Recycled Drums, Bang or Bust?

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  • Juxta5
    Technician

    Site Contributor
    50+ Posts
    • Jul 2008
    • 65
    #1

    Recycled Drums, Bang or Bust?

    Our machines are being used more now than ever. I get good prices on OEM developer, corona parts, rollers etc., the only OEM part that I can not seem to get the price down on is the drums. Our color machines are being used alot for just black copies as well, so I'm changing the drum out twice as fast there too.

    I'm starting to think about drum recycling. There are a few companies out there but I would not know who is reputable, plus I know that they won't be OEM and I'm not sure what I'd be getting into.

    I don't want to cause more problems. I'd appreciate any input here.
    Tags: adjustmen, bang, drums, recycled
    • cobiray
      Passing Duplication Xpert

      1,000+ Posts
      • Mar 2008
      • 1199
      #2
      We've used Katun drums with a pretty good success rate for quite some time. Granted, there were still some issues with some models. Mostly it will be trial and error. Recently, we've only used OEM drums unless it is a model we can't get OEM parts on.

      I would be hesitant to use non OEM drums in color machines, if you are particular about the color accuracy. Not that you can't get it correct with aftermarket supplies, but IMO it causes more trouble than it is worth in the end.

      What manufacturers are you looking at?
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        • Juxta5
          Technician

          Site Contributor
          50+ Posts
          • Jul 2008
          • 65
          #3
          Just the answer I was looking for, yet afraid of. I was thinking specifically about putting them in color machines (Canon, Konica, HP) -- but with us, color accuracy is important. If I experienced a color shift, the time to run through the color adjustments would probably not be worth the savings on the drum.

          Thanks for your help.

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            • 10871087
              Service Manager

              1,000+ Posts
              • Jan 2005
              • 1143
              #4
              Originally posted by Juxta5
              I don't want to cause more problems. I'd appreciate any input here.

              I would stay away from anything non-OEM in the imaging process of a color machine, there are just too many variables involved with color to make it worth while.

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