What does "Optical Photoconductor Life Over" mean?
July 13, 2023 2:50 PM   Subscribe

I have a Brother Laser Printer (DCP L2540DW). It isn't printing because "Optical Photoconductor Life Over". Google has lots of conflicting info about what that means and what I need to buy. Do you know?
posted by nouvelle-personne to Computers & Internet (3 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: A Brother laser printer has two consumable parts. The toner and the drum. This message is telling you the drum needs to be replaced.

The official replacement part you need is DR630 ($90+). Amazon sells multiple unofficial replacements for much less. I use unofficial replacements and have never had any problems.
posted by caek at 3:40 PM on July 13, 2023 [4 favorites]


Response by poster: Thank you for the quick and clear explanation!
posted by nouvelle-personne at 6:12 PM on July 13, 2023


The importance of having someone other than your devs write error messages.
posted by booth at 11:09 AM on July 16, 2023


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