Often when printing a laser printer, a sheet with white stripes comes out, and this happens at an inappropriate moment. There are several reasons for these problems. I suggest analyzing the reasons and ways out of this situation.
The reasons for the appearance of stripes when printing.
The content of the article
- The reasons for the appearance of stripes when printing.
- Troubleshooting Methods
- First, toner is low. If you have refilled a cartridge for a long time, and you often print a lot, then other options are most likely to disappear.
- Second a case in which white streaks appear, and you recently refilled a cartridge, it is the ingress of dirt, dust, and toner onto the optical drum.
- Third the cause is damage to the drum unit (aluminum shaft, with a photosensitive coating). Over time, the photosensitive coating wears out and print defects appear.
- Fourth an option for problems, drying of the photoreceptor grease if the printer has not been used for a long time.
- Fifth common cause of poor quality printing, damage to the magnetic shaft.
- Sixth - malfunction or damage to the metering blade.
Troubleshooting Methods
- In the first If you just need to refill the toner cartridge. But if there is no time to give it to the service, but you need to print urgently. Then in this case, remove the cartridge and just shake it. You print a few sheets. But this method is not recommended, it can lead to damage to the drum unit.
- In the second variant, should be wiped with a glass cleaner, wiping with a lint-free cloth for optical surfaces.
- For solutions third problems, you need to contact the service and change the drum, or buy a whole new cartridge. Which in my personal opinion is the best solution.
- Fourthcaused by the drying of the grease by the photoreceptor is decided by launching the Drum Clearing self-cleaning program, which can be found in the Printers and Faxes section
- Fifth In our case, if the magnetic shaft is damaged, there is only one way to solve the problem, this is replacing the shaft itself, or buying a new cartridge.
- For elimination sixth reasons, it is necessary to check the correct installation of the metering blade, in case of contamination, wipe with alcohol, if the metering blade is damaged, replace it.
But whatever the reasons for the appearance of white stripes, all of them can be solved in one way or another. So that during operation these problems do not arise, as with any equipment, the main thing is the care and proper maintenance of the laser printer. Observing the recommendations for use, you will extend the life and performance of your printer for many years.
