inkleput{at}isp.com wrote:

>Robert Gammon  said:
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>>The HP Biz Inkjet cartridges do NOT have a reset mechansim that the 
>>personal printers often have.
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>Uhhhh....?  What are you talking about and why is it important?  Resets
>I know about restart something if it overheated and tripped out.  It
>sounds like you are saying if these things overheat once they're dead. 
>I'm trusting that isn't what you are saying?
>
>Jim L, via eCS 1.14 version of OS/2
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The ink cartridge has a chip in it. I know from bitter experience that 
it counts the number of power on insertions that it sees. Once the magic 
figure has been reached, the printer says that the cartridge is EMPTY 
even though you JUST put in a full, refilled cartridge.

The combo cartridge/printhead models on the popelar ink jets DO have a 
reset mechanism. The HP 10/11/12 cartridges used in the Bix Ink Jets do 
not at present have such a reset function known to man. THe 
refillinstructions.com web site does accurately describe how to refill 
these cartridges, but fails to mention this power on insertions issue.

You may have a max of 25 refills before needing to replace the cartridge 
IF you consistenetly power down the printer BEFORE inserting a refilled 
cartridge. Yes it is tempting to do a power on insertion because the 
print job can continue, versus restarting the job. In almost EVEY case, 
it is wiser to power down the printer swap ink cartridges, power up, and 
restart the print job!!!

Given that a new cartridge costs $34 plus tax, and a refill costs you 
maybe $2 plus the time to do it, the math is CLEAR.



-- 
Robert Gammon   
Houston, TX




 
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