Bent Print Corners Dks 1710

[KenTen]

Hi Everyone,

 

I was getting bent print corners on prints near the end of the roll.  I cleaned the turn plates in the beginning of the dryer, a normal print bending culprit, with no luck.  It only happened on the last few prints of a roll so it was hard to catch and I wasn't too concerned.  I figured the paper I had was a few months old and the curl was greater ..certainly near the end.

 

I finally found the part that was doing the bending.  There is a rod with a stainless steel plate under it on the very end of the processor tank.  It is mounted on the side of the last Stab tank with 3 screws.  The rollers were frozen with gunk and not turning freely at all.  I removed the part, soaked it in hot water, and washed the stainless plate.  No more bending!

 

Hope this helps you if you're getting phantom bends.

 

Take care,

Ken