Ricoh BR-C1a Basic Service Training page 227

 The charge unit uses a wire cleaning system to keep the charge
corona wires clean.
 When the cleaning pad motor [3] turns on, the cleaning pads [2]
move from rear to front along the wires to clean the wires and
grid.
 After cleaning, the cleaning pads move to the cleaning pad HP
sensor [1] and then stop.
 The wires are cleaned automatically every 6,000 pages.
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Related SP Codes
 SP2-220-001 Charger Cleaner Operation Start
 Executing this SP code cleans the charge wire automatically.
 SP2-221-001 Charge Operation Mode
 Allows selection of the timing for automatic cleaning of the charge corona
wires.
 0: No cleaning, charge corona wires can be cleaned by execution of SP2-
220 only.
 1: Cleaning done when process control is executed after the prescribed
number of prints (p). Wire cleaning precedes process control execution.
Executes based on the number of pages prescribed by SP2-221-002.
 2: Cleaning executes automatically after count exceeds prescribed number
of pages, at the end of job in progress. Executes based on the number of
pages prescribed by SP2-221-002. Default: 6,000 prints
 SP2-221-002 Charger Cleaner Operation Interval
 This SP specifies the number of pages for the charge wire cleaning interval.
 SP2-221-003 Charge Cleaner Count Display
 Displays the total number of cleanings, both automatic and those
done with SP2200-001.
 SP2-221-004 Charge Cleaner Count Clear
 This SP clears the charge cleaner count display (SP2-221-003). Clears the
count for the number of cleanings performed after the charge cleaner unit is
removed and then re-installed in the machine.
Charge Wire Cleaning
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