Sean Alcorn - PIC Stuff said:

> I just purchased a new Brother HL-5040 Laser Printer. It *seems* to have
> the same engine as many other Brothers that we have purchased - HL-1240,
> HL-1440 etc. and when I questioned the vendor, they said it used the
> same drum unit and toner cartridge as the previous units.

Your Brother laser counts the pages and after a preset amount will ask for
a new drum and refuse to print until it gets a new one.

Many of them have a low-amperage fuse accessed by two terminals. The
printer senses the continuity of the fuse, resets the counter, and then
blows the fuse open.

If you put a plastic bag over the paper supply, or anything to keep dust
and dirt off the paper, the drum will last much longer than the printer
thinks it should.

Some Brothers have a key sequence to reset the counter, but I do not know it.

eBay is a good source for discounted new Brother toner and drums.

Cheers,

Bob

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