Recommendations for Brother Drum unit DR7000 in UK, please?

I have a Brother HL1850 printer - and used Brother drums which have been
refurbished by Cartridge World. They have both now got to a point where
they report 'clean fuser wire' about every other time I use them. The
usage is fairly light these days but I value the duplex feature.

It's time for a new drum. A few years ago I bought a cheap one - Xenia
make and after I'd replaced it; just threw it away because both original
and replacement produced shadow images.

So can anyone please recommend from experience a compatible NEW[1] drum
available in the UK - I've seen prices from £20 to the cheapest genuine
Brother price of around £85.

[1] If it works OK, I'll get it refurbed when its time is up.

Thanks

Mike
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Just wondering, is it possible there is a wire that requires cleaning,
rather than a new drum required?

Some older laser printers and photocopiers have high voltage wires which
do pick up toner and require cleaning with a special brush, usually
provided.

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Michael J Davis wrote:
> I have a Brother HL1850 printer - and used Brother drums which have been
> refurbished by Cartridge World. They have both now got to a point where
> they report 'clean fuser wire' about every other time I use them. The
> usage is fairly light these days but I value the duplex feature.
>
> It's time for a new drum. A few years ago I bought a cheap one - Xenia
> make and after I'd replaced it; just threw it away because both original
> and replacement produced shadow images.
>
> So can anyone please recommend from experience a compatible NEW[1] drum
> available in the UK - I've seen prices from £20 to the cheapest genuine
> Brother price of around £85.
>
> [1] If it works OK, I'll get it refurbed when its time is up.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike