At 07:03 AM 7/17/2005 -0500, you wrote:

	HP Deskjets keep track of the serial # of the cartridge 
and whether that s/n has been "used up".  Some printer models can
be defeated
by taping over a contact on the cartridge and reinserting it.
Newer models keep track of a maximum of two cart s/n's, so cycling
a refilled third one in makes the first one re-usable. IOW you 
need a total of three to never have to buy an over priced
new one.

	Go to www.refillinstructions.com for exhaustive
details on HP and other printers.  Even the Epson units
with a chip in the cart can be reset with a device which
you can purchase.

Mario	


>The business inkjet printers 1100, 3000, older 2300s use separate ink 
>cartridges from print heads.
>
>The print heads are not permanent, they need replacement too, but at 
>MUCH longer intervals than the ink cartridges.
>
>The ink cartridges in these printers are simple to refill, but the 
>little chip in the cartridge cannot be reset, so the printer will always 
>show that the ink cartridge is empty. When it truely gets empty, the 
>printer will stop what it is doing and INSIST that you replace the ink 
>cartridge. I now have over 60,000 pages printed on the 2350 that I have 
>and I have replaced ONE print head.
>
>-- 
>Robert Gammon   
>Houston, TX



 
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