Clean a toner drum?

<< Is it possible to clean the surface of a drum without damaging it? Is
alcohol
appropriate? Or is will it harm the surface? >>

DaveC-

The laser printers at work occasionally have a problem with a cartridge, and
changing it usually makes the streaking problem go away. (To save money, they
always use refills!)

I had another problem with a home Xerox machine that had been stored in a humid
environment. There were some lines of toner on the drum, and it apparently
wasn't caused by the cartridge. Per the suggestion of an office supply store
employee who sold similar copiers, I purchased some Kensington Lint-Free Wipes.
He had shown me how to remove the drum, so it was easy to gently wipe its
surface. For a couple of stubborn spots, I moistened the wipe with a bit of
silava.

I continued to use that same (original) cartridge for about another year before
it ran out of toner. Over three years later, I have had no more problems.
(Still on toner cartridge number two.)

I expect that you are aware that the coating on the drum is important
(selenium?), and that you could permanently damage it if you aren't careful. I
don't know whether alcohol would hurt it or not. If there was a stubborn spot,
I'd try water first and alcohol as a last resort. At that point, it may be
doing that or buying a new drum anyway!

Fred
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  >> Is it possible to clean the surface of a drum without damaging it? Is
  >> alcohol appropriate? Or is will it harm the surface? >>

 > The laser printers at work occasionally have a problem with a cartridge, and
 > changing it usually makes the streaking problem go away. (To save money,
 > they always use refills!)
 >
 > I had another problem with a home Xerox machine that had been stored in a
 > humid environment. There were some lines of toner on the drum, and it
 > apparently wasn't caused by the cartridge. Per the suggestion of an office
 > supply store employee who sold similar copiers, I purchased some Kensington
Lint-Free
 > Wipes.
 >
 > He had shown me how to remove the drum, so it was easy to gently wipe its
 > surface. For a couple of stubborn spots, I moistened the wipe with a bit of
 > silava.

How does one remove a drum from a toner cartridge? I thought they were pretty
much a sealed assembly.

Anyone know how to remove the drum from a 92298 catridge for a Canon EX
engine?

Thanks,
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2 screws holding 2 clamps on top. 2 halves separate. 2 screws holding the
drum axle.
Remove drum. Problem is the wiper blade, not the drum.

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   > >> Is it possible to clean the surface of a drum without damaging it? Is
   > >> alcohol appropriate? Or is will it harm the surface? >>
 >
  > > The laser printers at work occasionally have a problem with a cartridge,
and
  > > changing it usually makes the streaking problem go away. (To save
money,
  > > they always use refills!)
  > >
  > > I had another problem with a home Xerox machine that had been stored in
a
  > > humid environment. There were some lines of toner on the drum, and it
  > > apparently wasn't caused by the cartridge. Per the suggestion of an
office
  > > supply store employee who sold similar copiers, I purchased some
Kensington
 > Lint-Free
  > > Wipes.
  > >
  > > He had shown me how to remove the drum, so it was easy to gently wipe
its
  > > surface. For a couple of stubborn spots, I moistened the wipe with a
bit of
  > > silava.
 >
 > How does one remove a drum from a toner cartridge? I thought they were
pretty
 > much a sealed assembly.
 >
 > Anyone know how to remove the drum from a 92298 catridge for a Canon EX
 > engine?
 >
 > Thanks,
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:14:17 -0800, Moo wrote
(in article <1009ggrarrpcl6a.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com>):

 > 2 screws holding 2 clamps on top. 2 halves separate. 2 screws holding the
 > drum axle. Remove drum. Problem is the wiper blade, not the drum.

Thanks for the instructions. Does this now expose all the toner in the
cartridge? Am I at risk for accidentally dumping all the toner with the drum
out?

It seems that the wiper should be OK. Since the image from the previous page
is gone, doesn't this mean that the wiper has worked? Because the smudges are
at the same location, page after page, I presume this is because something is
on the drum that the wiper can't normally remove.

This isn't, I think, the fault of the wiper, but of some kind of
contamination.

I'll look and see. Report back...

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