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I've got short question - what can/could happen if I use toner meant
for other printer than "my printer".

For example if I use Xerox black toner in HP printer, or toner meant
for Xerox P8e in Xerox DC-40.

Alan

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At the very least you would have issues with fusing temperature,
possibly causing damage to the fuser assembly.

Other issues include background, ghosting, excess waste build-up,
failure to feed toner (if you use a non-magnetic toner with a cartridge
that uses jumping development technology).

Basically, DON'T.

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"Alan" <alan@summerfield.no-ip.com> wrote in message
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> I've got short question - what can/could happen if I use toner meant
> for other printer than "my printer".
>
> For example if I use Xerox black toner in HP printer, or toner meant
> for Xerox P8e in Xerox DC-40.
>
>
> Alan

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A great deal or nothing.

It really depends upon the formulation, however, toners are more
individual than ink for inkjet printers.

Some laser printers require no developer, others use a integrated
developer and toner together, and still others use two separate parts,
toner and developer.

Particle size, melting temperature, type of plastic used in the toner
powder, type of colorant used, and charge of particles, all effect if
the toner will even work, or it could literally damage your machine, of
the cartridge you are trying to refill.

I have tried to find a cross referencing page on the web that would show
which are compatible with which. I have found a few generic toner
manufacturers which sometimes go as far as to list similar printers for
toner type, but even those companies have dozens of types they offer.

It's a real pain. I have numerous toners I have picked up in
liquidation, and I can't figure out which may work either.

Art

Alan wrote:

> I've got short question - what can/could happen if I use toner meant
> for other printer than "my printer".
>
> For example if I use Xerox black toner in HP printer, or toner meant
> for Xerox P8e in Xerox DC-40.
>
>
> Alan

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thanks for the answers...

so I think that to know if different toners work in different printers
I must check them, risking destroying of the printer (fuser)...

I must say that I though that "toner is a toner", just a black powder,
but now I see that it isn't that simple... Or maybe it is.. If You
won't try You will never know...

thanks again for the answers.

alan@summerfield.no-ip.com (Alan) wrote in message news:<24ddcd9b.0411101000.205b5659@posting.google.com>...
> I've got short question - what can/could happen if I use toner meant
> for other printer than "my printer".
>
> For example if I use Xerox black toner in HP printer, or toner meant
> for Xerox P8e in Xerox DC-40.
>
>
> Alan

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