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Epson C82 Stylus printer - Ink level indicator - True level or estimate?



 
 
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Old July 31st 03, 11:26 PM
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Does the online Ink level utility tell me the true
level or is it just a ballpark guess-imation?
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Old July 31st 03, 11:50 PM
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It is an average but pretty accurate.


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Does the online Ink level utility tell me the true
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Old August 1st 03, 02:22 AM
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Saftymom123,
There is still ink in the cartridge when the utility shows empty.
Some suggest that to utilize all of the ink in the cartridge, to purchase
a chip resetter to reset the cartridge to show that the cartridge is fill
and then run the printer until the cartridge runs out. I suggest you not try
this. This may extend the life of the cartridge, but could cause perminate
damage to the printer by causing an air lock which could cause the print
head to burn out when trying to print with no ink in the print head.
Don D
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It is an average but pretty accurate.


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Does the online Ink level utility tell me the true
level or is it just a ballpark guess-imation?






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Old August 1st 03, 04:30 AM
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"Don Davis" wrote:

"Safetymom123" wrote in message
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It is an average but pretty accurate.


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Does the online Ink level utility tell me the true
level or is it just a ballpark guess-imation?


Saftymom123,
There is still ink in the cartridge when the utility shows empty.
Some suggest that to utilize all of the ink in the cartridge, to purchase
a chip resetter to reset the cartridge to show that the cartridge is fill
and then run the printer until the cartridge runs out. I suggest you not try
this. This may extend the life of the cartridge, but could cause perminate
damage to the printer by causing an air lock which could cause the print
head to burn out when trying to print with no ink in the print head.
Don D


When my ink warning light starts flashing, I normally just continue to
use the printer. Eventually, it will stop printing with an error. That's
when I change the cartridge. I may change it earlier if I have a long
print job and don't want it to run out in the middle of it.

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Gordon Alley *

http://galley.home.texas.net
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Old August 1st 03, 10:44 AM
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The flashing light tells you that you are getting low. You should continue
to print until the printer stops.


"Gordon B. Alley" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Don Davis" wrote:

"Safetymom123" wrote in message
...
It is an average but pretty accurate.


wrote in message
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Does the online Ink level utility tell me the true
level or is it just a ballpark guess-imation?


Saftymom123,
There is still ink in the cartridge when the utility shows empty.
Some suggest that to utilize all of the ink in the cartridge, to

purchase
a chip resetter to reset the cartridge to show that the cartridge is

fill
and then run the printer until the cartridge runs out. I suggest you not

try
this. This may extend the life of the cartridge, but could cause

perminate
damage to the printer by causing an air lock which could cause the print
head to burn out when trying to print with no ink in the print head.
Don D


When my ink warning light starts flashing, I normally just continue to
use the printer. Eventually, it will stop printing with an error. That's
when I change the cartridge. I may change it earlier if I have a long
print job and don't want it to run out in the middle of it.

--
Gordon Alley *

http://galley.home.texas.net



 




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