Remanufacturing the Samsung ML-1630
by Mike* Josiah and the Technical Staff · Summit Technologies, a division of Uninet Imaging Inc. · January 1, 2008 - page(s): 23-40
First released in October 2007, Samsung ML-1630, ML-1631, ML-1630S and SCX-4500 printers are based on one of Samsung’s newest engines. The ML-1630 series runs at 17 ppm with a maximum resolution of 600 dpi. The design is new for Samsung, and all other printer manufacturers for that matter. They are pushing its sleek design as a nice office addition not only as a printer but ascetically as well. One interesting thing is that the fuser uses a two-lamp system. Most machines these days use a film and ceramic heater to fuse the toner. This system is more like the HP 8100.These cartridges do not have a drum cover and come new with a piece of heavy paper taped around the cartridge. See Figure 1. All new cartridges opened so far have shown some toner leakage on the drum that would have shown on any prints for at least a few pages.
The standard cartridge (Samsung part No. ML-D1630A) comes new with 40 grams of toner, and is rated for 2,000 pages at 5 percent coverage. The starter cartridge, however, is rated for only 1,000 pages. As with pretty much all cartridges these days, the cartridge has a chip, and it has to be replaced.
While this system uses all standard monochrome technology, the printer itself is extremely small and compact. See Figure 2 for a complete layout of the entire printer. I have not taken a machine apart yet, and I hope I never have to!
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