Refilling Toner Carts (was RE: Rubber Restorer...)

Just rebuilt an OfficeJet that someone used junk refills in - the service station ink well was to the top full of black ink and it spilled into the powered on mainboard and now the mainboard won't get past the ROM version number, even after I pulled it and used denatued alcohol to remove the ink and moisture. Luckily I got to one on ebay for $10/ship that siad it made a groaning and banging. Got that for parts and found that I had a good unit once I cleaned the encoder - the screwed unit sits aside for parts now and the $10 unit is in service as a replacement. The new unit cost them the $30 I paid for it and shipping plus an hour of inshop time, and they never saved anything due to this. Of course they could have gone with a new laser based fax/printer/copier/scanner but has anyone ever priced them lately? $600 easy...this is a small property management office and that is just a little out of budget for their first 3 yrs of operation. Needless to say they are buying HP carts now, through a mass supplier I deal with in MN (BlackHawkInc) -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> -> -> Rumor has it that UberTechnoid(a)home.com may have mentioned these words: -> >Having been inside thousands of laser, led, and Inkjet printers in my -> >time, I'd have to agree with HP. -> -> As much as I hate "me too" posts... "Me Too!" -> -> >Third-party recycled toner carts can cause an ungodly mess a -> tech is gonna -> >have to clean up. Inkjet refill kits can have the same effect (but -> >gooeyer). -> -> Or worse. There are some inkjet printers out there that have an -> "overflow" -> valve & tiny reservoir that will take up excess ink - if you -> refill these -> cartridges, once that overflow reservoir fills you can actually -> ruin your -> printer!