A method for minimizing residual charge effects in a printing device comprising the steps of: applying an electric potential to a development roller to attract developer to said development roller; rotating said development roller in a development zone of said printing device to develop an image on an image receptor; cleaning residual developer from said development roller after said development roller has passed said development zone, comprising contacting a cleaning roller to said development roller in a cleaning zone, said cleaning roller being charged with an electric potential which is different than that of said development roller, such that said residual developer is attracted to said cleaning roller by electrophoresis; and equalizing a charge density on said development roller after said cleaning, wherein said step of equalizing further comprises one of: a) contacting a conductive element to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller, and disposing said conductive element at a location downstream of said cleaning roller to block developer from entering the area of said development roller downstream of the cleaning zone, and b) providing a conductive element in close proximity to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller after said cleaning. applying an electric potential to a development roller to attract developer to said development roller; rotating said development roller in a development zone of said printing device to develop an image on an image receptor; cleaning residual developer from said development roller after said development roller has passed said development zone, comprising contacting a cleaning roller to said development roller in a cleaning zone, said cleaning roller being charged with an electric potential which is different than that of said development roller, such that said residual developer is attracted to said cleaning roller by electrophoresis; and equalizing a charge density on said development roller after said cleaning, wherein said step of equalizing further comprises one of: a) contacting a conductive element to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller, and disposing said conductive element at a location downstream of said cleaning roller to block developer from entering the area of said development roller downstream of the cleaning zone, and b) providing a conductive element in close proximity to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller after said cleaning. a) contacting a conductive element to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller, and disposing said conductive element at a location downstream of said cleaning roller to block developer from entering the area of said development roller downstream of the cleaning zone, and b) providing a conductive element in close proximity to said development roller, wherein said conductive element has an electric potential which is substantially equal to that of said development roller, to generate a substantially uniform charge density across a surface of said development roller after said cleaning.