C454e Cyan prints

[copier tech]

I had the same problem. The developer is depleted. I Replaced the filters, drum, but didn't want to spend the money on a new DV unit so I got an old bad Cyan developer unit and poured some of its developer in the depleted one. Honestly, I eye balled it and it worked. Problem solved no issues in over a year.

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You can actually use developer from most Bizhub models, I even used some from an old C552 cyan image unit I was about to throw away!

So now before I throw these units away I decant out the old developer & use it to top up depleted ones.

[Bix]

You can actually use developer from most Bizhub models, I even used some from an old C552 cyan image unit I was about to throw away!

So now before I throw these units away I decant out the old developer & use it to top up depleted ones.

How do you go about dividing the developer from the toner? With a magnet?

[copier tech]

How do you go about dividing the developer from the toner? With a magnet?

Well no, pretty much all KM toner is the same.

Believe it or not I have even used the waste toner to top up depleted dev units as that's where the developer ends up. I only do this as a last resort, it takes a lot more to top up as there is a lot more toner in the waste than developer. The machine will now obviously have too much toner & will be brown! However running around 50 full bleed prints out of the colour I topper up the prints will eventually look perfect again.

[Bix]

This is interesting. I have found it easy to replace the toner bottle cap. So theoretically they are doing this just to get money spent on new toners? I hope there is a difference.

[Gift]

Well no, pretty much all KM toner is the same.

Believe it or not I have even used the waste toner to top up depleted dev units as that's where the developer ends up. I only do this as a last resort, it takes a lot more to top up as there is a lot more toner in the waste than developer. The machine will now obviously have too much toner & will be brown! However running around 50 full bleed prints out of the colour I topper up the prints will eventually look perfect again.

Kinda like converting goold old C253 series imaging units back in the days. Theres also "non oem" dev available - tried that a few times with no issues occuring (surpringsingly^^).

[copier tech]

Kinda like converting goold old C253 series imaging units back in the days. Theres also "non oem" dev available - tried that a few times with no issues occuring (surpringsingly^^).

Not sure I would trust compatible developer, even my way is a bodge, its still using genuine KM developer.

[allan]

Well no, pretty much all KM toner is the same.

Believe it or not I have even used the waste toner to top up depleted dev units as that's where the developer ends up. I only do this as a last resort, it takes a lot more to top up as there is a lot more toner in the waste than developer. The machine will now obviously have too much toner & will be brown! However running around 50 full bleed prints out of the colour I topper up the prints will eventually look perfect again.

That is some MacGuyver moves there.
Well when the going gets rough....

[allan]

Kinda like converting goold old C253 series imaging units back in the days. Theres also "non oem" dev available - tried that a few times with no issues occuring (surpringsingly^^).

Now the toners are not all the same. Up to the C253 range the toner is not changeable with the newer stuff. Been there done that and cried.
All the current toner is just if it has developer add or not. TN414 works on TN015 and in reverse then TN414 works on the color machines like a C364.

[copier tech]

That is some MacGuyver moves there.
Well when the going gets rough....

Oh yeah deffo not recommended but has dug me out of a hole a few times, especially now when getting parts ordered are delayed due to some virus or something.

[allan]

How do you go about dividing the developer from the toner? With a magnet?

Never done it but i think trowing it in a bowl of water could help. Skim off the floating toner and the dev should drop to the bottom.
Then sundry the developer?