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Old July 7th 19, 12:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
AK[_4_]
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I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge.

Then it started printing poorly, so I thought it needed to be refilled.

The instructions said to remove the old toner.

I assumed they meant residual toner that was leftover.

That was not the case, as I bunch came out.

I lost my links to the process of refilling the toner.

I found another link, but the guy is taking half the cartridge apart and vacuuming those parts.

What's the deal?

Does anyone have some experience with that model that they could share?

Thanks,
Andy
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Old July 7th 19, 02:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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On 07/06/2019 18:10, AK wrote:
I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge. (snip)


As someone else politely suggested when you asked about this here last
month, you'd do better to post this in comp.periphs.printers-where your
question is on-topic, and where someone with an answer is more likely to
see it.
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Old July 8th 19, 03:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
AK[_4_]
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On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 8:23:44 AM UTC-5, none wrote:
On 07/06/2019 18:10, AK wrote:
I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge. (snip)


As someone else politely suggested when you asked about this here last
month, you'd do better to post this in comp.periphs.printers-where your
question is on-topic, and where someone with an answer is more likely to
see it.


I forgot about that link. I posed my question there.

As I have asked before and gotten good answers here,
I consider my question as quite on topic.

You may wish to disagree and that is your right.

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.

Andy
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Old July 8th 19, 03:56 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)[_4_]
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

In message , AK
writes:
On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 8:23:44 AM UTC-5, none wrote:
On 07/06/2019 18:10, AK wrote:
I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge. (snip)


As someone else politely suggested when you asked about this here last
month, you'd do better to post this in comp.periphs.printers-where your
question is on-topic, and where someone with an answer is more likely to
see it.


I forgot about that link. I posed my question there.


(It's a newsgroup, not a link.)

As I have asked before and gotten good answers here,
I consider my question as quite on topic.


I don't personally actually mind you posting that here, as here isn't
exactly very busy; however, I would definitely agree with none (!) that
it _isn't_ on topic. As I say, I don't really mind your asking here, but
I think his other point - that you might actually be more likely to get
a useful answer there - is probably more important.

You may wish to disagree and that is your right.

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.


As do users of 7, 8, 10, Linux, BeOS ... they also use electricity; I
think a question about house wiring probably would get a better answer
elsewhere though (-:.

Andy

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Old July 8th 19, 05:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

AK wrote:
On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 8:23:44 AM UTC-5, none wrote:
On 07/06/2019 18:10, AK wrote:
I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge. (snip)

As someone else politely suggested when you asked about this here last
month, you'd do better to post this in comp.periphs.printers-where your
question is on-topic, and where someone with an answer is more likely to
see it.


I forgot about that link. I posed my question there.

As I have asked before and gotten good answers here,
I consider my question as quite on topic.

You may wish to disagree and that is your right.

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.

Andy


My concern would be the safety aspects of what you're doing.

I don't think toner is all that good for your lungs.

Running the materials through a non-HEPA vacuum cleaner
would be a bit foolish. If you watch a xerox machine
repair person, they have a special vacuum for work like
this.

It would be terrible to get "black lung" or something,
all to save $1.95 on a toner cartridge.

If you do this to your regular household vacuum cleaner,
now the cleaner is "polluted". There could be toner inside
the housing. Swapping the bag might not make it "perfectly
clean again".

As for why this is necessary, it depends on the design.
Toner cartridges with integrated optically-activated belt,
they would need some putzing around for this sort of thing.

Designs where the toner container "only contains the fuel",
are a lot safer. As there's nothing to fix. If the belt or
belts in such a contraption fail or get scratched, that's
a separate purchase.

At one time, they used glass drums for toner transfer, but
the machines now use the plastic belt (purplish color). The cartridge
includes the bits that applies toner to the belt, after the
charge pattern is laid down. The toner on the belt is transferred
to the paper via heat and pressure (fuser unit). The low melting
point of plastic toner, means the fuser doesn't have to be quite
as hot as the original designs were.

You would not expect a plastic belt to last forever.
See if these fine websites you're visiting, have a number
for "printed sheets before belt is shot".

Keep it out of direct sunlight, while you're messing
around. The ones I worked on, came wrapped in a foil
outer package, to try to keep light away from the
thing before usage. It's not photographic film, but
neither can you leave it sitting on a window sill for
two weeks.

Paul
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Old July 8th 19, 09:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

AK,

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.


XP runs on computers. Computers use electricity. Electricity is generated
by hydro-electric power stations hydro-electric power stations use water.
Fish live in water. Fish are caught by humans. Humans use Windows XP.

I therefore claim that its legal in this newsgroup to talk about Windows XP,
even though thats just by following that above "relates to/is used by"
chain. :-)


But seriously, you want to go that "its related to, which is related to" way
? Ever heard about the "six degrees of seperation" theorem ? It claims
that, whith just six people in between. everybody knows/is related to
everybody else. If apply that to Windows XP (or any other subject) than I
can connect it to, and thus talk here, about anything I please.

A simple example ?
Windows XP is used by humans (duh). Humans eat bread (to name one
possibility). Bread recepies (to name one possibility) are "thus" also
allowed here.

The reverse also works: I should be allowed to post questions about Windows
XP in "alt.bread.recepies" (just checked, it actually exists!). I mean,
those breadmakers (the device) use electricity. Computers use electricity.
Computers run XP. So, questions about XP /should/ (according to your
"chain them up!" logic) be allowed there too. And by extension, including
your current questions about toner ...

I consider my question as quite on topic.


You've been told twice now that it isn't.

For multiple reasons: One because /this/ group is about /a specific OS/,
not about some granulate thats used by a specific kind of pheripial (two
degrees of seperation). Two because *there is a better newsgroup for it*.

And something that puzzles me: Why didn't you crosspost into the other
Windows OS newsgroups (and possibly even all of the Linux, macOS and other
OS newgroups too) ? Don't they use printers ? Or do you think that your
printers toner is "XP only" ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


  #7  
Old July 8th 19, 12:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
AK[_4_]
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 11:36:24 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote:
AK wrote:
On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 8:23:44 AM UTC-5, none wrote:
On 07/06/2019 18:10, AK wrote:
I refilled my Brother HL 2240 toner cartridge. (snip)
As someone else politely suggested when you asked about this here last
month, you'd do better to post this in comp.periphs.printers-where your
question is on-topic, and where someone with an answer is more likely to
see it.


I forgot about that link. I posed my question there.

As I have asked before and gotten good answers here,
I consider my question as quite on topic.

You may wish to disagree and that is your right.

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.

Andy


My concern would be the safety aspects of what you're doing.

I don't think toner is all that good for your lungs.

Running the materials through a non-HEPA vacuum cleaner
would be a bit foolish. If you watch a xerox machine
repair person, they have a special vacuum for work like
this.

It would be terrible to get "black lung" or something,
all to save $1.95 on a toner cartridge.

If you do this to your regular household vacuum cleaner,
now the cleaner is "polluted". There could be toner inside
the housing. Swapping the bag might not make it "perfectly
clean again".

As for why this is necessary, it depends on the design.
Toner cartridges with integrated optically-activated belt,
they would need some putzing around for this sort of thing.

Designs where the toner container "only contains the fuel",
are a lot safer. As there's nothing to fix. If the belt or
belts in such a contraption fail or get scratched, that's
a separate purchase.

At one time, they used glass drums for toner transfer, but
the machines now use the plastic belt (purplish color). The cartridge
includes the bits that applies toner to the belt, after the
charge pattern is laid down. The toner on the belt is transferred
to the paper via heat and pressure (fuser unit). The low melting
point of plastic toner, means the fuser doesn't have to be quite
as hot as the original designs were.

You would not expect a plastic belt to last forever.
See if these fine websites you're visiting, have a number
for "printed sheets before belt is shot".

Keep it out of direct sunlight, while you're messing
around. The ones I worked on, came wrapped in a foil
outer package, to try to keep light away from the
thing before usage. It's not photographic film, but
neither can you leave it sitting on a window sill for
two weeks.

Paul


I think you have lost me.

The toner was disposed of soon after it was shaken into trash.

Boy, does it like to cling to stuff.

Had to take my trash can outside and rinse it off with a hose.

Andy
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Old July 8th 19, 12:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
AK[_4_]
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 3:07:02 AM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:
AK,

Most people who use Windows XP use printers.


XP runs on computers. Computers use electricity. Electricity is generated
by hydro-electric power stations hydro-electric power stations use water.
Fish live in water. Fish are caught by humans. Humans use Windows XP.

I therefore claim that its legal in this newsgroup to talk about Windows XP,
even though thats just by following that above "relates to/is used by"
chain. :-)


But seriously, you want to go that "its related to, which is related to" way
? Ever heard about the "six degrees of seperation" theorem ? It claims
that, whith just six people in between. everybody knows/is related to
everybody else. If apply that to Windows XP (or any other subject) than I
can connect it to, and thus talk here, about anything I please.

A simple example ?
Windows XP is used by humans (duh). Humans eat bread (to name one
possibility). Bread recepies (to name one possibility) are "thus" also
allowed here.

The reverse also works: I should be allowed to post questions about Windows
XP in "alt.bread.recepies" (just checked, it actually exists!). I mean,
those breadmakers (the device) use electricity. Computers use electricity.
Computers run XP. So, questions about XP /should/ (according to your
"chain them up!" logic) be allowed there too. And by extension, including
your current questions about toner ...

I consider my question as quite on topic.


You've been told twice now that it isn't.

For multiple reasons: One because /this/ group is about /a specific OS/,
not about some granulate thats used by a specific kind of pheripial (two
degrees of seperation). Two because *there is a better newsgroup for it*.

And something that puzzles me: Why didn't you crosspost into the other
Windows OS newsgroups (and possibly even all of the Linux, macOS and other
OS newgroups too) ? Don't they use printers ? Or do you think that your
printers toner is "XP only" ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


You have a funny argument style.

Even if it uses circular reasoning at times.

Thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning. :-)

Andy
  #9  
Old July 8th 19, 05:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R.Wieser
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

AK,

You have a funny argument style.

Even if it uses circular reasoning at times.


:-) But I think I got the message across, and with the least amount of
angry staring at each other.

Thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning. :-)


You're welcome. Thats two flies in a single swat. Not a bad day for me.
:-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


  #10  
Old July 9th 19, 02:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
AK[_4_]
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Default Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner

On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:39:36 AM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:
AK,

You have a funny argument style.

Even if it uses circular reasoning at times.


:-) But I think I got the message across, and with the least amount of
angry staring at each other.

Thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning. :-)


You're welcome. Thats two flies in a single swat. Not a bad day for me.
:-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 1:33:52 PM UTC-5, Shadow wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 19:27:29 -0700 (PDT),

- show quoted text -
Thanks so much shadow.

I found this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXnLBtGVgA

And the printer is now in service.

$7 for the refill versus $38 at Walmart.

I put a note on the cartridge.

Do NOT touch the Frigging Gears !!!
Refill is on the other side. !!


Andy
 




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