Resetting ink carts

[Dos_Box]

Has anyone else seen this?

 

http://www.training.lancsngfl.ac.uk/getfile.php?src=155/Printer_Ink_Secret_....wmv

 

I'll try this next time I get chance.

[OutToLunch]

Has VBulletin truncated that link? Doesn't seem to work for me...

[Dos_Box]

Try going here and clicking on the Saving Ink link.

 

Hints & Tips

[Little-Miss]

cool.....

[clarky2k3]

Thanks, I am gonna give it a go next time.

[enjay]

The HP cartridge I have on my desk doesn't have the magic button, unfortunately. I'll check the Canon ones next time I happen to have one in my hands.

 

(I'm not too impressed with the eco-friendliness of this guy though - he just chucked the cartridge in the bin instead of recycling it, same goes for the drinks can already in there!)

[plexer]

I've just looked at some epsons and no magic button on them.

 

Ben

[contink]

*Can barely contain urge to fall to floor, kicking, screaming and generally dying with laughter*

 

Please tell me you lot are not serious... Please... oh please...

 

I'd have trotted this out in April if I'd known you hadn't seen this before... :D:D

[witch]

*Can barely contain urge to fall to floor, kicking, screaming and generally dying with laughter*

 

Please tell me you lot are not serious... Please... oh please...

 

I'd have trotted this out in April if I'd known you hadn't seen this before... :D:D

 

 

OK Mr InkWizard, what's the joke?

[jamesb]

Have you seen the one showing you how to get cheap AA batteries by opening a larger battery and pulling out the smaller ones?

 

No idea if this one's genuine or not, I suppose its possible, but it sounds a little suspicious.

[contink]

OK Mr InkWizard, what's the joke?

 

There is no magic reset... it's a hoax... been around about a year+ now... Mind you for all that it had a few folks in the inkjet world convinced as well.

 

[plexer]

The joke is obviously that this is a wind up video.

 

Shame as we are all trying to be green and do our bit for the environment but obviously some people knoe better than others?

 

Ben

[contink]

The joke is obviously that this is a wind up video.

 

Shame as we are all trying to be green and do our bit for the environment but obviously some people knoe better than others?

I hope you're not sore about this... As I said there were a few experts who were seriously taken in by the video..

 

Anyway, as it happens I can provide you folks with a bit more info on resetting...

 

1. The older (pre-R285 generation) printers had a 5 contact chip which was resettable using a hardware resetter (you have to purchase a compatible one obviously). You did still have to refill the cartridge however or risk air/foam getting into the printhead.

 

2. The newer printers use a different type of chip with a fuse type connection. They can be recognised by the 7 contact points on the chip. When the ink reaches a certain level the fuse burns out and the cartridge is completely non-resettable. It is possible to reset these chips if you have the right hardware resetter AND always reset before the cartridge reaches 25% of before! (Not ideal for schools)

 

The best way to avoid this issue is, ironically with a CIS (Continuous Ink System) as the only way around this permanently is with an Auto Reset Chip (ARC) which with many of these does require a push button reset..

 

Weird how it comes full circle... Obviously I've just covered the Epson printers here... Canon PG5BK, CLI8(CYMK) are resettable using a resetter but not the newest cartridges... older ones don't need any kind of reset...

 

I could go on for hours but anyhoo... there ya go...