SKU:

TK-552Y

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-mita

OEM Number:

1T02HMAUS0

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

6,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How would I even know the yellow cartridge is the empty one?

Yellow is the hardest color to spot from the printout, because it is pale to begin with. The giveaways are indirect: greens turn blue-ish, yellows and golds in charts disappear, and warm tones go flat — plus the printer's own supply screen will name the yellow slot directly. When in doubt, trust the machine's reading over your eye.

Which part number belongs to the yellow cartridge?

Yellow is 1T02HMAUS0, sold as the TK-552Y. The closing letter of the TK code is the color key across this family — K black, C cyan, M magenta, Y yellow. Match 1T02HMAUS0 against the label on the cartridge you remove and you cannot fit the wrong color into the slot.

Can I swap yellow in the middle of a print job?

Yes. Wait for the printer to stop and report the empty slot, open it up, exchange just the yellow cartridge, and the job can be re-sent or resumed. Only the yellow slot is disturbed; the other three cartridges and their counters are untouched.

How many pages is the yellow cartridge rated for?

The TK-552Y is rated at 6,000 pages at 5% coverage — the same rating as the other two colors in this family, with the black cartridge rated separately at 7,000. This unit is priced at $44.98.

How should a spare yellow be stored?

Sealed, flat, and somewhere cool and dry away from sunlight and radiators. Yellow tends to be the last color people think of reordering, so one sealed spare on the shelf prevents the odd situation of a printer stopped by its palest cartridge. Give it a gentle side-to-side rock before fitting.

What warranty and returns cover applies here?

The same as the rest of the family: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, handled per cartridge if a unit ever turns out to be faulty. The full terms are published on our shipping & returns page.

What does the yellow cartridge cost per page?

At $44.98 for a 6,000-page rating, the TK-552Y comes to roughly 0.75 cents per page at standard coverage — level with the other colors in the family. Most pages use very little yellow, so on ordinary mixed work the real cost per page sits well under that figure. Charts full of gold and green, and warm-toned images, are the pages that spend yellow at or above the standard rate.

Which documents quietly spend the most yellow?

Ones where yellow hides inside other colors: greens are cyan plus yellow, golds and warm browns lean on it, and background tints in presentations often carry more of it than the visible design suggests. That is why the 1T02HMAUS0 cartridge can be emptier than anyone guessed from looking at the prints. A department producing charts, maps or warm-toned marketing pages will turn this slot over noticeably faster than a text-led office.

While I am changing the yellow, is it worth checking the other levels?

Yes — it takes seconds and saves a second stoppage. With the printer open and the supply screen in front of you, glance at black, cyan and magenta as well. Colors installed around the same time often run down in the same season, and spotting a second low slot while the TK-552Y is being fitted means one planned order instead of two emergencies. The counters, not the printouts, are the reliable guide here.

What should I do with the empty yellow cartridge?

Seal it into the packaging the replacement came out of and send it through a toner cartridge recycling or collection route rather than the general trash. If the cartridge came out early because of a defect — streaking, leaking, or a counter that never agreed with its output — keep the unit instead of recycling it. Cover on this family runs per cartridge for a year, and the cartridge itself is the clearest evidence of the problem.

About This TK-552Y Yellow Cartridge

This is the single yellow replacement — 1T02HMAUS0 (TK-552Y) — for the Kyocera FS-C5200DN, rated at 6,000 pages and built to the original TK-552 specifications as part of our Kyocera Mita compatible range. Order it when the supply screen names the yellow slot — the color your prints will rarely warn you about in time. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, with support available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.