Pouria Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hi,I wanna fill an empty drum of HP laserjet 1300 printer with some toner.how can I do that?Is there any classic way to do?Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Don't know about HP cartridges but I refill my Samsung ones. All there is to do is unscrew the six retaining screws holding the cover, lift off and refill. Don't sneeze when you're refilling (or change your name to Sooty if you do).I get my toner from http://www.cartridgeco.co.uk/ who supply instructions for refilling most printers. I'm sure there are similar companies in most countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I use cartrigeco for my Samsung ML-1210, and it's even easier than -pops- version, simply pull out a plug in the cartridge and pour in. E-mail them, I'm sure they'll let you know what's involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 My laser printer is the same as Belatucadrus'. I found the unplug and pour method quite messy as there was a tendency for a back-draught out of the cartridge and loss of toner that way.Whichever way it is done, there is a considerable saving over buying a new cartridge and it is well worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 They also do replacement drums for very reasonable prices, I've got one stashed in the spares kit in case the print quality starts to drop off. Should be enough to fend off the need to replace the whole cartridge for another year or two.Just an indication of the saving, 100g toner £8.95 +VAT, usually enough for two refills.New cartridge £48.49 +VAT.General opinion is that you can get 4 to 5 refills before print quality begins to suffer notably.Over the last two years at College I've been doing a lot of printing and refilling has saved me a LOT of money. IMHO it's much easier and cleaner than refilling ink cartridges, no air locks, dripping, pressure equalising etc, now that is a pain in the posterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 IMHO it's much easier and cleaner than refilling ink cartridges, no air locks, dripping, pressure equalising etc, now that is a pain in the posterior.I would never think of refilling inkjet cartidges now. I use my laser printer for, by far, the majority of my printing - which is a lot. The only colour (inkjet) printing I do is photographs and DVDs where I want the best quality possible so I use original inks supplied by my son's business.With the laser cartridges, I have two which I use in rotation. It seems that they like time to recover after being used and I must have filled each of them ten times. One is showing signs of deterioration (a few spots appearing on the paper) so I'll be getting a replacement for that soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodchip Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 I have a Samsung ML-4500 my son gave me two boxes of new toner cart for different printer I just take the plug out of both, use a small funnel and tip one into the other but I do not over fill. Works a treat. only thing is that the drum as to be replaced on occasions. It should be replaced as a toner refill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prctr Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Does anyone have a specific vendor for toner here in the US? I've found after-market "kits" and cartridges, but I only want to purchase the toner itself.I have had a lot of good use out of a couple of Brother HL-1440s, and want to keep on with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 No guarantee about this but, the toner supplied to me by CartridgeCo here in the UK is manufactured by Xerox and originally intended for refilling Xerox photocopiers. Can you obtain that over in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimv7 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Just a thought on safety, wear a face mask on refilling toner cartridges as the toner is highly carcenogenic (if thats spelt right) poison in english, not safe to inhale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Just a thought on safety, wear a face mask on refilling toner cartridges as the toner is highly carcenogenic (if thats spelt right) poison in english, not safe to inhale.This is a fallacy. The toner consists of finely powdered carbon mixed with a fusible polymer. Nothing carcinogenic with either of them. The story generated from a tale that the toner was made from soot and contained residues of polyaromatic hydrocarbons resulting from the burning of oil/coal or contained heavy metals and other odd things found in soot from coal. The fact is that the carbon is, indeed, produced from the burning of petroleum derived hydrocarbons but the burning is carried out in a very controlled manner such that the impurities are at a minimum.Now, if we consider the very poorly controlled combustion in a Diesel engine or even a garden bonfire, the carcinogens produced there are worth consideration, especially as there is an infinitely larger quantity to be exposed to there than in refilling your toner cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimv7 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Thankyou -pops-, I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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