Let the fun begin!

[copyman]

Re: Let the fun begin!

I don't know about toners we are using only original but few words on after market parts. Especially on 4 series where KM DUs seems to last looong enough and original rollers if you buy right ones they are cheap and produce 200-300k pulled from this single drawer sheets which in machine clicks is much more because of duplexing the point is...I don't see even why to try aftermarket being Katun or other Alibaba suppliers.

Like I have said many times on this forum I only use OEM toner in the 4 series. Not so much for crashing dev units but more for the print quality. Most of the dev units I see crash are from over life drums & transfer belts not aftermarket toners. With recent toner shortage the only option was use aftermarket or lose customers!

As for the PF rollers I also use OEM for certain applications. I've had off lease machines with original OEM rollers well under 100k scans and the rollers are bald and a lot of jams in history. The OEM rollers are suppose to last 300K! No way I'm going to pay $30+ for an OEM ADF roller that I can get aftermarket for $6 and get same amount of pages before misfeeding / jamming, around 100k! I do like the OEM ribbed & PF rollers for the paper drawers but depends on the customer, if low volume aftermarket rollers have worked just fine. All techs have their own way of thinking and after 40+ years in this business I stick with what works for me.

Best of luck

[sanvicente]

Re: Let the fun begin!

You don't need to run 500 halftones. 100 or less should be fine. I've recovered crashed dev units many times running around 50-60 11x17 halftone test prints.

I've had good results with Katun toners and trust them way more then other aftermarket! Perhaps just a bad toner? They have a big QC division that test all toners extensively.

Lets not forget it was Kon/Min who put us in this situation. Why the hell would they rely on one factory / warehouse to supply toner for the world! Well guess what this is going to push Canon back to the top OEM. This mistake is going to cost Kon/Min many customers. I've already had at least 10 of my customers tell me not to sell them a Kon/Min again!

What's really a shame is the assholes on Ebay selling OEM & Aftermarket toners for $200 a bottle !!!

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