Minolta 181 code c0070

Re: Error Code c0070

If the machine is throwing the C0070 code without the bottle being inserted than likely the worm gear of the little drive motor of the toner bottle holder is damaged.

If C0070 is only coming up with the bottle inserted, than the bottle may be wrong or damaged from previous attempts.

To reach the toner bottle holder ("hopper") mechanism you have to remove the rear cover.

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Power off the machine. Then remove the toner bottle, be careful the hole might be on the bottom and the toner is going to go everywhere. Then close the toner cover and turn on the machine. Let the machine go through it normal routine. When it asks for toner install the toner bottle correctly. If THE KNUB on the side of the bottle is damage put a new one in. That KNUB is what the toner motor uses to turn the bottle, if it damaged you get a code. If that does not work, you might have a bad motor or the home sensor or actuator for the toner bottle is bad worse case the control board is bad.

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Main hopper toner replenishing motor M8 failure to turn.The output from toner bottle home position sensor does not go high within 5 seconds after M8 motor has been energized.Verify the conectors,sensor and motor.Open the front door,turn the toner bottle 1/4 turn clockwise manually with the bottle holder closed.Under the above condition does the toner bottle turn when the front door inter lock switch is turned on?NO - change the toner replenishing M8 motor.Does the toner bottle stop at home position after turning?NO- change PC35 toner bottle home position sensor.Recomanded use vacuum cleaner.

This service code C0070 is a universal code used by Konica Minolta to indicate a toner bottle rotation failure. These machines add toner by rotating the toner bottle that you install in the machine. Most of the time this code is caused by a toner cartridge that has been installed incorrectly or has become dislodged from it's holder. To clear the code open the toner door and remove the toner cartridge/bottle from the machine. Close the toner door and turn the machine off then on to reset the code. Let the machine run. This may take several minutes and will allow the machine to bring the toner bottle receptacle into it's home position. Once the machine stops running completely, then you can re-install the toner cartridge. If the code does not come back you are ready to go. If the code came back after removing the toner but before you re-installed it then you have either a dirty rotation sensor or a bad toner drive motor and will need service.
If the code comes back after the cartridge is re-installed then there is either a priblem with the cartridge or with the toner bottle drive.
Most of the time though the problem will be resolved by the outlined procedure.
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Power off the machine and gentlly take out the toner bottle. Then with the bottle out turn on the machine let the machine go thur its normal routine when the indicator comes on for toner install toner bottle. If the code comes back you have a problem with the Toner Bottle motor, gear, or Main Board.

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C0070 means that your toner bottle is not rotating properly. First thing is to remove the toner bottle from the machine. Close the front door and let the machine run. This may take several minutes maybe even 10. If the code does not come back and once the machine has stopped then re-install the cartridge and let the machine add toner. If no code comes back you are fine. If it comes back after re-installing the cartridge you have a small plastic drive coupler in the hopper that has cracked or there is toner on the rotation sensor. Kind of a common problem on these models. If this happens just reply with a comment and I will point you to the parts you might need.
Most of the time tho this code is a result of an improperly installed cartridge or a cartridge from the wrong model. Should be 201A toner.
Good Luck

Have you replaced the toner lately? I beleiv it is a toner motor fail to turn, check the toner bottle, remove it and reinstall the bottle.
Close up the machine and try it again.

Hope this works for you.
Ed

What is the model see the code C-0070. But what model

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