Subject: Re: [PRODIG] Epson 2100 alternatives?
I have been a lurker for a long time because I didn't have much to
contribute but I think that I can contribute a little on this subject. I
have a 2200 and it does drink a lot of ink. I have bought my cartriges from
atlex.com at a good price $8.90 with very good service and shipping. But to
stretch the cartridges a little longer I use a chip resetter which can be
cheaply ordered for around $15 from many sources on the net. I have had very
few problems doing this for a long time. When a cartridge is empty I reset
it with the chip resetter, I place a black stripe down the top of cartridge
after I reset it so that I know that it has been reset and then return it to
the printer. The ink level will then indicate that it is now full again but
what you can safely get 98% of the time without color shifts or running it
dry is 1/4 more plus just a little bit more. If you let it run down to half
way between the 3/4 full level mark and the 1/2 full level mark it will run
dry and you will have some diffuculty getting the air bubbles out of the
lines but it will clear up with some nozzle cleaning. When any of the ink
levels drop down to 3/4 full I automatically check to see if that cartridge
has been reset (black stripe) and replace it with a new one if needed.
Resetting the chip has let me print a lot of extra prints.
Rick Stone
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> On 12 Nov 2004, at 14:13, Bob Frost wrote:
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> > "So total ink in the cartridge will be anywhere between 16-17 ml.
> > Under a regular use, the chip will allow only 12-14 ml to be used
>
> So between 12% and 30% is thrown away
>
> Matthew Ward
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