Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seven years for a printer is a very nice age. Beware not only for your lungs, but also take the possibility of skin problems, i.e allergy, in consideration! In cases of allergy (all living creatures) we are far from equal. The risks are not worth it. There is also the drum problems, which are very sensitive to several problems. Good luck, Cedric Agie Brussels Le mar. 15 avr. 2025 ? 04:47, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> a ?crit : > I worked on laser printer engineering for a few years in the 1980s. I > was the lead system engineer for two high-speed laser printers sold by > DEC, and I have spent a lot of time fussing with laser printers. The > short answer is that toner is an extremely high-precision substance; the > size of the toner particles is critical to the functioning of the > imager, and toner is not generally fungible between brands. > > In 2025 I don?t print enough on my laser printer to make it worthwhile > to mess with toner, and in making decisions like this I rate my time at > $50/hour. So for myself, it would not be worth it. I?d sell the unused > cartridge on eBay. But Brother toner will be the same material for all > of their printers, so you won?t have to fuss with the deep settings if > you put Brother toner from one cartridge into another. > > Toner is very dangerous if you inhale it. We?re talking Black Lung > Disease level of danger. If you do this, wear a suitably high-quality > respirator that is rated for the particle size. The printers whose > design I managed used toner that had 30-micron particles. I took a quick > look at the Brother printer specs and I?d guess that they use 15-micron > particle sizes. For myself, I would use supplied air and not a > respirator to mess with 15-micron toner particles. I always used a > scuba-style breathing apparatus when I had to get involved with live > 30-micron toner. Our company?s service technicians didn?t. I have no > data on how many of them are still alive. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >