Kyocera 1020D paper misfeeding - suggestions please

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Colin Brough

I've got a Kyocera FS-1020D laser printer, bought June 2004. It had a
warranty repair in January 2005 for a "Fuser Error (6000)", but has
run fine since....

....until about 1 month ago, when the paper started mis-feeding,
leading to paper jams in various places through the printer. I suspect
it is at the initial paper pick-up roller that the problem is
occuring. I now get a mis-feed about every 4th sheet!! Lots of wasted
paper. Occurs more often in the middle of multi-page runs than single
sheet jobs, but is getting more frequent as time goes on.

Has anyone seen this happening before? Am I likely to be able to
adjust anything to improve things? Is the paper being used (cheapest
out of Staples, UK stationery chain) likely to have any effect? (Don't
think there is a correlation, but it may have started at roughly the
same time as I got a new box of paper.)

Cheers

Colin
 
Colin Brough said:
I've got a Kyocera FS-1020D laser printer, bought June 2004. It had a
warranty repair in January 2005 for a "Fuser Error (6000)", but has
run fine since....

...until about 1 month ago, when the paper started mis-feeding,
leading to paper jams in various places through the printer. I suspect
it is at the initial paper pick-up roller that the problem is
occuring. I now get a mis-feed about every 4th sheet!! Lots of wasted
paper. Occurs more often in the middle of multi-page runs than single
sheet jobs, but is getting more frequent as time goes on.

Has anyone seen this happening before? Am I likely to be able to
adjust anything to improve things? Is the paper being used (cheapest
out of Staples, UK stationery chain) likely to have any effect? (Don't
think there is a correlation, but it may have started at roughly the
same time as I got a new box of paper.)

Cheers

Colin
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Colin
Paper can absolutely cause jams. Especially cheap paper, although not all cheap
paper is poor quality.
This is specifically a laser printer issue, cheap paper tends not to jam in
inkjets although it can have other issues like print quality.
Cheap paper usually has a high clay content, this means that the paper absorbs
moisture from the atmosphere more readily and this in turn can cause paper jams
in laser printers. Paper should always be stored in a dry environment and away
from outside walls and floors. I cannot count the number of times this has been
a cause of jams in my experience and it is often hard to convince people that
it is the problem, often lending them some known good paper has done the trick.
I suggest that you buy a small quantity of quality paper as an experiment. Any
of the major brands are fine.
The other thing about paper and lasers is the re-use of paper, this is not a
good idea because of the curl that most lasers apply to paper during the
heating process, this tends to increase the number of jams that the printer
experiences.
If that is not the problem then the most likely cause is worn pick up roller
and separation pads which can be replaced in most Kyoceras fairly easily.
Tony
 
Paper can absolutely cause jams. Especially cheap paper, although
not all cheap paper is poor quality.
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Will try a ream of better quality paper and see if that improves things.
If that is not the problem then the most likely cause is worn pick
up roller and separation pads which can be replaced in most Kyoceras
fairly easily.
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OK, ta - if I need to go down this road it helps to know what part to
ask about when speaking to Kyocera!! :-)

Cheers

Colin
 
Colin Brough said:
I've got a Kyocera FS-1020D laser printer, bought June 2004. It had a
warranty repair in January 2005 for a "Fuser Error (6000)", but has
run fine since....

...until about 1 month ago, when the paper started mis-feeding,
leading to paper jams in various places through the printer. I suspect
it is at the initial paper pick-up roller that the problem is
occuring. I now get a mis-feed about every 4th sheet!! Lots of wasted
paper. Occurs more often in the middle of multi-page runs than single
sheet jobs, but is getting more frequent as time goes on.

Has anyone seen this happening before? Am I likely to be able to
adjust anything to improve things? Is the paper being used (cheapest
out of Staples, UK stationery chain) likely to have any effect? (Don't
think there is a correlation, but it may have started at roughly the
same time as I got a new box of paper.)
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Without too much faffing, is it possible to see the pickup rollers? If
so do they look messy? Have you put any paper through it that it
wouldn't like? (eg if you'd put some coated inkjet paper through that
could have left nasty deposits all through the workings) What's the
temperature been? Is the paper stored in a dry place or could it be
getting damp at all? Could there be a shard of paper left somewhere in
the workings from a previous jam?
 
A common cause of paper jams in laser printers is mis-timing of the
paper pick up relative to the work flow of the printer.

Most commonly, this is caused by the paper not being delivered correctly
or on time when it is first transported from the paper tray into the
printer.

In this situation, look for the transport wheels, usually nylon or
rubber and make sure they haven't glazed with a surface that might allow
them to slip. If you notice that these wheels have either been coated,
or hard or cracking, you need to improve the friction of these wheels by
either cleaning them of even giving that some tooth with a very fine
sandpaper. Before going that route, try using just isopropyl 99% if
possible.

Synthetic rubbers may be improved with a cleaner with orange oil in it,
which slightly softens or dissolves the surface of the paper rollers.

Be careful with anything you use inside the printer. Try not to drip on
any parts.

Art
 
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