Hello Roger,
On Tuesday 26 April 2005 1:51 am, you wrote:
> This is a two part question. First, has anyone with an Epson
> printer had it act like it was out of ink when it wasn't and is
> there any way to test .. I note that the cartridge is not "clear"
> so that you can physically see that it is empty!
>
> Second, presuming it really is .. anyone get any recommendations on
> replacement source, or more particularly any of those you should
> avoid? I was thinking of using
>
> www.discount-inks.com and getting their recycled cartridges ..
>
> I used to use a Panasonic Laser printer until a month ago, but the
> part to put it back in service is worth more than a new printer so
> I got my daughter's Epson 740i out of storage and put it to work ..
>
> Thanks.
>
> Roger Helbig
There are a number of "Gotcha's" here !!
1st. The print head is part of the printer, and not (for all intents)
replaceable.
2nd. Some of the Epson ink tanks have chips (ic's) in them. Once you
remove them from the printer, empty or not, they won't work again.
You can get a chip re-setter, if you can find one, that will re-set
the chip, and allow the printer to function again.
3rd. If the printer has been out of use for some time, it is very
likely that ink has dried in the print heads.
4th. The ink used can be obtained from various sources. It is vital
that you use EPS ink. Other ink will cause all sorts of problems.
5th. The chip re-setter will not work on re-manufactured or non
Epson branded tanks. The chips on non Epson brand tanks are
designed to only re-set the printer tank sensor "Once" and cannot be
reused.
These are also the reasons that I recommend that people do not buy a
printer with built in print heads !!
HTH.
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
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