Can selenium drums be reused?
Release Time:
Jul 28,2022
Printers are believed to be familiar to everyone, and can be said to be office equipment commonly used in daily work. For many users, in order to save printing costs, they may have the question of whether toner cartridges can be reused, as purchasing a toner cartridge is a significant expense.

Printers are believed to be familiar to everyone, and can be said to be office equipment commonly used in daily work. For many users, in order to save printing costs, they may have the question of whether toner cartridges can be reused, as purchasing a toner cartridge is a significant expense.
Firstly, it is important to understand what a toner cartridge is
As the name suggests, toner cartridges can be said to be consumables for laser printers. When the printer runs out of ink, we need to replace the corresponding model of consumables. So why is it called a toner cartridge? In fact, this is because the photosensitive drum material used in early laser printers was selenium, and the name selenium drum comes from this. Although the materials for photosensitive drums have become very diverse nowadays, users still maintain the initial habit of referring to the consumables of laser printers as toner drums. From the type of toner cartridge, it can be divided into drum powder integrated, drum powder separated, and powder additive toner cartridges. Although they are both toner cartridges, whether they can be reused or not needs to be examined separately.
2-piece selenium drum
Firstly, let's take a look at the integrated toner cartridge. I would like to draw a conclusion that this type of toner cartridge cannot be reused. Due to the integrated design, when the toner is used up, the entire toner cartridge can only be replaced. Of course, some friends may say that you can self medicate, but we strongly do not recommend doing so. This not only fails to ensure printing quality, but also causes damage to the printer, which is not worth the loss. Therefore, it is not recommended to perform powder filling operations. But the biggest feature of this toner cartridge is that it is easy to replace, so it is very suitable for beginners to use.
3 drum powder separation selenium drum
Next, let's take a look at the drum powder separation type selenium drum, which can be reused. Unlike integrated toner cartridges, this type of toner cartridge features a separate design between the photosensitive drum and the powder box. Generally speaking, drum and powder separation models can bring lower printing costs to users, because when the toner is used up, there is no need to replace the entire toner cartridge, only the corresponding toner cartridge needs to be replaced. Therefore, this type of toner cartridge can be reused.
4-powder toner cartridge
Finally, let's take a look at the powder toner cartridge, which can also be reused. From a principle perspective, powder adding toner cartridges also belong to the category of drum powder separation consumables, so toner cartridges can be reused. It is also important to pay attention to the service life of photosensitive drums. Taking the HP Chuang series 1005W all-in-one machine as an example, the photosensitive drum has a lifespan of 20000 pages and can be charged 8 times. This means that the photosensitive drum part of the toner drum can be reused for 8 cycles, so this type of toner drum can be reused.