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  • Donnie
    Technician

    50+ Posts
    • Aug 2011
    • 79

    #1

    Katun color toner

    Looking for feedback on Katun color toner , particularly tk572,tk592. Replacements for 5400,7035 printers. 2126,2626 mfp's. Thanks.
  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

    Site Contributor
    10,000+ Posts
    • Jul 2007
    • 23009

    #2
    Re: Katun color toner

    It will void your warranty. Is it worth it? =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    • Zeldaman
      Senior Tech

      500+ Posts
      • Mar 2011
      • 946

      #3

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      • tmaged
        Owner/Service Manager

        Site Contributor
        1,000+ Posts
        • Oct 2008
        • 1887

        #4
        Re: Katun color toner

        We don't do any aftermarket color. Those machines were not good from the beginning & now you're adding another variable into the equation. Not worth it IMO.
        Hope that helps !
        -Tony
        www.dtios.com
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        • Donnie
          Technician

          50+ Posts
          • Aug 2011
          • 79

          #5
          Re: Katun color toner

          Sorry, I should have stated. Nothing but genuine through warranty period. My experience with 3 rd party toner has not been good. Usually I can tell if a customer is using generic because they call in asking for more waste tanks. The only reason I'm inquiring is because I'm being told this particular vendor's product works well. But because these units don't work very well with the genuine toner, I'm having a hard time convincing people the problem is third party toner. Thanks for the replies.

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          • Phil B.
            Field Supervisor

            10,000+ Posts
            • Jul 2016
            • 22798

            #6
            Re: Katun color toner

            Originally posted by Donnie
            Sorry, I should have stated. Nothing but genuine through warranty period. My experience with 3 rd party toner has not been good. Usually I can tell if a customer is using generic because they call in asking for more waste tanks. The only reason I'm inquiring is because I'm being told this particular vendor's product works well. But because these units don't work very well with the genuine toner, I'm having a hard time convincing people the problem is third party toner. Thanks for the replies.
            I have never liked Katun color toner.. causes too many problems.

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            • Tonerkiller
              Senior Tech

              500+ Posts
              • Oct 2012
              • 668

              #7
              Re: Katun color toner

              We only use OEM toner. That Katun garbage, cost us a lot of money and gave me a lot of head aches over the years. We do use after market wtb though (not from Katun either).

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              • Kyo fan
                Trusted Tech

                250+ Posts
                • Dec 2013
                • 368

                #8
                Re: Katun color toner

                I agree with others, don't do it. Especially not for color machines, it quickly kills dev units. The only aftermarket toner i would recommend (for b/w machines out of warranty) is the Integral toner. It's pretty good German brand that never caused any problems to me.

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                • sdrawkcab
                  Confused & Bewildered

                  250+ Posts
                  • Jun 2009
                  • 317

                  #9
                  Re: Katun color toner

                  Run Forrest ruuunnnnn
                  Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints

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                  • daveh12
                    Trusted Tech

                    100+ Posts
                    • Jul 2012
                    • 157

                    #10
                    Re: Katun color toner

                    Katun isn't great. Too many issues in the past. Not just katun but other third parties too. Every now and again you get a machine that works well with non OEM toner e.g. kyocera km5050 or taskalfa520i. But all the later dual component machines, leave well enough alone.


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                    • mike_hartung
                      Technician
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 39

                      #11
                      Re: Katun color toner

                      Our company has been a long term katun user also. Since the mid 80's. We are currently selling katun color toner to all our Konicaminolta customers except one. Mostly C284, C364, C454, C554, C654, C754, Also older models like the C360 and C352. We have had relativly few problems with the katun color toner. Except on high volume customers. The one customer we have switched them to OEM toner becaues of early failure of developer units and drums with the Katun color toner. But they run 100,000 copies per month. 100% color 95 % coverage and mostly half tone colors. The katun color toner has worked well in our low volume customers.

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                      • Tonerkiller
                        Senior Tech

                        500+ Posts
                        • Oct 2012
                        • 668

                        #12
                        Re: Katun color toner

                        Katun is garbage. If I had all the money that we wasted using Katun products I could retire.

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                        • itchyfinger@att.net
                          Technician

                          50+ Posts
                          • Oct 2017
                          • 77

                          #13
                          Re: Katun color toner

                          Sales person telling you its good toner and wont give you a problem? Maybe hire him to sell copiers for ya. w2aste toner bottles from Katun works well and like $1.50 cheaper than Kyocera's price. stick with OEM toner

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                          • George J
                            Trusted Tech

                            100+ Posts
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 107

                            #14
                            Re: Katun color toner

                            I've yet to see any non oem toner work well for any brand.

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                            • kevin.coleman1
                              Technician
                              • Mar 2017
                              • 13

                              #15
                              Re: Katun color toner

                              Of course the vendor will tell you it works well, what do you expect, my product is crap.


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