Remanufacturing the HP LaserJet Pro M203 (CF232A) drum cartridge
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TECHNICAL GUIDE<br />
<strong>Remanufacturing</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> <strong>M203</strong> (<strong>CF232A</strong>)<br />
<strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong><br />
By Mike Josiah and <strong>the</strong> Technical Staff at Uninet<br />
The <strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> <strong>M203</strong> series of printers are based on<br />
a monochrome 30ppm, 1200 dpi with <strong>HP</strong> Fast Res or <strong>Pro</strong><br />
Res. The first page out is stated to be under 6.6 seconds,<br />
and all “W” models so far come with Wi-Fi, Apple<br />
AirPrint, <strong>HP</strong> ePrint, Google Cloud Print 2.0 built in.<br />
All machines released so far come standard with 256Mb<br />
(fixed) memory and have a duty cycle of 30,000 pages<br />
per month.<br />
As with <strong>the</strong> M102, this engine is a big change for <strong>HP</strong><br />
Monochrome printers in that <strong>the</strong>re are separate toner and<br />
<strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong>s. Typically <strong>HP</strong>/ Canon have used “all in<br />
one” type <strong>cartridge</strong>s for monochrome printers. Both <strong>the</strong><br />
toner and <strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong>s are small and not rated for<br />
many pages so even though this is sold as a low volume<br />
machine. The <strong>cartridge</strong>s are simple and fast to<br />
remanufacture.<br />
There are two toner plus <strong>the</strong> <strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong> available for<br />
this engine. The toner (CF230A and CF230X) and <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong> (<strong>CF232A</strong>). The A toner is rated for 1,600<br />
pages, The X is 3,500 pages. The <strong>drum</strong> unit is rated for<br />
23,000 pages. The starter toner <strong>cartridge</strong> that comes with<br />
<strong>the</strong> printer, is rated for 1,000 pages.<br />
The <strong>drum</strong> units in this series do not have a conventional<br />
waste chamber. There is a coated felt cleaning brush<br />
under <strong>the</strong> PCR, but that is all <strong>the</strong>re is. Under <strong>the</strong> brush<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is a chamber but <strong>the</strong> clips for <strong>the</strong> PCR and cleaning<br />
brush clip run through <strong>the</strong> outside wall and are not sealed.<br />
This system is almost a zero waste system.<br />
These <strong>drum</strong> units also come with an internal erase lamp<br />
assembly. This lamp erases any residual charges from<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>drum</strong>.<br />
Printers based on this engine:*<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> <strong>M203</strong>dw<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> MFP M227fdw<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> MFP M227fdn<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> Ultra MFP M206<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> Ultra MFP M230<br />
Current list pricing for <strong>the</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong>s:<br />
CF230A$63.99 (€53.85)*<br />
CF230X$95.99 (€80.78)*<br />
<strong>CF232A</strong>$84.99 (€71.51)*<br />
* As of 1/5/17<br />
Required Tools<br />
1. Toner approved vacuum<br />
2. A small common screwdriver<br />
3. A phillips head screwdriver<br />
4. Small flush cutting wire cutters<br />
Required Supplies<br />
Replacement <strong>drum</strong> for use in <strong>the</strong> <strong>HP</strong> <strong>LaserJet</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> <strong>M203</strong><br />
Replacement <strong>drum</strong> <strong>cartridge</strong> chip<br />
Conductive Grease<br />
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