OKI C3300

[Des]

Hi I have been given the above printer. I am told that it needs a new
developer. Is the developer separate from the toner cartridge and if
so is it expensive. I need to know if it would be better to get a new
printer.

I have seen this: OKI C3300n £125.00

Desmond.

 

[Paul]

Hi I have been given the above printer. I am told that it needs a new
developer. Is the developer separate from the toner cartridge and if
so is it expensive. I need to know if it would be better to get a new
printer.

I have seen this: OKI C3300n £125.00

Desmond.

Laser printers use a "fusing unit", to make the toner adhere permanently
to the paper. As shown here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printer

According to this advert, the fuser unit on the C3300N is good
for 30,000 pages.

http://www.abc-toner-cartridges.co.uk/Toner_Cartridges/Fuser_Unit/OKI-C3300n-103660.php

This is a picture of the replacement fuser unit.

http://www.jp-uk.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/43377103.jpg

This is a picture of the imaging drum, where the electrostatic
charge is applied or neutralized, to control where the toner is
applied to the sheet.

http://www.jp-uk.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/43460206.jpg

The parts listed show there are four separate imaging drums
offered for sale. So the unit must be a color printer, and
each drum handles the application of a different toner. The
color scheme, might be along these lines. The separate
toner cartridges, supply the raw toner particles, for the
operation of each imaging drum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cmyk

Laser printers can have all sorts of wear and tear on them.
Any unit that handles paper, can have paper waste particles
everywhere in it. Some units, you can never get paper to
go through, without handling problems. So even if you replaced
the "techy" parts of the laser printer, there may be belts, wheels,
and the like, with wear on them. A lot of equipment uses plastic
gears, instead of metal gears. You really need to find some reviews
for the unit, where people discuss failure modes or performance
problems. Also, if the previous owner was a "gorilla" and tended
to smack the machine when it has problems, more problems could
be created by improper maintenance and damage while removing
crumpled paper and so on.

Spec page.

http://www.okime.ae/printers/colour-printers/desktop-printers/detail.aspx?prodid=tcm:129-3909&tab=1

Paul

 

[Des]

Laser printers use a "fusing unit", to make the toner adhere permanently
to the paper. As shown here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printer

According to this advert, the fuser unit on the C3300N is good
for 30,000 pages.

http://www.abc-toner-cartridges.co.uk/Toner_Cartridges/Fuser_Unit/OKI...

This is a picture of the replacement fuser unit.

http://www.jp-uk.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/4...

This is a picture of the imaging drum, where the electrostatic
charge is applied or neutralized, to control where the toner is
applied to the sheet.

http://www.jp-uk.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/4...

The parts listed show there are four separate imaging drums
offered for sale. So the unit must be a color printer, and
each drum handles the application of a different toner. The
color scheme, might be along these lines. The separate
toner cartridges, supply the raw toner particles, for the
operation of each imaging drum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cmyk

Laser printers can have all sorts of wear and tear on them.
Any unit that handles paper, can have paper waste particles
everywhere in it. Some units, you can never get paper to
go through, without handling problems. So even if you replaced
the "techy" parts of the laser printer, there may be belts, wheels,
and the like, with wear on them. A lot of equipment uses plastic
gears, instead of metal gears. You really need to find some reviews
for the unit, where people discuss failure modes or performance
problems. Also, if the previous owner was a "gorilla" and tended
to smack the machine when it has problems, more problems could
be created by improper maintenance and damage while removing
crumpled paper and so on.

Spec page.

http://www.okime.ae/printers/colour-printers/desktop-printers/detail....

    Paul

The printer is not a OKI C3300n. It is an OKI C3300 (No n)
Is this something I need to buy (The developer) or is this somthing to
scrap.

Desmond.

 

[Paul]

The printer is not a OKI C3300n. It is an OKI C3300 (No n)
Is this something I need to buy (The developer) or is this somthing to
scrap.

Desmond.

"Developer" is a term used in film processing. The laser printer
doesn't have "Developer". It has toner. There is an imaging drum,
for transferring toner particles in a controlled way, to the paper
surface. Then the paper passes through the fuser unit, and heat
from the fuser, causes the toner to be fused or fixed by heat,
to the surface of the paper. If the fuser is working properly,
the toner should then be fixed to the paper and not smear.

The machine may have a waste container, to hold leftover toner.
But I did not see a replacement waste container listed as
a replacement part for the printer.

The OKI web site looks pretty useless, in terms of information.
I couldn't find any manuals, otherwise I would have provided a
link to one.

Without being able to see how the thing is constructed internally
(plastic versus metal), see the page counter to get some idea of
the print volume that has been through the machine already, it is
hard to say whether you should buy it or not. While the owner
may have admitted it needs at least one replacement part, how
many other things does it need, which they haven't told
you about ? Admitting one thing is broken, means they don't have to
give you a demonstration of the thing, so you really have no way
of determining its value to you.

With a lot of electronics, if you replaced all of the expendable
or replaceable components inside it, the purchase price of
those components could well exceed the purchase price of the
whole printer. If the printer sold for £280 originally, how
many drums, toner cartridges, transport belt, fuser assembly
could you reasonably afford to change, before you've spent
more than you would on a new printer ? That is why, it would
help to see a demonstration of the unit in action, to judge whether
it is a £125 mistake.

Paul

 

[Don Phillipson]

The printer is not a OKI C3300n. It is an OKI C3300 (No n)
Is this something I need to buy (The developer) or is this somthing to
scrap.

Why not ask a local retailer who advertises OKI supplies?