ feedback. I'm looking at cleaning out the old toner and getting fresh new one. I'll let you know how this turns out. HD |
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... The manual talks about a strong light to erase the drum so I assume it's some light source (incadescent or flourescent) but not sure since I haven't seen it. It appears that the drum is getting really dirty and the negative image is caused when it "prints" a new image which "cleans" off that part of the drum. So it's pulling off the old toner that's stuck to the drum exposing a clean surface underneath. If I run multiple blank copies, the negative "ghost" images eventually disappears...gets darkened and blends in with the rest of the "dirty" copy. I'm normally just a user of photocopiers and learning how to fix them out of necessity...small town with no local Minolta dealer. I'm not fully understanding PeterD's comment about the erase corona. I thought the erase stage actually applies the positive charge to the drum. I don't think there is a corona wire before the scraper in this model. Will need to look into it. Thanks for the suggestions/ feedback. I'm looking at cleaning out the old toner and getting fresh new one. I'll let you know how this turns out. HD My background info on copier workings http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/copiers.htm The charge neutralising light does not have to be very bright, usually a string of LEDs or string of festoon bulbs. Nothing like as bright as the main exposure lamp. Look for a thin glass cover strip between the lamp carrier and the OPC. It is normaly removable for cleaning. You problem could also be due to absence of scavaging voltage , wiper blades are out of fashion these days I think. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
Jim Thompson wrote:
"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message . .. Have you complained to Minolta? Hey Bill, why complaining to Minolta? You guys should complain to your Coast-to-Coast Radio station, because you guys like to convince each other of ghost and weird things. Some idiots said he has power when he approached the street light it turned blinking, he didn't know that the light was about to go out. Oh America, wake up, you've been sleeping so long. ...Jim Thompson Yet another blatant forgery. |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
"JosephKK" wrote in message . net... Jim Thompson wrote: "William Sommerwerck" wrote in message . .. Have you complained to Minolta? Hey Bill, why complaining to Minolta? You guys should complain to your Coast-to-Coast Radio station, because you guys like to convince each other of ghost and weird things. Some idiots said he has power when he approached the street light it turned blinking, he didn't know that the light was about to go out. Oh America, wake up, you've been sleeping so long. ...Jim Thompson Yet another blatant forgery. I won't disagree with you cocksuckerKKK. |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
MooseFET wrote:
"JosephKK" wrote in message . net... Jim Thompson wrote: "William Sommerwerck" wrote in message . .. Have you complained to Minolta? Hey Bill, why complaining to Minolta? You guys should complain to your Coast-to-Coast Radio station, because you guys like to convince each other of ghost and weird things. Some idiots said he has power when he approached the street light it turned blinking, he didn't know that the light was about to go out. Oh America, wake up, you've been sleeping so long. ...Jim Thompson Yet another blatant forgery. I won't disagree with you cocksuckerKKK. I see that you have picked another target forger. |
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Photocopier negative "ghost" image
The cleaning lamp will be a halogen or flurescent lamp, depending on
the manufacture On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:44:31 -0800 (PST), wrote: The manual talks about a strong light to erase the drum so I assume it's some light source (incadescent or flourescent) but not sure since I haven't seen it. It appears that the drum is getting really dirty and the negative image is caused when it "prints" a new image which "cleans" off that part of the drum. So it's pulling off the old toner that's stuck to the drum exposing a clean surface underneath. If I run multiple blank copies, the negative "ghost" images eventually disappears...gets darkened and blends in with the rest of the "dirty" copy. I'm normally just a user of photocopiers and learning how to fix them out of necessity...small town with no local Minolta dealer. I'm not fully understanding PeterD's comment about the erase corona. I thought the erase stage actually applies the positive charge to the drum. I don't think there is a corona wire before the scraper in this model. Will need to look into it. Thanks for the suggestions/ feedback. I'm looking at cleaning out the old toner and getting fresh new one. I'll let you know how this turns out. HD |
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