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| Thread ID: 126335 | 2012-08-21 08:49:00 | Swapping Brother Laser toner cartridges - OK ? | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1295983 | 2012-08-24 10:47:00 | OK Paul So you like HP So what are HP toner cartidges like, can they be refilled easily ? Its OK for companies to have lots But for a private person that wants to save cash (or resents paying $120 for a new cartridge when you can buy a refill bottle for $25.00) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1295984 | 2012-08-24 13:47:00 | Printers are one of the things HP does well. Computers are not. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1295985 | 2012-08-24 21:06:00 | OK Paul So you like HP So what are HP toner cartidges like, can they be refilled easily ? Its OK for companies to have lots But for a private person that wants to save cash (or resents paying $120 for a new cartridge when you can buy a refill bottle for $25.00) Yeah, sorry, I took the thread off on a bit of a tangent. Personally, I'm also very keen on refillable or aftermarket printing supplies. Myself, I use an ink jet, coz I want colour and a low initial printer price, and I've used refillable and cloned carts ever since. My eyes water at the thought of the cost of replacement carts and drums for lasers, so I fully support your desire for refillable gear. I have no idea which lasers are easily refilled. My only remaining suggestion re lasers would be to check for the trick of the window on the sides of the cart which can be covered to allow further printing after the 'toner low' messages, and that I'm not aware of any lasers with counters that act as a barrier to printing. They're more as an advisary re the age of bits and typically don't matter much from one month to the next. The Brothers we've had at work need to have the counter manually reset, which nobody ever does, so it's largely as wasted 'feature' which is overlooked at every cart change. If you're going to refil a drum, then do it in the garage or outside, and keep your toners in a well sealed container and dry environment. Wear your 'mowing clothes' whenever you play with toner! If I can find any used drums kicking around at work I'll investigate the possibility of popping an end open, just to investigate. I seem to remember a semi opaque white plastic plug on some of them. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1295986 | 2012-08-24 21:32:00 | I think that with Brother Laser Toner cartridges you have to buy a reset gear wheel to attach to the side of the cartridge. You can get these on Trademe fro 8 or 10 bucks. But not for the latest model the - HL2240 (mine) - but I have seen them overseas for a low cost. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1295987 | 2012-08-25 04:02:00 | Haven't read all the posts, but found DIY refills for some HP printer here: www.paylessnz.com | PPp (9511) | ||
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