摘要:
An apparatus for evaluating the characteristics of a photosensitive drum for use in electrophotography including a rotatable photosensitive drum having characteristics to be measured, a charging portion and an exposure light source portion and the like respectively secured to portions adjacent to the photosensitive drum. The surface potential of the photosensitive drum, which is generated due to operation of the charging portion and the exposure light source portion or the like, is measured by a potential measuring probe which is, together with the charged portion and the exposure light source portion and the like, secured adjacent to a position of the photosensitive drum, at which light is applied at the shortest distance from the exposure light source portion. The photosensitive drum is moved along its lengthwise direction so that the surface potential of the photosensitive drum is measured by the potential measuring probe.