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Hello y'all;
I have been manufacturing some pcb's using the toner transfer method
very succesfully, but my old Epson Action Laser 1500 has finally gone
belly up. Ran out of toner and also the black rubber roller opposite
to the drum image is pretty busted. I did refill the toner drum but I
suspect NOT all toners are alike, let alone I don't foresee myself
repairing this printer anytime soon. Perhaps I could cannibalize it
and extract the fuser mechanism when the refilled toner runs out. I'm
sure this question has been
asked and answered many times so I apologize in advance if this gets
repeated, Any suggestions on a cheap - new- laser printer? I've been
considering using the samsung ml2010 since it is cheap and the
replacement toner cartridge, well I could buy 3 of them versus one of
the old epson printer ( $180 each ! ). Thanks. Mariano.

Hi,

Why buy a new printer? I bought a used Lexmark Optra E+ on eBay for
$40 (including shipping). Toner cartridge refills are only $10
(including shipping). I posted results from a recent board in my
photo album (dl5012).

Regards,
Dennis

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dhar2kma" <dhar2kma@...>
wrote:

>
> Hello y'all;
> I have been manufacturing some pcb's using the toner transfer

method

> very succesfully, but my old Epson Action Laser 1500 has finally

gone

> belly up. Ran out of toner and also the black rubber roller

opposite

> to the drum image is pretty busted. I did refill the toner drum

but I

> suspect NOT all toners are alike, let alone I don't foresee myself
> repairing this printer anytime soon. Perhaps I could cannibalize

it

> and extract the fuser mechanism when the refilled toner runs out.

I'm

> sure this question has been
> asked and answered many times so I apologize in advance if this

gets

> repeated, Any suggestions on a cheap - new- laser printer? I've

been

> considering using the samsung ml2010 since it is cheap and the
> replacement toner cartridge, well I could buy 3 of them versus one

of

> the old epson printer ( $180 each ! ). Thanks. Mariano.
>

Hi Dennis,
Where are you getting your toner refills from?
I've got an Optra E that I got for $5 form a surplus sales and have been looking for decent refills.

Thanks,

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: dl5012
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:33 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: advise on replacement printer needed


Hi,

Why buy a new printer? I bought a used Lexmark Optra E+ on eBay for
$40 (including shipping). Toner cartridge refills are only $10
(including shipping). I posted results from a recent board in my
photo album (dl5012).

Regards,
Dennis

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dhar2kma" <dhar2kma@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello y'all;
> I have been manufacturing some pcb's using the toner transfer
method
> very succesfully, but my old Epson Action Laser 1500 has finally
gone
> belly up. Ran out of toner and also the black rubber roller
opposite
> to the drum image is pretty busted. I did refill the toner drum
but I
> suspect NOT all toners are alike, let alone I don't foresee myself
> repairing this printer anytime soon. Perhaps I could cannibalize
it
> and extract the fuser mechanism when the refilled toner runs out.
I'm
> sure this question has been
> asked and answered many times so I apologize in advance if this
gets
> repeated, Any suggestions on a cheap - new- laser printer? I've
been
> considering using the samsung ml2010 since it is cheap and the
> replacement toner cartridge, well I could buy 3 of them versus one
of
> the old epson printer ( $180 each ! ). Thanks. Mariano.
>






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Hi Kevin,

I buy mine from someone in Canada. He lists toner refills and
remanufactured drums on eBay. IIRC, the toner refills are US$5 + US$5
for shipping. Comes in an oversized bottle with a funnel and
instructions. He says you should be able to refill each cartridge
twice. Once you get the hang of removing the filler plug, it's pretty
easy (could be messy if you're not careful and I think the toner is
bad for you).

If you're interested, I can email you his address.

The Optra E and Optra E+ seem to share the same toner cartridges and
drums. There's a guy selling user guides and service manuals on
eBay. He's in the UK.

Regards,
Dennis

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Lavigne" <klavigne@...>
wrote:

>
> Hi Dennis,
> Where are you getting your toner refills from?
> I've got an Optra E that I got for $5 form a surplus sales and have

been looking for decent refills.

I to would be interested in the address for the toner refills
tia
Regards
Bob

dl5012 wrote:

>Hi Kevin,
>
>I buy mine from someone in Canada. He lists toner refills and
>remanufactured drums on eBay. IIRC, the toner refills are US$5 + US$5
>for shipping. Comes in an oversized bottle with a funnel and
>instructions. He says you should be able to refill each cartridge
>twice. Once you get the hang of removing the filler plug, it's pretty
>easy (could be messy if you're not careful and I think the toner is
>bad for you).
>
>If you're interested, I can email you his address.
>
>The Optra E and Optra E+ seem to share the same toner cartridges and
>drums. There's a guy selling user guides and service manuals on
>eBay. He's in the UK.
>
>Regards,
>Dennis
>
>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Lavigne" <klavigne@...>
>wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Dennis,
>> Where are you getting your toner refills from?
>>I've got an Optra E that I got for $5 form a surplus sales and have
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>been looking for decent refills.
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