[Gllug] OT: Printer Cartridges

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Morning,

The colour cartridge *will* gradually empty because every time the printer
is powered on it "cleans" the cartridge by expelling ink from the nozzles
into a special ink pad reservoir.  You cannot stop this.  On the same vein
Epson printers have an inbuilt "lifetime" counter that eventually will stop
the printer working (I think it counts the number of cartridge changes).
There is a software "kit" that is available to reset the counter. If anyone
would like more info contact me off list.  BTW, when this happens the
reservoir ink pad is full of ink and has to be cleaned before resetting the
printer, a particularly filthy job because Epson do not (AFAIAA) offer it as
a spare part.  For most people it is almost as cheap to go and buy a new
printer (complete with new cartridges) as it is to buy the kit (and still
have to clean the reservoir pad).

Roy Drinkwater
EgO Computers Ltd
rdrinkwater at ego-computers.ltd.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john gennard" <joney at clara.co.uk>
To: <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: [Gllug] OT: Printer Cartridges


> Does anyone know if a colour cartridge can be loaded
> with black ink?
>
> I have an Epson Photo 810 (which needs both a colour
> and a black cartridge to work) and no longer use it
> for colour printing. Although I set the default to
> 'black' (for all text work), the colour cartridge
> gradually empties. If I fill all chambers of an old
> colour cartridge, with black ink would the printer
> 'fail to notice'?
>
> Can't find anyone on google who has tried this.
>
> John.
>
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