[Scottish] Re: Anybody want an HP Deskjet 500 printer?

[Phil Deane]

On Tuesday 17 June 2003 11:30 am, Graeme Mathieson wrote:
> In <slrnbetq3p.231.lists2003@pepper.viewport.lan>,
>
> on Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:07:53 +0100, David Marsh writes:
> >> Epsons have an internal timer, which counts the pages you print, and
> >> when it gets too high it just stops working, and reports an unknown
> >> error.
> >
> > eek, is that for real?
>
> I'd hazard a guess that this is a feature of the Epson inkjet printers
> which have a separate ink cartridge and print head.  IIRC[1], most
> inkjet printers of that era had a combined print head/cartridge and so
> when the ink ran out you also replaced the print head.  The Epson inkjet
> I had only had a replaceable ink cartridge.  This 'internal timer' was
> probably the estimated lifetime of the print head.
>
> Footnotes:
> [1]  And I haven't touched an inkjet printer in *years*.

Allegedly It is there to tell you to change the ink pads? But then if it is 
then why does it not give the error "You need to change the ink pads?" 
Because it would have to give you the option to ignore. This "mysterious" 
unknown error, makes you think ahh bugger it I will just get a new one. 
Because a few people who i spoke to who did take it to a service centre, got 
charged half the cost of the printer, and all the guy did was reset it and 
cut up some sponge and change the ink pads.



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Phil Deane
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