Yes, its easy to fill this. Theres free refill instructions at www.uni-kit.com/support.htm
Notice that there are different instructions for the C7115a and the C7115x. The “a” is a low capacity cartridge, and the “x” is a high capacity cartridge.
You need a hole making tool, and the right toner. Uni-Kit #1 toner is designed for this machine and others.
I just purchased a Samsung SCX-4521F MFP Laser. At the moment the toner is fine but i want to get ready to replace the toner when it begins to run out.
On ebay.ca there is mention of:
65 grams toner refill kits + reset fuse for the model of for $5CDN (+$5 shipping). This sounds interesting tho I have no idea of 65 grams is enough to refill the toner cart and what the heck is a reset fuse?
Thanks
The replacement cartridges cost as much as the printer. Seeking most economical route possible.
Would prefer to refill with toner.
I’m glad, it’s about time that the simple fact that it’s very simple (despite the printer companies best efforts) to refill most toner cartridges. The perception has that it needs some special skills, is very difficult and carries huge risks is of course nonsense and just perpetuated with those who would rather you waste your money.
At least now they’re appearing on big Review focussed sites like Amazon will mean we can all share experiences in different toner cartridges. Of course as I always say the best kits will be ones that use the best ink, compatible toner for that particular printer. I’d be very wary of the very generic toner kits but at least with Amazon you can see what people think about them.
I’ve just been looking and there isn’t the range as from the specialist toner companies so far but I’m sure they’ll all end up joining Amazon eventually. Good thing is we’ll find which are hopeless and which work well. Don’t listen to all the rubbish about destroying your printer it’s not true, and even if it was the money you save would easily buy you a new printer anyway for the cost of new cartridges.
It’s worth checking out, not that many reviews for some of the companies but hopefully we’ll find a few more decent companies to help cut our printer costs down.
It’s a perfectly good question, on this blog I urge you to investigate the few firms who can help you refill your toner cartridge with ease. Every time you do refill the cartridge you’re saving about 60-80% of the cost of a new cartridge, and there is virtually no environmental impact. But how many times can you keep refilling a laser toner cartridge.
Well it’s actually quite a difficult question, it’s a bit like asking how long your car will last or how many years before my TV needs replacing. There is no specific correct answer as it tends to vary from cartridge to cartridge but for the vast majority of cartridges two or three is easily achievable. Many people keep refilling them until the printouts start being affected.
There are a couple of main reasons why you can’t keep refilling the toner cartridges indefinitely –
OPC Drum – inside your Toner cartridge, where the image is created before being copied onto the page. This will eventually wear our, however it will often keep going for many refills – it depends on the make. There are some printers where this drum can be replaced separately though, so that no longer becomes an issue.
Toner Waste – Toner cartridges all collect their own waste, the unused ink from a printout usually gets collected in a waste section of the cartridge. Eventually this will overflow and cause marks to appear on the printed page. You can empty this manually to extend the life, in much the same way as you make a little hole to refill. In most cartridges you can make a hole in the waste compartment to empty it. Personally I never bother with this step as normally I can get two or three refills without emptying this section.
Emptying the waste compartment can make your toner go on into double figures for some printers though which would save literally hundreds of dollars. Use any reliable refill firm and ask them their advice, they’ll know the average number of refills for your particular cartridge. Just remember even refilling once is going to save you a lot of money and more than half your printing costs.
Of course it depends on what your printing and what for. I generally refill twice then the third time only put a little ink in and watch the quality. If the print out perhaps starts getting smudges or a reduction in quality tehn I’ll replace the cartridge with a new one and start again.
