Transfer And Separation; Cleaning Unit; Fusing Unit - Ricoh A151 Field Service Manual

1.7 TRANSFER AND SEPARATION

1. Clean the corona wires and casing with water or dry cloth.
2. When adjusting the corona current, always make sure that the center of
the drum shoe is aligned with the corona wire.

1.8 CLEANING UNIT

1. Be careful not to damage the edge of the cleaning blade.
2. After installing a new cleaning blade, be sure to apply setting powder
evenly on the surface and edge of the blade.
3. The bottom plate of the cleaning unit may be hot from the heat of the
fusing unit. Remove the unit by supporting your left hand on the cushion
attached under the bottom plate.
4. When inserting the cleaning unit into the copier, be sure that the cleaning
unit rail is properly engaged with the unit guide rail on the copier.
5. Empty the used toner tank every service call and clear the toner end
counter (SP58) by SP83 (toner end counter clear). Especially, since the
FT3013 copier does not have side erasing by the erase lamp, the used
toner tank may become full in a faster period than expected under
certain conditions.
6. Do not perform toner end counter clear (SP83) without emptying the
used toner tank.
7. Dispose of used toner according to local regulations.

1.9 FUSING UNIT

1. Be careful not to damage the edges of the hot roller strippers or their
tension springs.
2. Do not touch the fusing lamp with bare hands.
3. Make sure that the fusing lamp does not touch the inner surface of the
hot roller.
FSM 4-5 A151/A152