Refilling Toner Carts (was RE: Rubber Restorer...)

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Tue Nov 6 22:30:20 2001

Just rebuilt an OfficeJet that someone used junk refills in - the service
station ink well was to the top full of black ink and it spilled into the
powered on mainboard and now the mainboard won't get past the ROM version
number, even after I pulled it and used denatued alcohol to remove the ink
and moisture. Luckily I got to one on ebay for $10/ship that siad it made a
groaning and banging. Got that for parts and found that I had a good unit
once I cleaned the encoder - the screwed unit sits aside for parts now and
the $10 unit is in service as a replacement. The new unit cost them the $30
I paid for it and shipping plus an hour of inshop time, and they never saved
anything due to this. Of course they could have gone with a new laser based
fax/printer/copier/scanner but has anyone ever priced them lately? $600
easy...this is a small property management office and that is just a little
out of budget for their first 3 yrs of operation. Needless to say they are
buying HP carts now, through a mass supplier I deal with in MN
(BlackHawkInc)

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
->
->
-> Rumor has it that UberTechnoid_at_home.com may have mentioned these words:
-> >Having been inside thousands of laser, led, and Inkjet printers in my
-> >time, I'd have to agree with HP.
->
-> As much as I hate "me too" posts... "Me Too!"
->
-> >Third-party recycled toner carts can cause an ungodly mess a
-> tech is gonna
-> >have to clean up. Inkjet refill kits can have the same effect (but
-> >gooeyer).
->
-> Or worse. There are some inkjet printers out there that have an
-> "overflow"
-> valve & tiny reservoir that will take up excess ink - if you
-> refill these
-> cartridges, once that overflow reservoir fills you can actually
-> ruin your
-> printer!
Received on Tue Nov 06 2001 - 22:30:20 GMT