[Shop-talk] Printers (was MIG welder term)

[Pat Horne]

Jack,

Check out the web site for your printer manufacturer to see if there s a 
way to reset the counter. I've used a number of printers that remember 
the last, say 5, cartridge serial numbers, so if you rotate more than 
that number of cartridges it will not see them as empty.

I think I remember that HP has a way of resetting the serial number 
memory when you do some combination of button presses. I found this in 
the section of the web site that has the service information in it. It 
would be used by repair shops to clear out the fact that they rotated 
some combination of cartridges through the printer.

I also had a bulk ink system on a Canon printer that would report low 
cartridges, but the chip they put in the set up would revert to "full" 
before it got to where the printer would not print thinking it was out 
of ink. Worked great until one of the ink cartridges plugged up and I 
burned up the print head trying to get it to print correctly. Bulk ink 
systems are a lot less trouble and mess than refilling cartridges!

I don't have these printers any more, so I don't have the specific 
information any more. Sorry.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Jack Brooks:
>> In practice they last as long as the original ink cartridges, at which
>>     
> point 
>   
>> you find it's cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy new ones.
>>     
>
> I used to be able to refill the inkjet cartridges and get good results, but
> now manufacturers like HP are selling smart cartridges that know when they
> are being reused and I have not been able to figure out how to get past the
> coding.  Fortunately, we now have a LaserJet, so the inkjet is relegated to
> color only, which is an infrequent use in our home.
>
> Jack
>   

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