Dell 3010CN Service Manual page 564

Chapter 6 Principle s of O peration
Full Toner Sensor
Full Toner Sensor detects Full Toner state of the remains toner cleaner box. Remains toner
scraped off by the cleaning blade of the drum is collected in the cleaner box. The cleaner box
is provided with an actuator which shields the detector of the Full Toner Sensor. The
actuator is held by a spring, and it gradually comes down by the weight of the recovered
toner, and when the sensor detector is shielded, Full Toner state is detected.
Actuator
Full Toner Sensor
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