SKU:

TK-8507C

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-mita

OEM Number:

1T02LCAUS0

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

20,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I confirm this is the cyan cartridge and not one of the other colors?

Go by the full part number, not the family name alone. The cyan in the TK-8507 family is 1T02LCAUS0, also marked TK-8507C. In this family the letter groups do not follow the order you might expect, so match the whole code printed on your old cartridge against 1T02LCAUS0 before ordering.

My prints have lost their blues and the greens look muddy. Is cyan the likely cause?

Very often, yes. Cyan does the heavy lifting in skies, water and most greens, so as it runs down those areas wash out first while black text stays crisp. Print a color test page: if the cyan block prints pale or streaky while the others hold up, this is the cartridge to change.

Can I squeeze more life out of the old cyan before swapping?

A gentle rescue is worth one try: take the cartridge out and rock it slowly side to side a few times to redistribute the toner, then refit it. If the test page comes back even, you have bought some time. If it fades again within a few dozen pages, the cartridge is genuinely done and this replacement is the fix.

Do the other three cartridges need to come out when I change the cyan?

No. On the TASKalfa 4550ci each color sits in its own slot. Open the cover, pull only the cyan unit, slide this one in until it seats, and close up — the black, magenta and yellow cartridges are not disturbed and their counters are unaffected.

What does the 20,000-page rating mean in a normal office?

It is the rated yield at standard coverage — roughly, the volume of mixed color documents a busy department gets through over many months. Photo-heavy or full-bleed work uses cyan faster, and mostly-text printing uses it slower, so treat 20,000 pages as the benchmark the cartridge is measured against rather than a promise for every print mix.

What cover comes with this cartridge?

It is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, as set out in our shipping & returns policy — the same terms whether it is fitted today or kept sealed as the shelf spare.

What does this cyan cartridge work out to per page?

At $103.25 for a TK-8507C rated at 20,000 pages, the arithmetic lands at roughly half a cent per page — about 0.52 cents — at standard coverage. Treat that as the planning figure rather than a promise for every sheet: charts and photographs with deep blue and green areas draw more cyan per page, while text documents carrying a small color header draw far less, so your real cost per page moves with the document mix your department actually produces month to month.

How can I work out how long the cyan actually lasted in our machine?

Note the machine's page counter, or simply the date, on the day you fit the TK-8507C, and read it again when the cartridge is changed. The gap between those two readings is your real cyan interval on the TASKalfa 4550ci family, and it is a far better reorder guide than the rated figure alone, because it already reflects your coverage habits, your paper sizes and how much genuine color work the office does, rather than a laboratory average.

When is the right moment to order the next cyan?

Order when the machine first warns that cyan is low, or when the cyan band on a test page begins to pale — not when the slot stops the machine in the middle of a run. There is still working toner behind that first warning, and orders leave from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, so ordering at the warning stage normally lands the replacement on your shelf with days to spare instead of turning a routine change into an emergency purchase.

What should I do with the empty cyan cartridge once it comes out?

Set the spent 1T02LCAUS0 aside for a few days until the new cartridge has proved itself across your normal work; if anything about the replacement misbehaves, the 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns are much easier to sort out with the old unit still on hand. Once the fresh cartridge is printing cleanly, the empty can leave with your office's usual disposal route for used toner cartridges, kept in its box so no residue escapes in transit.

About This TK-8507 Cyan Cartridge

This is the single cyan refill for the Kyocera TASKalfa 4550ci, TASKalfa 4551ci and TASKalfa 5550ci: part number 1T02LCAUS0, marked TK-8507C, rated at 20,000 pages and priced at $103.25. It is the cartridge to order when blues fade and greens lose their depth while the other slots are still healthy, and it belongs to the Kyocera-Mita compatible range. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if you want help confirming the code on your old unit.