Customer Reviews

Samsung WASTE TONER CONTAINER ( CLP-500WB/XAA )

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A few years back, I bought a Samsung CLP-510 color laser printer. A short time after I had it, it started displaying a message "Replace Waste Toner Container," even though it sure looked like the bin was 90% empty. After trying to clean out my container (big messy mistake!) I bought one somewhere else and that seemed to work. Then, it happened again -- on a mostly empty container! Some web searching let me to a site documenting a problem with the CLP-510 and a "weak sensor" that would go bad, and no longer detect the container properly. Samsung had no area repair center, so they shipped me a replacement, and it worked well... Until recently.

Again, the new one started displaying this message, and after another messy mistake trying to clean it out, I broke down and ordered a new container from Amazon. I popped it in, and same error. This printer is having the "weak sensor" issue as well.

So, before you spend your money, check around -- you may not even need this, as it might not fix the actual problem.

After a little reading on line, the CLP-550 is a wonderfully inexpensive duplexing color laser printer. However, the eye on the toner bag goes bad. The simple solution is to use your (or your neighbor's) dremel or whatever to cut off the piece that the magic eye "sees". Seal with duck tape and WALLA! it works!. Just remember to check the toner bag from time to time or it could be very messy.

I contacted a local Samsung repair shop at 215-426-8639 (RTA Service in Phila, PA) and learned that the printer has an optical sensor so after good cleaning the empty container should work. After emptying the full container I washed it with water so it looked clean like new and the printer works again. The central Samsung support at 1-800-SAMSUNG(726-7864) didn't have this advice but also didn't make any comment against this procedure when I informed them that cleaning the waste toner tank with water worked. Samsung WASTE TONER CONTAINER ( CLP-500WB/XAA )

Product did not work. Repair shop said it could have been a used one, which will not work because the sensors in the machine can detect changes in the plastic material after being filled once or twice.

Anyone that owns a Samsung printer knows about this little waste receptacle. It works as advertised and this was a very good price compared to other outlets!

I own a CLP-500 by Samsung, and the waste toner cartridge is white on one side, clear on the other and has two green plugs. This is a picture of some cartridges. Who knows what you will get?

It fits and does what I need it to do, collect waste toner.