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Conversion of Normal Printers

The toner we supply is universal to many regular printer models. This enables conversion of normal printers to white. It can be a good low cost alternative to investing in a specialist printer.

Colour Printer

The bottle is universal with many regular Oki colour printer models. It is possible to clean the colour from a standard colour cartridge and convert it by refilling. The key is to remove as much of the residual colour as possible to avoid contamination of the new white. It is also necessary to remove the residual colour from the imaging drum cartridge. One way to do this is to keep printing with an empty drum until very little comes out onto the page.

There are two ways to make a converted printer:

1. White or Colour -Prints in separate passes or using two printers. A machine converted in this way is not as versatile as a specialist CMYW machine that can produce bright colours on a white background in one pass.

With a converted printer it is possible to make the white background seperately. The colour graphics can be printed on the same transfer paper using a regular colour printer first. Our customer in Indonesia, Kaoskus, has done this and prints professional T-shirts using an Oki C332dn converted to print in double white (using M & Y). The colour graphics are printed using a regular C332dn. Because the two printers are the same type, the registration of the colour onto the background is acceptable.

YouTube Video "OKI C332DN converted to Trans White Toner" from Kaoskus

Kaoskus now has also converted an HP Color LaserJet Pro M254 to trans white. It is possible to use just one printer by having two sets of cartridges - one for the colour print and one for the white print. He does the colour pass first, then swaps to the white cartridges and prints again to layer the background ontop.

Webpage and Video HP M254 converted to Trans White Toner from Kaoskus

2. Single Pass CMYW
A better way is to fully convert a normal colour printer so that it prints colour graphics onto a white background in one pass. This is just as good as having a specialist model.

To do this you must change the orders of the colours. The standard order is KCMY (or KYMC for some recent Oki models). It must be set to CMYW (or CYMW) so that the white background is layered ontop of the colour graphics as the final stage in the printing process.

Specialist RIP software is available that works with all PostScript models. This software lets you change the order of the colours in this way.

You will need a PostScript printer that lets you install the drums in different positions - ie. it does not detect any difference between the drum for each colour. It lets you to change the colour order without throwing an error.

Many Oki models are suitable for this conversion. It has been successfully carried out on a C830. Oki printers also have the advantage of a straight through paper pass, allowing use of heavy media and card stocks.

There is a Korean company that supplies a single pass conversion kit for the Oki C610,C612,C831 and C822 models. This includes their own "Freestyle RIP" software. They can also supply pre-filled drums, and fully converted printers.

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.Monochrome Printer

A lower cost alternative is to convert a monochrome printer. The bottle is compatible with the Samsung ML-1610, Oki B411/431 and Xerox Docuprint P105/205 monochrome machines. It is also universal with many other Samsung monochrome printer models. These are low cost machines and easy to refill. It is possible to convert the black cartridge by cleaning out all the residual black and refilling. One way to do this is to vacuum out the empty cartridge, and then print until very little black comes out onto the page.

A converted monochrome printer is useful for specialist applications, such as printing onto black paper or card. This can be used for restaurant menus and graphic art. It is also possible to print the background onto transfer paper using a converted monochrome printer, for printing onto dark clothing. The main complication is that you need to use computer software to separate the background from the colour graphics, so they can be printed separately. It is not as versatile as a specialist CMYW machine that can produce bright colours on a dark background in one pass, and comes with the specialist software and drivers included.