SKU:

CS-Kyocera-FS-1800-FS-3800N-BK

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

1T02BR0US0

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 20000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our school office printer sits unused all summer — will a cartridge fitted in spring still work in September?

Yes. Toner is dry powder and does not go off while the machine is idle. A cartridge fitted before the break, or one stored sealed over the summer, will print normally when term starts. If the first pages look a little light, rock the cartridge gently to loosen toner that has settled, and it will settle back into stride.

The first weeks of term are a flood of forms and letters — can one cartridge handle the rush?

It is rated at 20,000 pages, which is a lot of permission slips, timetables and parent letters. Enrollment periods are intense but short, and a single cartridge at $65.42 comfortably sees a school office through the rush and well beyond it.

After the summer break, how does whoever is on the desk confirm the right replacement?

Open the printer and read the label on the cartridge inside: the number to match is 1T02BR0US0. Staff change from year to year, but the number does not, and quoting it avoids ordering by guesswork from the printer's badge.

Which printers in a school might use this cartridge?

The FS-1800, FS-1800N, FS-1900, FS-1900N, FS-3800 and FS-3800N. These older Kyocera-Mita models are still common in school and parish offices because they simply keep going.

Can the office administrator change it without calling a technician?

Certainly — it is designed for exactly that. Open the cover, pull the old cartridge out by its handle, slide the new one in until it seats, close the cover. Two minutes, no tools, and no need to wait for a service visit during the busiest week of the year.

How do ordering and returns work for a school office?

Orders ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA; the shipping and returns page sets out delivery and return arrangements. The cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and free returns for a year, and support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST — school hours, conveniently.

What does the toner in a permission slip or a parent letter cost?

Very little. At $65.42 for a cartridge rated at 20,000 pages, each page carries about 0.33 cents of toner, so even the hundreds of letters a school office sends home in a busy week amount to a few dollars of 1T02BR0US0 in total. It is one of the easier figures to defend in a school supplies budget.

Term-time printing comes in bursts — does that pattern change the cartridge's life?

It changes the calendar, not the total. The cartridge still delivers its rated pages, but a school may use a large share of them in a few intense weeks of forms and reports, then barely touch the printer for a month. Planning by page count rather than by date — a fresh cartridge fitted before the September rush — fits that rhythm better.

If we buy ahead with the school-year budget, where should a spare be kept?

In the office, in its sealed packaging, somewhere dry and at ordinary room temperature — a supply cupboard near the printer is ideal. Keep it away from classroom radiators and sunny windowsills. Stored that way, a 1T02BR0US0 bought in September will be ready the moment it is needed, whether that turns out to be November or the following spring.

How should a school office dispose of the cartridge when it is finished?

Seal the empty in the packaging the replacement arrived in and keep it with the office's collected recyclables rather than sending it out with classroom waste. Boxing it keeps toner dust contained in a building full of children and paperwork, and one tidy box among the office recycling is simple for whoever handles the school's collections to take away.

About This Cartridge

A single 1T02BR0US0 black toner cartridge for $65.42, rated at 20,000 pages, made for the FS-1800, FS-1800N, FS-1900, FS-1900N, FS-3800 and FS-3800N. It fits the school-year rhythm: patient through quiet months and idle holidays, then ready for the September surge of forms, letters and lists.