White stripes when printing on a laser printer

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 propose to analyze the reasons and ways out, from the situation.

Causes of stripes when printing.

• Firsttoner low. If you have long refilled the cartridge, and often print a lot, then other options are likely to fall away.
• Secondthe case in which white streaks appear, and you have recently refilled the cartridge, is the ingress of dirt, dust, and toner onto the photodrum optics.
• Thirdthe cause is damage to the photodrum (aluminum shaft, with a photosensitive coating). Over time, the photosensitive coating wears out and print defects appear.
• Fourthoption of problems, drying of photoreceptor lubrication, if the printer has not been used for a long time.
• Fifthcommon cause of poor print quality, damage to the magnetic shaft.
• Sixth - malfunction or damage to the dosing blade.

Troubleshooting

• In the firstIf you just need to refill the toner in the cartridge. But if there is no time to return to the service, but you need to print it out urgently. In this case, remove the cartridge and just shake it. Some sheets you print. But this method is not recommended, may cause damage to the drum.
• In the secondoption, should be wiped with glass cleaner, wiping with a lint-free cloth for optical surfaces.
• For solutionsthe thirdproblems, you need to contact the service and change the photodrum, or buy a whole cartridge. What in my personal opinion is the best solution.
• Fourthcaused by the photoreceptor drying out the lubricant is solved by running the “Drum Cleaning” self-cleaning program, which can be found in the “Printers and Faxes” section
• FifthIn our case, if the magnetic shaft is damaged, there is only one way to solve the problem: to replace the shaft itself, or to buy a new cartridge.
• For eliminationsixthreasons, you need to check the installation of the dosing blade, if it is dirty, wipe it with alcohol, if the dosing blade is damaged, replace it.

But whatever the reasons for the appearance of white stripes, everything can be solved in one way or another. So that during the operation of these problems do not arise, as with any technique, the main thing is the care and proper maintenance of the laser printer. By following the recommendations for use, you will extend the life and performance of your printer for many years.