E-STUDIO 120 DRUM

The DRUM CLEANING BLADE used in your Toshiba E-STUDIO 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier has a lifecycle of maximum 25000 pages, and it must be replaced when the developer unit`s counter is close to this number or with each DRUM change . However, you must also replace the cleaning blade, if any of the below issues applies. There are various signals indicating the need of a drum`s cleaning blade replacement in your Toshiba E-STUDIO 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier. The most common signals are including a certain worsening of the printed image`s quality. You can notice a background fogging, blurred images, blank copies, solid copies, multiple white bandings, or various black bandings on the printed image. In all of the above cases, you must replace the drum cleaning blade in your Toshiba E-STUDIO 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier.

The DRUM CLEANING BLADE replacement procedure requires the disassembly of the toner cartridge, the Drum, and the main charger. Below is the procedure for each required disassembly.

First, you must open both front and side cabinets of your Toshiba e-Studio 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier. In the next step, you must locate the toner cartridge, hold down its lever to unlock it, and pull it out of the copier. You should prepare a plastic collection bag before the cartridge replacement, in order to safely pack it afterwards.

Once the toner cartridge is out of the copier, you must detach the developer unit by removing the screw, and then you must pull out the drum cartridge. In the next step, you must remove the drum`s cover and the drum`s fixing plate. Now, you can remove the DRUM and the Main charger from the drum cartridge. You must also apply grease to the drum fixing plate, before returning it to the drum`s cartridge of your Toshiba e-Studio 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier.

Once the toner cartridge, the Drum, and the main charger, are all disassembled, you can remove the cleaning blade, the felt, and the duplex tape. Before the attachment of the new blade, you must clean the entire section below the blade and also the waste toner pipe from any waste toner. Now, you can attach the new cleaning blade into the unit and fix it with a screw. After that, you must attach the felt and the duplex tape. In the next step, you must install the main charger back and the drum`s fixing plate (remember to grease it). Finally, put the drum cartridge and the toner cartridge back, close both front and side covers, and test your Toshiba e-Studio 120 Digital Plain Paper Copier.