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Overview
Required Tools
Required Supplies
Prepare Work Area
Disassembly
Cleaning The Debris Cavity
Cleaning The Toner Supply
Housing
Re-assemble Toner Supply
Housing, OPC Drum and
Debris Cavity
Printer Maintenance and Trouble
Shooting
CartridgePrinting Theory
Recommended Supplies
Minolta SP-101 Toner Cartridges
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VERVIEW
These instructions cover the disassembly of the Minolta SP-101 toner cartridges. The Minolta SP-101 engine is an 8 ppm
printer that uses an “All in One ” type cartridge. The purpose of this disassembly is to vacuum out toner that will have spilled
inside the cartridge during shipping and/or rough handling, to clean the debris cavity and to fill the toner supply housing with
new toner. The disassembly can also be used to examine the internal parts of the cartridge for possible damage should the
printing of the cartridge be poor and not correctable by other means.
It is important to note that the Epson and NEC cartridges are NOT interchangeable. Each style of cartridge has small physical
differences on the exterior of the shell. The internal components are the same.
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EQUIRED
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OOLS
The tools needed to successfully and safely recharge toner cartridges are as follows:
1. Toner approved vacuum. The Atrix HCTV canister style toner Vac, or our Atrix AAA/Omega Portable toner vacuum.
Some type of approved toner vacuuming system is important because toner consists of very fine particles that will pass
right through a normal vacuum filter, and blow out the exhaust.
2. A Phillips head screwdriver
3. Razor Blade Knife
4. A sharp “dry wall” screw
5. Curved needle nose pliers
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EQUIRED
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UPPLIES
1. Black Toner
2. Felt wand
3. Foil Bag
4. Long life OPC drum [Optional]
5. Wiper Blade [Optional] (WB-101)
