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Tips and Guidelines for Purchasing Toner Cartridges Online

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:39:56 +0000

The best place to shop for a toner cartridge is online. This is especially true for people who do not have the time or patience to go to the various stores to find the printer supplies which best suits their needs. It really takes a lot of effort and energy to go through the various stores physically. However, one should not get disheartened by the whole process of finding the right supplies for one’s printer as there are some very good online stores which offer great deals on best toner cartridges and at the same time give you the convenience of shopping from one’s home.Purchase on-lineIt is very easy to find a toner cartridge of your choice online and by ordering from an online office supply dealer, one can get the ordered cartridges at one’s door step. One can find the toner cartridges of all the major brands online. Also toner cartridges which are compatible with popular brands like Apple, HP, Sharp, Brother, IBM, Panasonic, Xerox, Canon, Lexmark, Epson and Samsung product lines.One simply has to choose the model printer to locate the cartridges which are compatible with it, and the next step is to place an order for the selected cartridge. It is best to select a toner which is covered by the distributer’s warranty as it ensures that the product which reaches you is free from any damage and is in perfect condition.While purchasing cartridges online, it is recommended to order a few days in advance as it will help you to save the shipping charges. Many of the online printer supplier stores only charge for shipping when the cartridges are to be delivered immediately. By ordering a cartridge well in advance, one can avoid additional shipping charges.Some differentiatorsAnother very important benefit of buying toner cartridges online is that, the online printer supplier stores allows one to purchase refurbished and remanufactured toner cartridges. Though the remanufactured cartridges are relatively cheaper, there are some loopholes in the functioning of these remanufactured toner cartridges. The first and the foremost limitation of a remanufactured cartridge is that, the printer might not read the ink level properly. It might sometimes give you absolutely wrong readings like showing an empty cartridge when the ink is full. The second factor which should be considered is that the refurbished cartridges have a defect rate of almost 2 percent.To sum upThere are a number of online printer suppliers, and some of them offer the supplies at very cheap rates, however price should not be the only factor affecting your purchase. One should always toner cartridges from reputed online stores and the ones which make the whole process of purchasing easier for you. Some online stores also give you the option of selling your old cartridge for remanufacturing purpose and hence indirectly provide you with additional savings which can be directed towards the purchase of a new toner cartridge.

Media Inspection of Dlt Tape Cartridge

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:22:56 +0000

It is better to inspect the tape media before it is loaded into standalone tape drive or autoloader. Inspection of the tape media may not be possible every time, therefore the media must be inspected when the background of tape media is not known, tape cartridge is dropped, failure of tape drive as soon as the tape is inserted or if the drive fails periodically/repeatedly. Checking the condition of the data tape cartridge and verification of the tape leaders that they are not damaged or torn can help to avoid repeated tape drive failures. Checking the tape media takes only few moments and hence makes sure uninterrupted data backup process.

Tape technology of DLT (digital linear tape) has mechanism of “latch leader” in which the drive is engaged onto the leader of tape cartridge and then the media is pulled into the tape drive. If the tape cartridge drops and the cartridge leader damages, then sometimes there are chances that the tape drive may cause fatal or load errors so the tape drive might need replacement. Cartridge leader is the major and core element in the DLT tape drive’s functionality. Just open the door of the DLT tape cartridge for checking the cartridge leader that it is damaged or not. Door of the DLT tape cartridge is spring loaded and it can be opened by releasing it gently. There are “reel locks” in inner side of DLT cartridge. When DLT tape is not inserted into drive, spinning or moving of “media spool” is prevented by these “reel locks”. If the tape is dropped accidentally, then it might damage the reel locks of DLT cartridge.

The tape media should be cast off if is has misplaced cartridge leader because of failure of reel locks. Another easy method for reel lock’s verification that they are in good condition is to gently shake the tape media, and incase there is a rattling sound from the cartridge replace the cartridge. Other checking area of the DLT tape cartridge is the “cartridge hub”. The hub should be properly spring loaded and correctly seated inside the tape cartridge. The media hub should return properly to its seated position after it is pressed gently. If it does not reside properly to its seated position or if the leader and the loop are not visible any more, then the tape should be discarded. DLT tapes whose leader loops are snapped must also be replaced. Most of the times seeing the tear or snap in tape cartridge’s leader is difficult. So another easy method to see the tear is checking the leader’s tension with the help of ballpoint pen. Do not use pencil for checking.

Therefore the conclusion about the discussion of checking the tape cartridge is that they should be checked to see if there are any signs of cracks, damage or tear to the casing of the tape cartridge. Make sure that there are no screws missing and that the DLT tapes are intact. The door locks must be spring loaded and should be in proper working condition. The switch of “write protect” should be movable but make sure that when it is set to a specific position, it remains in that position. Cartridge leader of the DLT data tape needs to be checked with ballpoint pen and it should remain intact. The “hub” needs to be spring loaded and it must be centered in the DLT tape cartridge. Make sure that the Digital linear tape cartridge has no labels on it besides the label slot. Gently vibrate the DLT tape to check whether there is any kind of rattles. If there are any rattles, then the tape cartridge must be disposed off.

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Laser Toner Cartridges

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:25:18 +0000

Whether you’ve got a shiny new printer or whether you’ve had it a while, eventually you’ll need to get some new laser cartridges. You can put it off and put it off but eventually an urgent document or photo will come along and you’ll wish you had bought some replacement laser cartridges. Perhaps that time has come already. Well here’s the good news……..our laser cartridges come at a price hard to beat and are delivered to your door in record time! PC Friend have your laser cartridge in stock whether you need Samsung laser cartridges, Brother laser cartridges, Lexmark laser cartridges or any other popular branded name. You may wonder why our prices are so good…..well here’s how we manage to keep our prices low thereby meaning you don’t have to spend a small fortune on your laser cartridges! Yes they are compatibles and not the genuine article as it were. PC Friend likes to be straight with our customers so we’ll tell the truth, the whole truth. Once upon a time compatibles had a bad name, a very bad name. Compatible laser cartridges were accused of running and offering poor printing results. However, time has changed, and so has the equipment used to create compatible laser cartridges. PC Friend supplies only the best laser cartridges. Our products use similar if not the same equipment as genuine laser cartridges, and they use the almost identical chemical formulations to create excellent quality laser cartridges. So what’s the difference between genuine laser cartridges and compatible laser cartridges I hear you ask? Not a lot, other than the packaging perhaps. There will be slight differences in the chemical formulation, but the printing results are just the same. Even a professional manufacturer of laser cartridges would be hard pushed to tell the difference. Compatible laser cartridges offered to you by PC Friend offer you the opportunity to purchase top notch laser cartridges at a fraction of the price! All our laser cartridges come with a no –quibble guarantee, so if you’re not happy with the laser cartridges you receive, simply send them back to us and we will refund or exchange, whatever you desire! PC Friend doesn’t want to leave you high and dry. We want you to come back. We know our products are good. Question is, do you?

Why You Should Refill Toner Cartridges

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:42:22 +0000

Has anyone seen a photocopier being opened and ink poured in – they all used to be refilled like this – businesses used to buy big bottles of toner ink and simply top up their cartridges. Laser printers where exactly the same – you’d buy a big bottle of ink powder and top up the cartridge when needed. All the laser toner cartridges had little screw openers so you could refill them easily from ink bought from any printer supplier.

Alas those days are gone – the printer manufacturers realized that it was much more profitable to keep reselling you a new cartridge rather than allowing you to easily refill the laser toner cartridges. Gone went the removable stoppers as they sealed the unit and many manufacturers even started adding a small chip disabling the toner cartridge when it had printed so many pages. They are in fact actively artificially reducing the life of the cartridges in order to sell more replacements.

We have all have been brought up with capitalism so we know how the markets work and the profit motives of these companies. The environmental effect of this is less apparent though.

To produce a new toner cartridge from scratch takes approximately 1-2 liters of oil – so if we you refill a toner cartridge you are instantly saving nearly 2 liters of a limited resource.

Two Liters Doesn’t sound too much ?

Well possibly it isn’t but there are approximately 44 million new laser toner cartridges used every year in Europe – the majority of these can be refilled and used again. Over 73% of these cartridges are used once only ! The environmental impact of this is huge especially as we are discarding cartridges that are easily reused – every time we refill a cartridge we save the environmental impact of producing another one and also save ourselves the cost of buying it!

So how to refill a toner cartridge ?

Well its extremely easy – it varies from cartridge to toner cartridge but generally takes no more than a few minutes and certainly doesn’t require any special skills. It’s important to get the right instructions for a specific printer as this makes it refilling the toner extremely straightforward.

Go to an expert who can sell you the exact kit for your printer and also who will answer any queries you may have about How to refill a toner cartridge.

Apart from the environmental impact – refilling your toner cartridge yourself also save a lot of money – sometimes up to 87% of the cost of a brand new cartridge. The beauty of refilling as opposed to re-manufacturing is you’re actually not physically tampering with the working parts in the cartridge – all you’re doing is pouring in new ink toner into the cartridge.

HP Inkjet Cartridges Ensure Quality Printouts

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:55:30 +0000

With the advancement of technology, the requirement of printouts has been increased at a fast pact. Either home or office, printing requirement needs to deal with care. In order to accomplish your desire of quality print outs, HP has introduced inkjet cartridges which are fade proof and compatible. Having years of experience in the printing industry, these cartridges are sure to offer good quality ink at the competitive price tag.HP offers hundreds of different printers and models. So, it is mandatory to know the modal number before purchasing HP inkjet cartridges. You can find model number on the printer or go through the manual that has come along with the printer. For reducing the burden of customers, HP inkjet cartridges are numbered, thus you can access the cartridge you want. Being one of the largest brands of inkjet printer, HP (Hewlett Packard) is recognized globally for its commitment to quality through its extensive research and development programs to deliver durable and reasonably-priced ink cartridges to its customers.Known for standard ink formulations, professional-quality photographs or paper prints, HP ink cartridge is confident to provide choice and greater value to printing requirements. In order to save your pocket, these cartridges are available with options- lower cost-per-page ink cartridge packages for customers whose printing requirements are high and higher cost-per-page ink cartridge packages are for people whose printing requirements are nominal. Some of the inkjet cartridge options offered by Hewlett Packard are obtainable in the market in the following packages:• Standard cartridges: Available in a blue package, it costs very low.• Value cartridges: Available in a green package, it offers a lower cost per page compared to standard cartridges. New high-yield XL cartridges proffer customers with almost 30 to 45 per cent savings on a cost-per-page basis.• Specialty cartridges: Obtainable in a red package, the cartridge offers special features for customers with specific print jobs.Now the time has come to purchase HP inkjet cartridges through the internet as it is the best source to offer you these cartridges at pocket-friendly rates. Therefore, make an extensive search through online to get the best deal.

q2612a cartridge remanufacturing instructions

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:06:58 +0000

How to remanufacture a q2612a cartridge.

The q2612a cartridge is one of the easiest to remanufacture. If you want to remanufacture your own q2612a cartridge then you will need a few basic things. The most important requirement is a space where you can work without worrying about getting toner all over. If this does worry you, or if you are not very technical or practical, you can buy a new original HP branded q2612a cartridge at £20.00 less than most other sources. A garden shed, garage or workshop are all good places for you to do your home remanufacturing. In addition, you will need a few simple tools and parts:

Anhydrous Isopropyl Alcohol Doctor Blade End Foams Replacement Drum Padding Powder Replacement Seal Soft Lint Free Cloth Swabs High quality replacement toner for the q2612a cartridge Bent Extraction Tool Diagonal Cutters Phillips Screwdriver Small Flat Blade Screwdriver Step 1 Place the q2612a cartridge on the workbench so that the drum shutter is facing up and the drum axle pin is facing you. Step 2 Hold the q2612a drum shutter open and use a spring hook to remove the tension spring located next to the non gear side of the drum. (NB: When removing the tension spring, be careful not to stretch the spring. If the spring loses its tension, the pages will print light) Step 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver remove the two screws holding the drum bearing hub to the q2612a cartridge. Remove the hub. Step 4 Holding the drum shutter open, lift the drive gear end of the drum away from the q2612a cartridge. Rotate the drum counter clock-wise while pulling the drum off the contact axle on the opposite side of the q2612a cartridge. Step 5 Using needle nose pliers remove the PCR from the q2612a cartridge. Clean the PCR using a mild soap and water. Step 6 With a bent extraction tool push the q2612a cartridge pin out from the inside of the cartridge. Step 7 Using diagonal cutters pull the cartridge pins out from the both sides of the cartridge. Step 8 Separate the two sections of the q2612a cartridge. Set the toner hopper aside. Step 9 Remove the drum shutter tension spring. Step 10 Slide the drum shutter open and lift the shutter from its saddles. Step 11 Using a Phillips screwdriver remove the two screws holding the wiper blade. Remove the wiper blade. Step 12 Clean the waste hopper using dry compressed air or a vacuum. Clean the PCR saddle contact with alcohol and a swab. Step 13 Apply padding powder to the used or new wiper blade. Place the blade onto the waste hopper. Install the two screws that hold the blade in place. Step 14 Apply conductive grease to the PCR contact (black) saddle. Install the cleaned PCR into the saddles. Step 15 Apply padding powder to the drum. While rotating the drum counter clock-wise, slide the drum onto the contact axle. Step 16 Slide the drum shutter over the waste hopper and place the shutter into its saddles Step 17 Reinstall the tension spring onto the drum shutter. Step 18 Set the waste hopper aside in a protected area. Step 19 Remove the screw holding the gear housing end cap to the toner hopper. Step 20 Remove the three gears from the side of the toner hopper, leaving the toner hopper agitator gear. Step 21 Rotate the q2612a cartridge 180°. Remove the screw holding the contact end cap to the toner hopper. Remove the end cap. Step 22 Lift out the mag roller. Remove the mag roller bushings from the ends of the roller. Step 23 Clean the mag roller first using dry compress air or a vacuum. Then clean the q2612a roller using a lint free cloth and a mag roller cleaner.Step 24 Remove the two screws holding the doctor blade to the q2612a toner hopper. Remove the white scraper from the end of the blade, and remove the doctor blade. Clean the doctor blade using a lint free cloth and alcohol. Step 25 Remove the doctor blade sealing end foams from both sides of the toner hopper. Step 26 Using a small flat blade screwdriver, push the seal exit port plug out from the hopper. Step 27 Clean the seal area using a swab and alcohol. Step 28 Remove the backing of the seal and install the seal onto the toner hopper. Step 29 Slide the tail of the seal through the seal exit port and install the plug in the end of the hopper. Step 30 Remove the fill plug. Fill the toner hopper with toner. Reinstall the fill plug Step 31 Install new doctor blade sealing end foams on both ends of the hopper.

Step 32 Place a new or a clean used doctor blade onto the hopper. Install the two white scrapers on the end of the doctor blade and install the two screws that hold the blade in place.

Step 33 Place the mag roller bushing on the ends of the mag roller, the white bearing goes on the gear side and the black bearing goes on the contact side of the mag roller. Set the mag roller onto the q2612a toner hopper.

Step 34 Place the contact end cap onto the side of the q2612a cartridge and install the screw that holds the end cap in place. (NB: Make sure the magnet sits correctly inside the contact end cap.)

Step 35 Install the three gears on the end of the q2612a toner hopper.

Step 36 Place the q2612a toner hopper gear housing end cap on to the toner hopper install the screw that holds the end cap in place. (NB: The mag roller drive gear must sit correctly inside the end cap.)

Step 37 Apply a small bead of toner to the mag roller. Rotate the mag roller 4-5 revolutions.

Step 38 Join the toner hopper and waste hopper together. Carefully slide the drum shutter open, and install the q2612a cartridge pin on the contact side of the q2612a cartridge.

Step 39 Install the cartridge pin on the gear side of the q2612a cartridge.

Step 40 Place the drum bearing hub onto the side of the q2612a cartridge. Install the two screws that hold the hub in place.

Step 41 Install the cartridge tension spring next to the drum contact hub.

Step 42 Test your new q2612a cartridge

4 Easy Ways to Find the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:50:04 +0000

How can you get your hands on one of Cricut’s most sought-after cartridges, the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials?
It’s easy, if you know the right tricks. Don’t plan on going to a regular store and finding the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials, though, because you won’t find it.
Cricut sold the Accent Essentials cartridge exclusively with the Expression machine, so you won’t find it on store shelves. If you’re not one of the lucky people who purchased the Expression machine, you’ll have to be a little creative in your search for this exclusive cartridge.
1. Have a “Cartridge Swap”. Invite your fellow scrap booking and paper craft friends together. In the invitation, have a list of the “Most Wanted” cartridges. All of the guests will bring their cartridges that they are willing to swap, hopefully using the “Most Wanted” list as a guide. At the swap, you can trade cartridges for a limited period of time, such as 2 weeks. During those two weeks, you can tackle numerous projects and decide for yourself if the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials is a cartridge that you want to have in your permanent collection.
2. Visit an online auction site. Thanks to the Internet, you can get in touch with sellers literally all over the world. Online, you can find people who have the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials but don’t want it and are willing to sell it. If you don’t want to navigate around large auction sites, there’s even a simpler option for you. Visit www.cricutcartridges.net to see an up-to-date listing of Cricut Cartridges listed on eBay. The cartridges, their price, and shipping information is posted for you without you having to do a search on eBay.
3. Check out the local classifieds. Lots of people list items for sale in the newspaper or in online classifieds such as craigslist. If you can find someone locally who is selling the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials, you will even be able to look at the product before you buy it. Classifieds are updated every day, so keep checking back if you don’t find what you’re looking for on the very first try. You can also post in the “Wanted Items” section that you’re looking for the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials. You may be contacted by someone who didn’t think to post their cartridge but is willing to part with it.
4. Visit online scrapbooking forums, message boards, and groups. You can search through posts or create a post of your own. You can bring up the possibility of swapping some of your unused cartridges for the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials, or you can offer to buy someone’s unused copy. If you are willing to purchase a used cartridge, make sure you put that in the post. The likelihood of someone responding to your query is greater since the entire site is dedicated to your target audience.
Whether you’re looking to trade a cartridge for the Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials or you want to buy it outright, it’s simple to find what you’re looking for, if you know where to look.

Toner cartridges- the need of quality printing

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:01:38 +0000

A printed document has become most important part of today’s life. Whether it is a printed itinerary or a printed old age allowance form everyone needs it in every sphere. For this they get it printed by the printers that could be any between ink-jets or bubble printers, laser printers, LED/LCD printers, impact or Dot matrix and plotters all of them require ink cartridges to provide the print out. In tranquility to keep hold of the customers the manufactures keep the quality moderate to keep the customer satisfied .But the amount of print out is reduced by a cheap inkjet cartridge in comparison to the original one. Replacing cartridges requires good knowledge of the printers and careful selection of cartridges. The ink of the ink cartridges needs to be of high quality for standard quality print out. Some people just to save the money of the cartridges get the old one refilled with cheap ink cartridges resulting in poor quality print out and reducing the life of the printer. Cartridges are quite expensive and to fight against these quality goods market has been flooded with cheap quality and price cartridges. The basic difference between both of them is of quantity of print out. In the long run it would result in the leakage of the cartridges lessening the life of the printer and over all a big loss. But the second big question that arises in mind is about the pollution as the cartridges are made of finite sources. They are non biodegradable products and do not get degraded with the course of time. Recycled ink cartridges are a great option for the people who want to save the environment and save little money. These types of ink cartridges are cleaned inspected tested and refilled and then handed over to retailers for sale. The company has refilling and cleaning machines that does the job of refilling efficiently providing guarantee on the refill and if it doesn’t works in right order you may replace it or claim for the money back.The best way to save money on cartridges is to fetch it from online suppliers. One should stick to the toner cartridges which are economical and provides good output results. Due to lower operating expense online vendors offer the cartridges at a low cost. There are standard companies which have patents on the ink cartridge so that they do not get duplicated. To save the cartridges of the ink one should use follow these suggestions: “ Print only the required text” Ensure power off of the printer when not in use.” Avoid exposure of the printer and ink cartridge to the extremes of temperatures.” Run the printer and do take out print out to prevent the ink from drying up.

Hp Ink Cartridges: Widened Options

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:08:39 +0000

Printer ink cartridges have been in use since a long time now. These supply the fuel your printer needs to bring out the printouts. The ink cartridges contain required to print out the script that the software instructs the printer to print. This ink cartridge can be either refilled or simply replaced when they run out of ink. HP ink cartridges also come with the print-head incorporated inside them.

HP (Hewlett Packard) Ink Cartridges were introduced in the market more than a decade ago, and over the years have been doing fine business. HP is among the four largest worldwide inkjet printer brands, that has maintained a consistent standard of their ink cartridges. Their quest for innovation is corroborated by their extensive R & D programs through which they strive for even more improved quality of ink cartridges in terms of durability and economical ink cartridges to cater to a larger section of the market.

Earlier this year in 2007, HP took the initiative to introduce multiple ink cartridges in a worldwide campaign. Many of its consumer printers, in fact, are now available with this multiple ink cartridge package option. HP’s new Specialty cartridges deliver enhanced performance that augment consumer satisfaction.

Be it standard ink formulations, ideal for professional-quality photographs or paper prints, HP ink cartridges give the users more choice and greater value for their printing needs.

New cartridge options are available to save purchase costs for customers whose printing needs are nominal, and lower cost-per-page ink cartridge packages for customers whose printing requirements are high.

HP’s three color-coded categories are delivering the print quality that customers have become accustomed to. The inkjet cartridges options offered by HP are available in the market in the following packages:

1. Standard cartridges in a blue package. This has a lower purchase price.

2. Value cartridges in a green package. This one offers a lower cost per page compared to standard cartridges. New high-yield XL cartridges in this line of product offers customers with almost 30-45 % savings on a cost-per-page basis.

3. Specialty cartridges in a red package. It offers special features for customers with special print jobs.

The cartridges will be interchangeable. This will allow users who print volumes of text-only documents, to use an XL black cartridge and a standard colour cartridge in the same printer.

HP ink cartridges are the products that take complete care of user-requirements and are packaged and marketed accordingly.

Hp Introduces New Inkjet Cartridge Packaging

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:12:44 +0000

HP inkjet cartridges are to get a new colour coded look to assist customers in choosing the product most suited to their requirements.

From the summer of 2007, most new HP consumer printers will be introduced with multiple inkjet cartridge offerings that are designed to provide customers with options that better meet their printing needs. In addition, the new cartridge options will deliver value by offering low purchase prices to customers who print a little, and lower cost-per-page to customers who print a lot.

In conjunction with these new cartridge offerings, HP is rolling out a new colour-coded packaging system across its entire inkjet cartridge portfolio. Three colour-coded categories – standard (blue), value (green) and specialty (red) – will allow customers to walk into a retail store or log on to hp.com and quickly and easily scan their options to find the right cartridge that offers the best value for their printing needs. Examples of the new cartridge look can be found under the individual printer models at www.cartcon.co.uk/products/Inkjet_Cartridges/Hewlett-Packard.

All three categories will be available throughout the range. For the majority of new HP inkjet printers, the inkjet cartridge options will be: