Comments on: Is It Possible To Refill A Laser Toner Cartridge?

By: Welshie

Welshie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:38 +0000

I think there’s some confusion on the question here. The question was can you refill a toner cartridge – ‘not re-manufacture a cartridge”

There’s some rubbish here – “industrial fume hood” FFS ! I’ve done it for years you just make a hole and pour the ink in. It’s like liquid if you buy decent stuff and it’s extremely simple to do. Takes about ten minutes and saves loads. the only reason it gets harder is because printer companies put killer chips on the cartridges to stop you refilling them so you have to replace those too (thanks Taiwan!)

FörtyTwö is spot on !!!!

By: Doc2

Doc2 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:53:01 +0000

No but some companies will accept them for credit.

By: hotbacte

hotbacte — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:05:04 +0000

Well, refilling Laser toner cartridges is usually not recommended as during manufacturing of laser toners, old drums are replaced with new ones.
You might also need to change other parts of your laser toner which is a costly and messy process. So it’s generally avoided.
You may find more information about it in the Sources below:

By: smidy198

smidy198 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:52:31 +0000

yer its posible, they go throught more ink than the ink jets

By: smedrik

smedrik — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:24:24 +0000

The short answer is yes, however you better be very skilled
Toners have moving parts that need to be replaced upon refilling, there are gears, rollers, and ribbons that all need to completely checked and reconditioned. Most toner cartridges will have smart chip that need to be set or replaced, not to mention you cannot put a hole in a toner cartridge, so knowing where to actually put the toner can be a challenges.
Some toners also have integrated drum units that need to be properly cleaned. This would include, most monochrome HP printers, all samsung printers, most lexmark, some konica minolta.
As a final point, toner dust is messy and carcinogenic and tough to keep from getting airborne, so ideally you would be using a particulate respirator and filling it under an industrial fume hood.