When not buying straight from Xerox, is there a way to be certain the Versant toner you're buying isn't from the defective batch they were putting out for much of 2020 and 2021?
If I'm not mistaken, they discontinued and started new part numbers for the 2100/3100/4100 toners, so if you stuck to the new numbers you'd be safe, but I'm not sure if they did for the 80/180/280 ones as well.
If buying the old part numbers, is it basically just taking a gamble? I know the defective toner, with oversized developer particles, would often destroy a drum, sometimes within just a few hundred prints. And then it is in your whole system, too. Developer assemblies, dispense assemblies, etc.
I read once that you could use the Julian date code printed on the side to know if they are safe or not safe, but I can't find that information again.
I pay for my drums, and they're expensive, so if they started failing that quick, I'd be ruined. I typically get 150% out of genuine Xerox drums before they begin to show defects and require replacement. Almost always at LEAST 100%.
Thanks!
If I'm not mistaken, they discontinued and started new part numbers for the 2100/3100/4100 toners, so if you stuck to the new numbers you'd be safe, but I'm not sure if they did for the 80/180/280 ones as well.
If buying the old part numbers, is it basically just taking a gamble? I know the defective toner, with oversized developer particles, would often destroy a drum, sometimes within just a few hundred prints. And then it is in your whole system, too. Developer assemblies, dispense assemblies, etc.
I read once that you could use the Julian date code printed on the side to know if they are safe or not safe, but I can't find that information again.
I pay for my drums, and they're expensive, so if they started failing that quick, I'd be ruined. I typically get 150% out of genuine Xerox drums before they begin to show defects and require replacement. Almost always at LEAST 100%.
Thanks!
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