Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image carrier;
• a plurality of developing devices configured to respectively develop electrostatic latent images formed on the image carrier, the plurality of developing devices comprising:
• a first developing device configured to develop a first color of a plurality of colors;
• a second developing device configured to develop a second color of the plurality of colors;
• a third developing device configured to develop a third color of the plurality of colors;
• a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the first developing device;
• and
• a controller comprising a processor and a memory, the controller configured to:
• obtain a threshold value regarding the temperature of the first developing device;
• stop development performed by the first developing device based on a comparison between the temperature of the first developing device and the threshold value;
• and
• operate the second developing device to perform development when the first developing device is stopped.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, via a processor of an image forming apparatus, a threshold value regarding the temperature of a first developing device of a plurality of developing devices;
• stopping, via the processor, development performed by the first developing device based on a comparison between the temperature of the first developing device and the threshold value;
• and
• operating, via the processor, a second developing device of the plurality of developing devices to perform development when the first developing device is stopped.