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New Laser Printer, "Waste Toner" ???
GlennSprigg:
I've had many InkJet printers, and a couple of old simple B&W Laser printers, but since getting my new colour laser, I've
learnt something new!! It's only a few months old, (Brother), and have only printed about 50 or so pages. Now it comes
up occasionally, with a warning msg on my screen, which I found out was saying the "Wast Toner Cartridge" is about to
expire, and needs replacing! :P Up until now, I had never even 'heard' of such an item! (Though I now know it's use).
To anyone else, uninitiated/curious, after research it seems this is a common false warning, from those 'sensors'.
YouTube has numerous videos of how to clean them, and reset them, without any expensive replacement. Grrr... :)
tom66:
My Brother printer has this. Apparently the waste toner should be disposed of properly. There are recycling companies that take the waste cartridges as recycling and give you refurbished replacements in return, for a small fee.
GlennSprigg:
--- Quote from: tom66 on October 17, 2020, 11:35:57 am ---My Brother printer has this. Apparently the waste toner should be disposed of properly. There are recycling companies that take the waste cartridges as recycling and give you refurbished replacements in return, for a small fee.
--- End quote ---
I understand that, but this printer is virtually new! and the reporting is not valid.
Psi:
It sounds like there is a faulty sensor on the waste toner bottle.
It's detecting the bottle as full of waste toner when it clearly is not because it's a new printer.
voltsandjolts:
FYI toner is microplastic 'dust' with some colour embedded.
It's a health and environmental hazard.
Whatever happens, do not breathe that crap in.
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