Method and system for reducing toner abuse in development systems of electrophotographic systems

A method for reducing toner abuse in an electrophotographic machine comprising:

• receiving an scan image;
• evaluating the likelihood of a reload defect occurring in the development of the scan image;
• generating a signal corresponding to a potential for reload defect detected in the scan image;
• and
• selecting a rotational speed for a magnetic roll in a development system of the electrophotographic system.

An electrophotographic machine comprising:

• a photoreceptor onto which a latent image is generated;
• a magnetic roll for transporting toner from a toner supply;
• a donor roll for transferring toner from the magnetic roll to the latent image on the photoreceptor;
• a motor drive coupled to the magnetic roll for driving the magnetic roll;
• a reload defect detector for receiving a scan image corresponding to the latent image on the photoreceptor and generating a signal indicative of a potential for reload defect during transfer of the toner to the latent image on the photoreceptor;
• and
• a magnetic roll speed selector coupled to the motor drive and to the reload defect detector, the magnetic roll speed selector selecting a magnetic roll speed in response to the signal generated by the reload defect detector and the motor drive driving the magnetic roll at the speed corresponding to the magnetic roll speed selected by the magnetic roll speed selector.