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Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner
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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Refilling Brother HL 2240 toner
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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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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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 John -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf It's quickly getting to a place where privacy will be cause for suspicion. - Mayayana in alt.windows7.general, 2018-11-6. |
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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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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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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