Maulik.Parekh 34 Report post Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) I use HP1018 Ljet since 2004 & believe me I have never purchased a cartridge till now !!! I am writing this guide to help you all refill toner in HP Laser Jet : Requirements: 1) HP Printer 2) Empty Toner Cartridge 3) Screw Driver 4) New HP Toner (magnetic) 5) Blower or Vacuum cleaner -- i would prefer the later coz it will not dirty your room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqidzfPIv60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dccr_RML_cI&feature=related Follow the instructions in the video. In there you will see a cap where the guy puts toner. HP has realized that and now there is no cap, instead you can open the magnetic roller just above it & also a strip.. Slide the new toner in the gap & put the roller back again. Do not forget to match the roller threads before packing. 1st time it would take half an hour or so but then it is very easy once you are thorough with the procedure. Please be prepared to become black for the 1st time. All cleaning shown in the video can be easily done using a soft cloth and a vacuum cleaner. Also play safely with drum it should be scratch less for optimum print quality !! I dont know about other printers cos Samsung toner is also expensive & gives low throughput. Please spread a newspaper before refilling toner & dispose off the unused/spilled toner safely. My budget : JK green paper : 500 sheets : Rs110 : 0.22p per sheet i.e 0.11p per side. Toner : Rs50-60 depending on availability gives me 2500 sides : Rs 0.024 per side. Total : per sheet : 0.22 + 0.048 + 0.03 (drum charges) = Rs0.298 i.e if you print both sides You will have to change the drum every 4 refills for best print quality if medium print quality is ok it can last upto 10 refills. I buy drum for 300 but i bet it is available for much lesser than this .. didnt take much pains to look for one !! Caution & Note : I am not responsible if you damage your printer/cartridge during the refilling process. Happy refilling. If you have any more info pl let us all know in this thread !! Edit: I know one person in Mumbai who gives corporate one time used cartridge for Rs 1200/- It as new toner & eveything inside is new. That is what he claims but I am not sure if he replaces every part even though it is a good deal !!! Edited July 31, 2010 by Maulik.Parekh 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkaile 1,051 Report post Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) ^ What about the implanted chip in the toner? Doesnt that stop printing once its limit capacity is over (750 for the one that comes with the printer and 1500 for oem)? I think this was possible only before the chip was implanted in this ****ing toner cartridge... Great effort BTW +1 Edited July 31, 2010 by dkaile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maulik.Parekh 34 Report post Posted July 31, 2010 No that chip is still present in Samsung printers !! It is still not present in HP printers though -- For samsung printers you can short the EPROM's pins so that page counting will stop i.e. it will permanently become to zero i.e it will reset the page count everytime the printer is booted !! So you can print 1500 pages in a single go then just restart your printer & page count will become zero !! For eg: Samsung ML 1640 : 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maulik.Parekh 34 Report post Posted July 31, 2010 Dhiraj can you tell me the model no of the cartridge present in your printer. There must be a way to reset the page count !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkaile 1,051 Report post Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) My Laserjet Model no. is P1007 - http://h10010.www1.h...66-3435678.html Cartridge is - HP LaserJet CC388 Family Print Cartridges - http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en/ho/WF06c/A1-12771-64209-64548-64548-3386247-3386278.html and this ****er definitely has a chip inside it.... we gonna need to break that... Edited July 31, 2010 by dkaile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted August 1, 2010 +1 to you Maulik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted August 3, 2010 all new printer cartridges have chip on them.. this is when hp realised that people are not buying from them and are refilling it and buying for other manufacturers which cost half. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted August 3, 2010 +1 to you dear Maulik. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maulik.Parekh 34 Report post Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) Thanks to all who gave me +1. DK sir I have got one place who gets these chip reset on your toner. (CC388A) there are 2 opts: 1) Everytime you refill your toner cartridge replace the chip on the toner. Each chip costs Rs250. 2) Replace a chip in printer permanently for once & enjoy refilling. Chip costs Rs 1800. Note: I am not any printer reseller or dealer, I got this info from my friend so just passing it !!! Edit: If you want bulk quantity I can bargain with the dealer. Edited August 8, 2010 by Maulik.Parekh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
