> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Robert Hedan
> <robert.hedan@...>
> wrote:
>
> Sucks!
>
> The cartridge drips all over the place when I slightly shake it,
> liquid is
> pouring out the top and bottom and it continues to say INK OUT.
>
> I don't understand. I tried everything in the SSC utility to get
> the
> printer going, no can do. The cartridge is full of cleaner mixed
> with black
> ink, SOMETHING should print, even if it's a blurry mess, anything,
> even if
> it looks like that ink blob used by psychologists. But no, the
> printer sees
> it as completely empty even if the stub is totally wet.
>
> <there is no ink here, move along folks!>
>
> I'm out of ideas at this point.
>
> Robert
> :(
As was already mentioned, the SSC cannot reset the chips through the
printer. The 'reset head shots' and 'reset ink count' resets the head
shots that eventually causes the printer to shut down due to the waste
tank filling up. If you have not modified the printer to drain the
waste tanks into a separate container, you do not want to do this or
the printer might overflow with ink!
If you're in the USA, head down to Staples tomorrow, look for the Jet
Tec refill kits, and look for the Epson Chip Resetter. It runs about
$10-$15. This is the only way to reset most Epson cartridge chips.
Just make sure you follow the instructions well so the chip doesn't
get scrambled (not common). Since it looks like you're not in the US
(I reply on the group website so I lack the headers to check), you may
have to special order this chip resetter.
As for top and bottom, it doesn't bother me, but as one of the list
moderators said the other day, your postings do not easily
discriminate what is quoted and what is not, because your e-mail
program does not add this:
> quoted text from earlier message
Since there are no > characters placed before the lines of the message
you're replying to, it makes it difficult to tell which is which,
especially because you top post and most people will read the bottom
of the message. The moderator asked you to try to set your program in
order to add the '> ' to quoted sections. That way it doesn't matter
where you reply.