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@dest4mex

2 жыл бұрын

what if my drum doesnt have the little clip with resistor?

Just tried this today. My C430W is one of the models without the "magic chip," but wiring the 56 ohm resistor directly to the door terminals worked like a charm. Thanks for saving me about $100!

@kupothechocobo

9 ай бұрын

Same here. My C430W did not come with the chip and the technique still worked! I was able to carefully tape the resistor the correct two pins, put everything back in, powered up the system, the system burnt out the resistor, and then I took out the burnt resistor. It worked perfectly.

I did the same and the problem was solved. I didn't have a 56 ohm resistor, so I connected two 100 ohms in parallel and the problem was solved. Thank you so much.

Fantastic fix, thank you so much. Saved me loads. Now I have 29 spare 56 ohm resistors (bought pack of 30) in case it happens again!!

This works! Be sure to watch the whole video - you will need to remove the BURNED 56 Ohm resistor. I had a 47 Ohm and a 10 Ohm that I combined in series to create a 57 Ohm resistor, which worked just fine.

Fantastic! Got some resistors off of amazon and this exact procedure worked like a charm on my Samsung C410. Take that printer supply bullies. Saved me $60-100, depending on whether I got genuine replacement or knockoff.

This video is awesome. This fix worked on my Samsung Xpress C410W today and hopefully saved me £75-£110 on a replacement part. My imaging unit didn't have the plastic bit with resistor in the front and only had a space instead. I simply soldered a bit of wire onto each end of a 47 ohm resistor I scavenged out of a junk PCB and wrapped the ends of the wires around each of the two contacts inside the door. After a few moments of a disconcerting burning smell, I switched the machine off, opened the front door and removed the wires from the contacts. Upon powering up the printer, the red flashing light of doom was no more and the problem was solved. Miraculously, the print quality is much better than it was beforehand making me wonder if Samsung had deliberately set the imaging to start deteriorating prior to the imaging unit hitting its intended max number of prints.

@harrybrombach

9 ай бұрын

Me too: Mine is a C430 XPRESS and after some try with an iron wire I changed to an 47 Ohm Resistor; it smelled a bit, then I removed it and after some initial processes it came the blue LED. Thanks a lot.

@kupothechocobo

9 ай бұрын

My C430W did not come with the chip and the technique still worked! I was able to carefully tape the resistor (56 ohm) to the correct two pins, put everything back in, powered up the system, the system burnt out the resistor, and then I took out the resistor. It worked perfectly.

@bipolargamechanger

3 ай бұрын

Can someone post a video or pictures of what you did with a C410W? I want to fix mine but I don’t understand the lingo. I understand buying a resistor but I don’t understand where to tape it since there is no magic chip. Please help! I don’t want to buy a new printer, I just got ink for it and I don’t want to fall prey to planned obsolescence of the imager. 😊

@pauledwarddarcy4958

3 ай бұрын

Hi, I don't have a video but hope my explanation will help. When you open the front of the printer to access the printer cartridges, you will see that each cartridge has 4 flat metal contacts that press against 4 metal springy contacts in the door of the printer. You should also see that there is a pair of these springy contacts at the bottom of the door below the others that don't match any contacts from the printer cartridges. These are the contacts that press against the 'magic switch' some people refer to, that my printer did not have. Instead, I wrapped some wire that I had soldered to the ends of the resistor to each of these two springy contacts so the resistor was wired across the contacts, and when I closed the printer door and switched it on, there was a momentary smell of burning and then the printer reset itself so it could resume printing again. A year later my printer is working brilliantly although I'll soon have to find a couple of replacement cartridges. It took me a leap of faith to interfere with my machine but I am so pleased I did because I saved myself a couple of hundred British pounds and the hassle of finding an installing a new machine. I can't guarantee this fix will work for you like it did for me but I am pleased I was brave enough to try. Good luck. Paul

my model did not have the resistor holder in the front or on the side. so I read your directions and wrapped the ridiculously cheap resistor around the posts and it worked like a charm! than you so very much!

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

I shall do that next time.

Worked like a charm! Resistor didn't pop or show any signs of use, but the printer did seem to reset itself and is working properly again. Many thanks for this!!!

Fabulous fix, thank you so much. My Samsung Express C430W printer didn't have the 'magic chip' so I just wound the 'legs' of the resistor round the two prongs in the cover that would have contacted the 'magic chip' had it been present. Replaced the toner cartridges and closed the front door. There was a small puff of smoke and a smell of electrical burning, which was somewhat disconcerting, but on reopening, removing the burnt out resistor and reassembling everything, and then closing the front panel, the printer sprung to life and immediately started printing the stack of documents stuck in the printer queue. WORD OF WARNING THOUGH: The black plastic thing attached to the side of the printer (about 0.04 seconds in) is a repository for waste toner. Don't turn this upside down or try to replace it upside down - the waste toner in it goes everywhere, including in your open drawers of stationery, on your new pale beige carpet, and all over your cargo pants and white trainers. A million thanks to El Virus de la Curiosidad

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking from experience? I managed to change mine a while back without incident. Kept the old one in case it is possible to refurbish it.

Hi, I've just tested it on my HP Color Laser MFP 178nw which was saying "Replace with new imaging unit" while didn't want to print. The construction is very similar to the Samsung one in this video, however there is no "small drawer" or "magic chip" in there, so I have tried to mount 330ohm resistor (I didn't find 56ohm one) directly on the pins and IT WORKS!!! :) :) :) Thanks man for inspiration!

Thank you. It worked on our printer and saved £££ on buying a new one. These printer companies are very sneaky and shouldn’t be allowed to do this.

Followed this video to 99%, I didn't have a 56 Ohm resistor so I just put it back again and everything worked after that. Thanks for the help. :)

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

Weird, I had a similar aexperience just now when resistor would not blow but the fix seems to have worked without that drama.

Awesome video. Thanks. Just copied this repair methode and it is up & running. In addition, the reason was the imagine unit waste reservoir was full. So before I mounted the resistor, brought the machine outside ;-) I drilled a couple of holes on top of the unit, emptied it as much as possible, closed it with tape, used air pressure to clear all waste powder in & outside the machine and reinstalled imagine unit, side reservoir and 4 color cartridges. Now it prints like its new ;-)

This video is super useful for me, thank you! I have a different printer - HP Color Laser 150nw with the imaging drum W1120A. It looks exactly the same except it does not have the chip at all. But it has the two pins on the front door so the chip is kinda expected to be there. What I did is that I connected a resistor (330 Ohm - the only one I have, no particular meaning in the value) to the two pins on the front door for a couple of minutes. Nothing happened to the resistor and when I started the printer without it the lifetime of the imaging unit was back to 100%. You might want to add it to the website so people know that it works also for HP printers and even without the chip.

@joker-hv8un

9 ай бұрын

i have same printer so will 56 ohms resister wil work ? and if yes than how many watt should i get ?

@lumirbalhar7001

9 ай бұрын

@@joker-hv8un I have no idea. From other comments here you can see that it works fine with different resistors. Mine had 330 Ohms and was very tiny so not many watts and it didn't get warm or anything like that so I think it does not really matter.

Bravo to this simple and 100% effective video. I just hit this dreaded "replace new imaging unit" error, and this took care of it EXACTLY as the video shows. Thank you!!

@terricromley8790

4 жыл бұрын

I do not see the the wires?

@terricromley8790

4 жыл бұрын

I did not see resistors

This is a great idea. I'm getting the "install imaging unit" error way too often from my Samsung C460W. Sometimes it goes away after a while, but it's getting increasingly common. Next time it happens, I'm going to try this.

I've never done so übercool fix than this. At first I didnt watch the whole video. Smelled electrical burning and I thought it was total fail. Then I came back to find out what I did wrong. But I didnt and it totally worked.

I can't believe how easily this worked. Thank you.

Thanks for the fix for my CW480. It works also with a 100 Ohms, and the resistor survived.

I used a 56 ohms 1/2 watt resistor on my CLX-3300 and it did work to reset the Imaging unit counter although I didn't have the error message yet, just a warning to prepare a new imaging unit. BUT with a 1/2 watt resistor, less current flows through and I had to leave it in place for 5 minutes before an error message said the door was not closed properly. Then only I removed the resistor (unburnt). For those who don't have the resistor, you can try the other comment bellow about using Tech mode to reset the counters!

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

I think that is what happened with me. At first failure then after a while success and a green status light too!

@XwpisONOMA

Жыл бұрын

The watt rating of the resistor (in your case 1/2 watt) has nothing to do with how much current will flow through the resistor. That has to do with Voltage and Resistance value. Just use the OHM's law equations (U=voltage, R=impedance, i=currrent). The wattage is then a product of Voltage x Amperage and it implies the power rating of the system with the given parameters. If you put a small resistor vs a large one it may burn out in a volatile fashion if it couldn't handle the amount of power.

Bonsoir, super j'ai fini par réussir !! Ayant commandé un lots de résistances, au départ je n'avais pas pris la bonne. Une fois trouvé la bonne impeccable, malgré l'absence du support plastique. J'ai enroulé la résistance autour des 2 picots. Merci mille fois. Mon association vous remercie. Vince

100% worked on my Samsung CLX-3305, make sure you get a 1/2 watt resistor bought a 5 watt first luckily I re watched the video and realized my mistake.

This totally worked and easily saved me $100. (It helps that I had a bunch of old resistors on hand from my college days) Thanks for sharing!!

I just remouved the imaging unit, put it back in and it worked

Great fix. First time, it didn't work. Either I didn't wait long enough with the power on, or the resistor was round the wrong way. My resistor didn't look burnt afterwards, but it reset the imaging unit correctly.

you have saved a lot of people , i have not tried it but the comments are very encoraging , keep it up

Perfect! Mine didn’t have the chip box inside the roller either. So I connected the resistor to the two metal prongs on the bottom of the inside door cover which is where, if you were to close the door, the two metal prongs would line up with the roller. The other sets of 4 prongs connect to the toner cartridges. Thanks for the great video. Anyone want to buy 99 resistors?

@steverose6991

Жыл бұрын

Worked for me too!

Confusion all around. Here is what I did. My CFX480FW did not have a chip box but I read in an earlier comment that you could use a 56 ohm resistor on the two electrodes in the door facing the chip box location. Did that, as directed, no result, still got the message "Replace new imaging unit". Then I used a paperclip, also suggested by someone earlier. No result, message still there. Then I went into Menu>System Setup>Maintenance>Image Mgr>Message>Off, and voila, the message went away and imaging worked. Which action did the job I don't know but Good luck!

Worked like a charm! Thank you so much!!!

Hey. Perfect, I just reset my imaging unit. I had no 56 Ohm resistor, but 3x20 Ohm. Thanks for this video. It helps to reduce electronic waste. How do you know this?

Instead of a resistor, I used an ordinary 75W / 230V (51Ohm) bulb. Thank you for your video and idea.

Worked for me, although it was disturbing to find our imaging unit had already had this done.

It worked! Used a soldering wire and short circuit it.

Had to do it twice for some reason but it worked. Gracias!

Safer to use a 1/2 watt resistor, it still works if you let the unit sit on for about 3 minutes but you don't smoke the resistor.

It worked for me on a C430W. Thank you very much. Do you know how can we reset the counter for the transfer belt as well?

Brilliant Hack thank you so much. Now have 99 resitors :)

Du bist der Größte, es hat super geklappt !!! Tausend Dank und 100 € gespart !!!

Perfect. Mine didn't have the chip thing so I just rolled the 56 ohm resistor (1/4 watt btw) between the 2 pins connected to the cover and it seems to have reset the printer error. . Thnx

@samkrause3514

3 жыл бұрын

This exact thing worked with mine too!

@mikol2321

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@FrancescoFreddieLino

2 жыл бұрын

great idea! I had the same problem and it worked! Thanx

Now that is magic after my fancy! Thanks a million, worked perfectly!

I thought this fix didn't work as my 56ohm resistor would not blow and the printer was still asking for replacement imaging unit. I gave up after several attempts, removed the 56ohm resistor, put everything back together and the problem was gone! It is now working on original undamaged drum! Very weird. Incidentally, on the Samsung C460W you do not need to remove the toner cartridges as the dongle can be removed just with a pen to push the detent and small screwdriver to prize it out.

a bit of wire worked for me - the printer sort of shorted when switched on - then removed the wire and hey presto - working :)

Great work. Worked for me with two 100 ohm resistors in parallel

I don't have the clip holding a fuse so wedged a paperclip between the two bottom prongs and shut the door, let it do its checks, then removed clip and printing has resumed.

So glad I came across this. Issue fixed. Amazing, Thanks I want to read the article that explains why this fixes the issue but cannot find it. Can anyone direct me to that article please

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. You can find the article here: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/en/replace-new-imaging-unit

Works as advertised. Thank you so much, mate! Muchas gracias!

Very useful video. These steps didn't work for me, unfortunately. But I'm glad other people have had success. It didn't work for me, so I tried the steps again, and the second time one of the components pretty much exploded and cast ink/powder all over my office.

@maddproff

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 play video in slow motion next time

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

@@maddproff Good suggestion - I did that because I didn't want to make any mistakes.

Quite incredible, but it worked perfectly on my Xpress C480W. I just had to be a bit inventive to find a way to fill the empty space where they add the resistor and the contactors.

@deanj9439

2 жыл бұрын

Which one did you buy on Amazon?

Hello- which one should I buy for C460FW?

Didn't work on a Samsung C410W. The original resistor looks different--probably not a 56 ohm--the 56 ohm burnt up pretty quick.

strange I did not find this piece you advised to remove, in my imagining unit the place you show is empty..and can't find anywhere else..

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

3 жыл бұрын

In this article we better explain the solution to this error, and specifically we solve this question here: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/en/replace-new-imaging-unit#no-support

You don't even need a resistor. "Menu Back Left Right OK Cancel Menu" and you are in the Tech menu. From there you can reset a lot of things. When asked for a password enter 1934

@XwpisONOMA

Жыл бұрын

How do you access that? On the printer itself or from the printer's IP address and admin/management page via a browser? Thanks!

My printed does not have this chip inside? It is 4820 series, I had the error, everything looks exactly like in the video except for the chip. What can I do?

I have the samsung C410, and all the parts look exactly the same on the inside, however my imaging unit doesnt have anything in the little resistor cartridge slot. is there any other way to fix this? the price of replacing the unit is almost the same as replacing the entire printer.

I don't have this thing on my C48x printer. It's like missing... Where could it be? Thank you!

i put my CLX-3305 only copperwire, and same result. working fine... you may don't have buy that resistor.

What do I do if I don't have the support (plastic part) for the resistors?

It works perfectly! Thank you very much man!

At least for the Samsung M2835DW I could simply change the settings in the Easy Printer Manager (Device Settings -> System -> Supplies Management .> Imaging Unit Stop) from "On" to "Off" without having to deal with the resistor ....

@luisachiappa7889

4 жыл бұрын

@@harrygraham5986 I cannot find the settings you mentioned! My life isn't being saved! :,,,((((

Super cool tutorial. Done with 51oms resistor. Thanks.

It worked for me too! Thank you so much!

Wow! Well that worked! I’m not sure of the theory behind it, does the 56 ohm resistor cause something to burn off of the imaging unit? I see the resistor that you put the 56 ohm resistor in parallel with is a 100 kilo ohm resistor. So I know the 56 ohm resistor causes the current to go way up somewhere. Then the 56 ohm resistor burns. You smell it. Then you take the 56 ohm resistor out (no soldering required) . But I wonder what else burns(?) Thanks for the video! I was skeptical at first, but then I figured I have nothing to loose so I tried it. I had a red led on the printer for a while, but the printer still worked. Then I got the image unit error massage last night. Now, after doing your repair, even the red led is back to green. Thanks again.

@ExtantFrodo2

3 жыл бұрын

IDK given that some people are using 1/2 watt resistor so that it doesn't burn out. Maybe they didn't actually test it out?

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExtantFrodo2 I would agree with you. My meatburger resistor would not blow but after I gave up and put everything together again in a bit of a huff it appears I have a new drum and a green status lamp. Very happy, I even saved a resistor!

Thanks dude! I've used 2* 100 Ohms parallel as couldn't find 56, it worked :-)

@user-yo9hj2yb3r

3 жыл бұрын

does Parallel work properly? I'll try it soon.

@XwpisONOMA

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yo9hj2yb3r As long as the resistor value is around 56Ω it will work. With resistors R1 and R2, if connected in series the resulting total is R1+R2. If connected in parallel the total is: 1/R total = 1/R1 + 1/R2. Of course, in parallel, the calculation is easier when both R values are the same: R total = (R1 + R2)/2 (just like the example above by drabisko2)

Thanks a lot. It worked for me

So your telling me if my printer is flashing red and I put that in it will work?

i also get a red led light but it says install toner and i have tried all sorts of shit trying to fix it but it doesn't work could this work?

This works fantastic! Thanks

Do you have an idea for samsung c483w It's different

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

3 жыл бұрын

In this article we better explain the solution to this error, and specifically we resolve this question here: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/en/replace-new-imaging-unit#no-support

What if I have 2 resistors already when I just took out the chip holder for the first time (original)?

@sasmehdi

3 жыл бұрын

I did mine that had 2 resistors and it worked like a charm. Just wrap around both resistors.

Works as a charm

Thank You so Much!

It works! It really works! Thank you!

Great tip. It worked. Thx

Thanks! It worked for me.

Fantastic ! It works. Many thanks !

Ça fonctionne, merci beaucoup. Incroyable. 🎉🎉

hi help this procedure: 1/buy a resistance of 56 Ohm2/connect it in parallel3/plug plastic with resistors into the printer4/turn on the printer5/IMMEDIATELY as a blue light connection appears, turn off the printer6/disconnect added resistance 56 Ohm7/reinsert the plastic, with one resistor to the printer8/turn on the printerOK!

Help... my printer, the little chip thing you took out isn’t there, it looks like the same printer too

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

4 жыл бұрын

Hello XXX, You can do two things: 1. Buy that little chip thing and you will have it forever: Amazon: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/amazon-usa/clt-r406 Ebay: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/ebay-usa/chip-clt-r406 Aliexpress: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/aliexpress/chip-clt-r406 2. Connect the resistor directly to the terminals on the front cover of the printer that should make contact with the chip. I hope this helps :)

@dekotv7823

4 жыл бұрын

El Virus de la Curiosidad should I connect only the 58 resistor?

What´s the music? Nice!

Thank you

Does this work with the toner cartridges?

@philiptownsend4026

2 жыл бұрын

That is something I would like to know too

works also with 100 Ohms Resistor...

Thats Magiiiiic!!!! So cool :D

I opened mine up and there were already two resistors inside.... welded in...

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

3 жыл бұрын

In this article we better explain the solution to this error, and specifically we solve this question here: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/en/replace-new-imaging-unit#two-resistors

As below - did the trick - I now have 99 56 ohm spare resistors if anyone nneds one ha ha.......

My printer doesn't have the 'magic chip' block. There's an empty space. Does every printer definitely have one?

@elvirusdelacuriosidad3699

3 жыл бұрын

In this article we better explain the solution to this error, and specifically we resolve this question here: www.elvirusdelacuriosidad.com/en/replace-new-imaging-unit#no-support

@kirinrealtymanagementinc.1479

3 жыл бұрын

My Xpress C460FW does not have the plastic Magic Chip block. After reading the article by EI Virus de la Curiosidad "another solution that some have tried is to connect the resistor directly to the terminals of the printer cover, which are the ones that should touch that part if it were on." I had a try and worked for me. Normally, when turning on the printer, after the System Initializing, it displays "Replace Image Unit" msg. It can also be seen in Printer Utility. What I tried are as below: 1. Turn off the printer, then turn it on after few seconds. 2. During the System Initializing, open the front cover, use a metal paper clip to connect the two pins on the front cover at the most bottom. (I think using a 56 ohm resistor may work too, more safe. EI mentioned it can be 0~100 ohm.) 3. Close the front cover. The System Initializing will continue, but at the end, after a flashing, it goes back to System Initializing again. It will loop this process if you do not do next step. 4. Open the front cover, remove the paper clip you connected to the two pins. 5. System Initializing will continue and completes. It does not display "Replace Image Unit" anymore. Cheers! Then I tried to restart the printer, print a file, all works fine. I did a refresh in Printer Utility, the "Replace Image Unit" msg was gone. This was just what I tried, hope it can help or give a hit to someone, but it is at your risk. Good luck!

Please help me with M2875ND

hello, i watched the video badly, removed the old resistance and replaced it with a new one. I got a message when I plugged it into the printer: "Error: #C3-6520 Door open/close"when I connected the old resistance as instructed, the printer was still initializing and could not be turned off. Therefore, I disconnected from the mains, dismantled the old resistance and left only a new one, but the message: "Error: #C3-6520 Door open/close" still persists - :( is there any help? Jan

@benskidmore6523

3 жыл бұрын

For anyone reading, there is a ~100k ohm resistor alongside the 56 ohm resistor. This 100k resistor does not burn out and should be left in/replaced if removed. The printer is probably failing to detect this 100k resistance and reporting an error.

HI....my printer doesnot have chip..

Looked for me like "hocus pocus" that at the end will kill my printer. Nevertheless I tried it, but what a pitty, I only had a 100 Ohm resistor. But I gave it a change, did the same as in the video and was still distrustful. Switched on the printer, switched it off again after the imaging unit error came up, destructed the printer again as in the video, but the resistor was not burned. Didn't work for me? I restarted the printer and in the meanwhile I used a multimeter to measure the resistance of the resistor: 100 Ohm. Then the printer was started and no error message anymore! I'm so very happy, especially since I have to print a coupon for my nieces birthday. As some one wrote it saved me lots of money, if the replacement is available for purchase at all! Thanks a lot, "El Virus de la Curiosidad"!!! My hint: Use a 100 Ohm resistor, so it won't be damaged and it's perhaps a more common resistor.

The imaging unit thing wont come out for me🙁

Fixed 😊

Looks like you replaced a 1/2 watt resistor with a 1/4 watt resistor.

Is this a 56kohm or 56 ohms. ?

@justinsmith5691

3 жыл бұрын

56 Ohm (Green-Blue-Black-Gold). 56K Ohm (Green-Blue-Orange-Gold). 56 Ohm is the correct one.

I tried, but still same issue

I was like: thsi sounds pretty good but also like a scam. The little thing that contains the resistor was missing at my printer at work. Bought it. Put it in. The printer worked again. It still is a scam, but from Samsung and not this channel i guess.

Many thanks for the solution, but I found an alternative one without the resistor by using the "tech menu". Go to the tech menu (for my C483W -> kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5NrsauDmZOwoNY.html&ab_channel=ThingsIliketofixmyself) - move to "data setup", then "clear counts", enter passcode (1934), then "imaging unit", the unit will process the change. Onn my side I had to switch off and on the printer (remove dc cable) and the led was back to blue ;) ! Hopeffuly it will work for you too!

muy mal

Solder it in for a proper job :)

@maddproff

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh F off