That is somewhat confusing. If the problem is that 3rd party toners can't get the "chip holder design" right, then why would putting in a new chip fix it? Eithe

That is somewhat confusing. If the problem is that 3rd party toners can't get the "chip holder design" right, then why would putting in a new chip fix it? Either that is a confusing name for something about the chip itself, rather than the mechanism on the cartridge for holding it in place, or else swapping the chip won't work because the "chip holder" is on the cartridge. The capacitor is, I suppose, a more credible explanation and would explain my observations, but tbh, Both options sort of just seems like DRM by a different name. I can't think of a legitimate reason for requiring such a feature, other than making it more difficult to use 3rd party cartridges. That would mean that it isn't a firmware issue, which is good to know, but it also means that Brother is engaging in the same category of practice: making it unecessarily more difficult to use 3rd part toner.