There are many different toner chemistries. Manufacturers keep learning how
to make them cheaper and sell for more money.
The same problem shows up with "refill" toner packages. These toners are
"compatible" but not necesarily identical. but for the $$ savings they are
worth trying.
I was buyng toner refils from one vendor and changed to another. I couldnt
get a good print until I cleaned out the cartridge and repalced it
completely with the new toner.
The trick is to find something that works foir you and stick with it.
Myc
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 10:21 AM, chilliismyweakness
<
couchman74@...>wrote:
> I just returned a Brother HL-2040 and replaced it with a HP P1005
> (today actually!). i spent about 30 hours trying to get a decent
> layout with the HL-2040, it cant be done. i tried every magazine in
> the house along with a large array of varying photo papers. I even
> went to the extreme of going to the newsagent and buying a couple of
> magazines of varying gloss/thickness etc.
>
> I finally came to the conclusion when i tried using PnP blue which
> produced worse results than the 30+ different paper types that the
> brother cant produce any kind of usable PCB's. In fact the tectronix
> website even states that some new model brother lasers are having this
> problem with PnP Blue. I think it has something to do with some
> brother toners, and the fact it has to be heated much higher than
> other toners to bond.
>
> Any way, the place i got it from (officeworks, AU) has a 7 day
> satisfaction gurantee, i took it back with 2 days to spare and got a
> no questions asked refund (awesome). I got the HP P1005 straight away.
> And after a week of ironing/sandwich pressing about 100+ prints that
> didnt work, the first one i made on the P1005 was a perfect print. you
> could imagine my elation!
>
> One thing i will note about the P1005, and this is only in comparison
> to a large size office grade Canon laser printer/copier is that the
> toner in the P1005 does not require as high a heat setting on your
> iron when you are transferring. i use a medium-high setting for the
> P1005, whereas with the canon i had the iron on flat out as any lower
> would produce unsatisfactory results.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Luc Small" <luc.small@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has used a HP P1005 or P1006 LaserJet printer
> > for PCB toner transfer. It is currently possible to pick up a P1005
> > for $54 (after $30 cashback) in Australia, which makes it very
> > affordable.
> >
> > I currently have a Brother HL-2040. I am getting very patchy results
> > and I have read plenty of accounts from people who have had trouble
> > with using Brother printers for toner transfer.
> >
> > As such, I'm interested to know if the P1005 is likely to yield
> better results.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Luc
> >
>
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]