Des said:
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
