Re: Brother HL-2270DW Drum End Soon

[Eli the Bearded]

In comp.periphs.printers, Boris <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> I've got a Brother HL-2270DW mono laser printer. It was put in service in
> October 2011.
>
> A while ago, maybe 1,150 pages ago, I started getting "Drum End Soon"
> notices pop up on the printer notification window.

I've seen this with other Brother mono laser printers. Eventually, if
you ignore it, the printer will refuse to print. I never investigated if
I could reset the counter. In my case, I was seeing some signs of drum
damage (repeated defects along the page that correspond to drum
circumfrence). I suspect those were from running a lot of non-flat stock
through (like envelopes).

I ended up replacing the drum the first time. Around the second time it
came up for me, the printer also wanted me to replace the fuser unit.
I just junked the printer and started fresh.

> The drum DR-420 is supposed to last for about 12,000 pages.

My printer has the 720 drum, supposed to last for 30k pages. I suspect,
without checking records, I get about 18 months out of that.

> There are instructions that show how to reset the drum counter when
> installing a new drum, but I see no need for a new drum. The instructions
> also show that when both the drum LED and the error LED go on, a Drum Stop
> message is given, and "...the drum unit must be replaced".

Knowing how to reset that counter would be interesting to me. I reset
the toner cartridges and use them until the print quality degrades. I'd
probably do the same for drums, if I knew how.

Elijah
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would like a more sophisticated printer but won't buy HP anymore

[Unknown]

Boris <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>Hi,

>
>I've got a Brother HL-2270DW mono laser printer. It was put in service in
>October 2011.
>
>A while ago, maybe 1,150 pages ago, I started getting "Drum End Soon"
>notices pop up on the printer notification window.
>

>The drum DR-420 is supposed to last for about 12,000 pages.
>

>The Printer Settings report, page 2/3, shows I've printed 13,150 pages.
>
>The Printer Settings report also shows close to 0% remaining life left on
>the drum, and the drum light on the LED panel blinks each time I send a
>job to the printer.
>
>https://tinyurl.com/y4saqdqa
>
>But, the output is as good as the day I purchased the machine, so I'm
>wondering why I get this notice and reporting of near 0% life left. Does
>this default after a certain count, say 12,000 pages?

>
>There are instructions that show how to reset the drum counter when
>installing a new drum, but I see no need for a new drum. The instructions
>also show that when both the drum LED and the error LED go on, a Drum Stop
>message is given, and "...the drum unit must be replaced".
>

>If I reset the drum counter, do you know if the End Drum Soom LED will
>cease? If I let it go to Drum Stop, will I *have* to replace the drum
>even if I have great output?
>
>Thanks.
Here is the procedure for resetting the drum counter
http://www.shareyourrepair.com/2014/09/how-to-reset-drum-on-brother-hl-2270dw.html
If you do this the printer will believe that you have replaced the drum and all
will be good until the counter reaches the count again.
The print quality will probably deteriorate well before that time and then a
new drum will be needed.
Tony