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[Digital BW] Re: Found: waste tank resetter for Epson 3800/3880

2013-07-21 by Paul

Like Pierre, I've got very good luck with OctoInkjet tanks. The owner is very pleasant to deal with, conscientious and personable - not to mention a well-engineered product.

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Un Globe Trotteur" <unglobetrotteur@...> wrote:
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> Just caught this thread in the middle. If you are looking for a waste tank, I got one for my 2000 a few years back from this British company:
> http://www.octoink.co.uk/
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> I live in the state and it took less than a week to arrive. It is very well built. I got the solo plus waste tank.
> Pierre
> http://www.PierreOlivierTavernier.com
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> From: MyronG 
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 8:57 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Found: waste tank resetter for Epson 3800/3880
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> I can't recall where I got mine, but I think it was simply the chip resetter for a 3880.
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> I took the stuffing out of a used waste tank, drilled a small hole near the bottom, front of the tank, glued a rigid plastic tube into the hole and ran a flexible tube from that down to a gallon plastic juice container secured to the side of the printer stand. Every once in a while I need to reset the chip, and eventually I will need to replace the container. ...It's pretty frightening to see how much ink goes "down the drain", so to speak.
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