On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Russell Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 19, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > This endless > > loop gives me no opportunity to try anything other than power-off. This > > leads me to discount computer drivers, etc. as the issue. > > > > I lightly pressed each cartridge onto a wet cloth, indicating three > > colors/black. This leads me to think that they are not plugged. > (Anybody > > here have a printer that uses #94 and #95 cartridges willing to try > these?) > > The seller told me that the thing sat around unused for a couple of > years, > > so bad cartridges is not out of the question. > > Well, since I believe the ink is water soluble, I believe all you've proven > with the wet cloth is that there is ink (dried or otherwise) within reach of > the water in the cloth. > > Since you aren't getting a cartridge error, it sounds to me like the > cartridges are plugged, or dried out. If they are actual HP cartridges, they > should have an expiration date built into the electronics that prevent the > printer from using them after a time. But that might not apply to 94/95s. > The next logical test would be those carts in a different printer, or known > working carts in that printer. So you are on the right track. > > Russell Johnson All reasonable arguments. Testing the cartridges is my goal at present. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
