Cleaning an OKI Printer

[@ellenj8896]

Thank you for this very helpful vid! I really appreciate you taking the time to make the vid.

[@iainwolstencroft3764]

Still helping people 12 years later

[@rjkitto2]

Excellent presentation - thanks very much, and I'll get to work later today ... really!

[@clyderasmussen3678]

Suggest you not use "spirits" on any rubber rollers. It will make them hard and loose adhesion. Use a cloth moistened with water and some detergent instead.

[@JohannaMueller57]

+Clyde Rasmussen so "spirits" is bad, "detergent" is good. veeeery helpful.

[@clyderasmussen3678]

+JohannaMueller57 After cleaning it rub the surface of the rubber roller and you can feel the difference. Over time the powdered clay from the surface of the paper adheres on the rubber pickup roller and then it begins to slip instead of feeding the paper into the printer. Same applies for the rubber feed rollers in the multi purpose tray. I am still running the original rubber feed roller after 141,000 copies. Same goes for the original feed belt and fuser by replacing the .06A fuses in these components when needed. New metal drums (Canon EX series, around $38) are available to rebuild your four original drum assemblies as well. I run two of these printers on my network and they still work perfectly. These printers are very affordable used as well. Buy your toner in the bulk 500g plastic bottles ($32-$35 each) sold for the model C9000 and refill yourself. :)

[@georgezachariah8332]

Great, practical and useful video. Had a question. If there are bands of color toner on the transfer belt, is it a drum the culprit or transfer belt? I cleaned the transfer belt, but when I I print, it shows up again on the transfer belt and also on my print. Any suggestions?

[@magik1338]

Any idea yet george? I am having the same problem; tried cleaning everything to no avail. just ordered a new drum, will see if that fixes it

[@380mmzoom6]

Does the fact that the wheel to turn the green drum roller round (like you do in your video) doesn't move on mine, indicate that the drum has become seized and knackered and perhaps it's time for me to invest in a new drum, please?

[@1framistan]

In my OKI-C5100 printer, I fixed my "seized" roller by doing the following: 1...remove the print-cartridge. place it on a table with newspaper to protect the table (its gonna get messy). 2... flip the big latch at the top of the cartridge to UNLOCK the top TONER section from the bottom PRINTING section. set aside the top section. 3.... DUMP OUT all the toner from the bottom toner section so you can SEE the long metal rod which runs across the middle of the unit. You will see that the rod is CAKED with toner. THAT is the problem. There is so much toner CAKED onto that rod that the rod can no longer spin easily inside the bottom section. I used a flat-head screwdriver to GENTLY scrape all that caked toner OFF of that mixing-rod. Then I dumped out IN THE TRASH all that caked chunks of toner. Spin the plastic gear so you can get all sides of the rod cleaned. It would probably be a good idea to use a PLASTIC tool to scrape that metal rod, Instead of a METAL screwdriver. 4... Step four is CLEAN UP THE BIG MESS and take a shower and change your clothes. Wear a DUST MASK for safety during this procedure. Don't let your wife see the mess you made. I fixed 2 of my print cartridges by doing this

[@daveemmal]

What a great video. Many thanks!

[@Maisonier]

I have a c3400 and there is a red light blinking... (the warning sign) I have no idea whats the problem

[@jackkaplan]

Excellent video thanks!

[@JohnPerrott1]

Very helpful thank you.

[@loretolaudazi8805]

Hi, could you help me understand the problem I have with my OKI c822 printer it does not recognize the paper in tray 1, but the paper is inserted. what could be the problem? 491:No Paper Printer Alert Information ERROR Paper Out for Tray1 WARNING Paper Out Warning Could you help me? Thank you

[@karancoyne7719]

brillant vid

[@blueslsd]

cheers for this thank you

[@georgezachariah8332]

Thank you.

[@habbakuki]

Thanks a lot!

[@gladstonemason5143]

Hi thanks for the video, my oki c711 is printing ghost double Images how do I fix it

[@goldschuss2496]

Where do I get printer brushes like those?

[@5822375]

don't forget the transfer belt

[@melissamercer1978]

When printing, I see an imprint of a paperclip, but can't find it. Any suggestions?

[@andreasteiner8415]

my guess is that you will have to take the machine apart and really look over it with a flashlight. but, the drum may be damaged if a paperclip was run through it. Maybe replacing the cartridge would remedy it if there's not paperclip found?

[@shaneholdenbottle149]

thank you very much sir

[@davidbenoit7818]

spirit = rubbing alcohol?

[@MOTORRADMEISTER]

good help

[@JohannaMueller57]

sorry, you say "don't breathe in the toner, it's not good for you" while dusting off toner with a pencil. so i assume with "breathing in" you mean sniffing it like coke?

[@YoutuberChannelNL]

Dear mister in the video, I did exactly as you teach in your video, with the result that my drums are not working anymore. Unrecoverable damaged. I wish I had never followed your advice. To what address I can send my invoice for purchasing new drums?

[@mercury4372]

dude , dont bring this in bright light..........lolx

[@ВладимирКозиков-д6н]

Rubbed with a cloth - and it's called cleaning?

[@LekkerDops]

My OKIC810 is the biggest piece of crap every produced. Constant blobs of toner on the pages, always jams with regular Reflex paper, software is a joke. And you shouldn't have to clean drums like this video on a decent printer. My HP destroys the OKI. I honestly have never seen a bigger piece of crap printer in my life. Best way to clean it is at the tip, chuck it.

[@annhogg7500]

Thank you