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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@...> wrote:
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> >As I said before, most Epsons take the exact same /shape/ of
> >cartridge, the only differences are the chips which let the printer
> >know which # and the volume left inside.
>
> If that's all the chip does then it should simply be a matter of
> getting the right ink in a bottle (or pouring it out of a cartridge),
> the right empty cartridge, the right chip zapper (I see them going for
> $10.00 these days) and refilling. In the case of the 2200, one could
> empty an existing 2200 black cartridge, refill with the desired ink
> then zap the cartridge. Somehow I suspect nozzle characteristics may be
> tuned to a particular ink and not another. But that's what pioneers are
> for.
The same inks work across a wide variety of Epsons. I've tried out the
same inks in many Epsons, including: 600, 800, 820, 880, 900, 1200,
1280, 1520, 3000, 5000. And loads of people on the Heat Transfers list
use the same ink in the C80 to C88, C60 to C68, etc. and more etc.
MIS has empty cartridges and both resettable and auto-reset chips.
http://www.inksupply.comYou may also be able to freeze the chip counters with SSC Service
Utility (google for it). It's a great utility for running cleaning
cycles, resetting the protection counter (aka waste ink tank counter),
etc.
Steve Greenfield