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And you know this how? Have you spent the time to test every toner out there? Doubtful. In my experience (I was in the aftermarket toner business for over a decade), most techs or endusers try a couple of different brands and have a bad experience and assume that all aren't worth it.
I know for a fact tht there's good toner out there because I've spent the time to test them. I had a test machine for every brand that I rebuilt and ran so many pages thru these machines. I wouldn't paint with such a broad brush unless you can say that you've tested all (or most) of the aftermarket toner.
Now with that said, everyone should stay away from aftermarket toner if you're not willing to do your own testing.
I've heard all this stuff from techs before. I know better.
Growth is found only in adversity.
Just a little side note:
If you've ever seen chemically grown toner produced by HP, it's pretty amazing. The reason that it's chemically grown is because the particles are much smaller than can be produced by grinding the toner or pulverizing it. The size of the particles are also much more consistent because they have better control by growing it.
If you put it in a bottle, it looks like liquid. That's how fine it is. The particles don't get any smaller than that. I don't care what brand it is.
Anyway, some of the aftermarket companies invested millions of dollars in the technology to reproduce this toner. My old company rebuilt thousands of these cartriedges over the years and sold them to places like Stennis Space Center (NASA) because they wouldn't buy anything but remans.
Last edited by BillyCarpenter; 09-26-2022 at 02:14 PM.
Growth is found only in adversity.
But please what I have to replace to get the printer working.
Growth is found only in adversity.
I know this may sound a little underhanded but when a model goes out of production, I have no problem running aftermarket toner in those machines. When it starts to make copy/print quality problems, it is an opportunity to talk to the customer about for an upgrade. Even if its an newer used model.
Agree or not, this strategy has served me well.
I've replaced the drum now with a new one (but same old dv box with katun toner). Seems smearing has disappeared.
I'm really not sure if it's the toner or was the drum really worn out.
Drum has has lasted 390 000 pages.
Is there a possibility to reset the drum counter now. So that the printer won't display "maintenance" at 500 000 pages?
Thank you.
Katun is very overpriced for third party toners. I used them years ago for Panasonic machines but I have never been impressed with their overpriced products. They do have a good offering of tools and bags though.
We use ACM compatibles for our Kyocera printers and, thus far, they have been spectacular. Dirt cheap, reliable and always in stock.
I always get samples before purchasing third party toners. If they claim they are so wonderful for the price, have them send you some samples for testing. If they won't, don't buy from them.
Failing to plan is planning to fail!!!
What you can try to do to clear up the copies from generic toner is to put OEM toner in and run 50 or more sky shots to run out the generic toner.
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