CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
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Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#2Also, the difference between a full cartridge and an empty cartridge is minimal; about 20% of the toner reservoir is filled in a new cartridge, dropping to 15% when the printer says the cartridge is empty.
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#3I would like to see cartridges designed ecologically - refillable perhaps, or at least designed to flow as much out as possible - and allowing you to override the "toner low" warning and keep printing even if it's almost dry.
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#4Unlike ink jets most laser printers will let you disable the low toner “lock outs” although by default it may refuse to print.
Then you just wait for the streaks to appear to know when you’re out. You can shake it to extend the life once that occurs. I’ve printed hundreds of pages after the printer said I was out of toner.
There’s probably some small quality loss but for text you don’t really notice if it’s not streaking.
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#5Also, the difference between a full cartridge and an empty cartridge is minimal; about 20% of the toner reservoir is filled in a new cartridge, dropping to 15% when the printer says the cartridge is empty.
Sounds like a lot of space wasted?
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#6I would like to see cartridges designed ecologically - refillable perhaps, or at least designed to flow as much out as possible - and allowing you to override the "toner low" warning and keep printing even if it's almost dry.
I have never used one, but I think it is interesting that Epson does sell a line of printers that have easily refillable ink reservoirs.
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#7i’m not buying it. i’ve replaced enough toner cartridges to know there’s significant weight difference between full and empty.
it’s a shill article for their industrial CT scanners
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#8The printer industry needs a revolution.
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#9The printer industry needs a revolution.
Does it? It’s a dying industry. When was the last time you printed anything?
Re: CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
#10Yeah. My HP toner cartridge has been "empty" for about a year and is still printing fine! It has done more pages since it was empty than before it was empty.