A user has reported that the laser printer is creating prints with a section of the page that consistently does not have any toner at all – it's completely blank, forming a vertical stripe along one edge of the paper. Before reaching out to you, they have already replaced the toner cartridge, and verified that no paper jams are obscuring the path. Which printer component most likely needs attention to resolve this specific printing problem?
The issue described indicates a problem with the charging process of the imaging drum. This could be due to a failure in the charge roller or coronal wire, which are responsible for uniformly charging the imaging drum surface. If a segment of the charge roller or coronal wire fails to charge the drum, toner will not adhere to this uncharged area, leading to unprinted vertical stripes on each page. The toner cartridge includes both the toner and the drum so its replacement would've solved the problem if it were there; however, it did not, therefore excluding the toner cartridge from being the cause. Transfer belt issues commonly result in color misalignment or smearing, rather than clear, unprinted portions. The fuser assembly issue would more likely cause problems related to the correct adhesion and fusion of toner onto the paper rather than the presence or absence of toner on the drum.
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