frison@cs.arizona.edu (Glen Alexander Frison) (05/13/91)
Does anyone know anything about "recharging" the toner cartridges for the HP LJII series printers? I know you're supposed to dispose of the things when they are out of toner, but there are a lot of places out there "recharging" them for around $30-$60, which can be cheaper than buying new ones, and they'll work just as good as new ones. So I'm wondering if I can figure out how to "recharge" them myself, i.e., put toner in them, since I don't really think the "recharge" is worth $30. (I'm sure their actual cost is about $5, so they're making at least $25 pure profit.) Is there another newsgroup that would be more appropriate for this question? If so, please tell me the name of it... Thanks, -g frison
simona@panix.uucp (Simona Nass) (05/16/91)
In article <1505@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> frison@cs.arizona.edu (Glen Alexander Frison) writes: >Does anyone know anything about "recharging" the toner cartridges for the >HP LJII series printers? I know you're supposed to dispose of the things >when they are out of toner, but there are a lot of places out there >"recharging" them for around $30-$60, which can be cheaper than buying new >ones, and they'll work just as good as new ones. So I'm wondering if I can >figure out how to "recharge" them myself, i.e., put toner in them, since I >don't really think the "recharge" is worth $30. (I'm sure their actual >cost is about $5, so they're making at least $25 pure profit.) > >Is there another newsgroup that would be more appropriate for this question? >If so, please tell me the name of it... > >Thanks, > >-g frison I did some research on this issue for a corporation where I worked months ago. Companies that do this differ in their practices, but I think the one I spoke to (affiliated with Nashua, but I don't remember the name - they never sent me the annual report I requested and I lost my little slip of paper) lubricates and replaces some parts and I believe they also make provisions for disposal (there's mercury in them thar parts!?!). I realize these reasons don't preclude your doing it yourself, but you may wish to check on what damage it can do to your printer and also into disposal options. I think there's a newsgoup dedicated either to laser printers or HP, but I forget which. -S. wasApparently, these places don't just replace the toner - they actually looking into organizing -- ( rutgers!cmcl2!panix!simona, uunet!jyacc!david, simona@panix.uucp )