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DB-W wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on
anEpson, I would be
EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epsonink. Mess up your heads, and
you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired).
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<pre wrap="">At least with HP's and some others, the heads are
part of the cart, so
if the ink is bad, you just change the cart.
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<pre wrap="">You are right that caution is advisable when selecting
aftermarket inks for
refilling. That is true for Epsons because of the fixed printhead, but it
is also true of the majority of Canon printers. Who wants to replace a
printhead, even though it is removeable!
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<pre wrap="">there is also some mention of a chip resetter. Which it
seems like I
have to email someone.
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For a long time I have been refilling Epson 1290 and 1270 cartridges up to
five or six times without any problems. A chip resetter helps, although
you can put a new cartridge in the machine after unpeeling the air vent,
return the carriage to base for it to do its gyrations, unscrew and remove
the top cover, and replace the new cartridge with a refilled one. The
machine usually doesn't notice the swap and you can put the new one back
into its box for next time. Put some masking tape over the pierced outlets
top and bottom before you do.
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It is obvious that you are willing to sacrafice quality for a little
cash.<br>
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Two im****tant points, only refill genuine Epson cartridges, as they have
non-flooding valves in the base. Compatible carts </pre>
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do not exist<br>
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<pre wrap="">are sometimes
impenetrable and need plastic tape stuck to the ink outlets to avoid
flooding and this *will* cause problems when re-inserted in the machine.
My favourite Epson 'gotcha' is when the head has been cleaned umpteen
times and the red light stays on permanently. The cleaning counting chip
assumes that the blotting paper inside, which mops up the excess ink from
the cleaning process, has become saturated and is in danger of leaking
onto your nice new IKEA desktop.
Take the printer to your friendly back street (not high street) computer
expert who, for a modest fee, should be able to find the necessary alien
software to reset the counter.
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You would not have to hire an idiot for any fee if you use the correct
ink.<br>
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All at your own risk,</pre>
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That is true<br>
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<pre wrap=""> of course, and I have no experience of all-in-one
machines or pigment based inks.
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Not only do you blow a printer but you get to blow a scanner too.<br>
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