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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet
cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Thx! Mark |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
gmark wrote: I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Thx! Mark I don't know about your specific cart series. Others will. What I do know is that I followed another thread in another group where Wallgreens was apparently putting about 9-10g of ink in a #45 HP cart that was designed to hold 42 g. He wondered why it was printing so few copies. So whatever you do, be sure to measure the output to see if you really save anything. I weigh my carts on a scale accurate to 1/10 of a gram. |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
gmark wrote: I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Refilling, the big mess saves nothing. You will spend less and get less. The only way to save on ink is to get the mfg OEM ink from some vendor who charges less than another vendor. Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. If you do not care about quality then the only thing you should be concerned about when spending less is that the crap ink will not clog the printer. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, Probably not unless you print a great deal. and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Thx! Mark |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
On Mar 20, 6:55 pm, gmark wrote:
I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Thx! Mark Hi Mark, In order to do a successful refill on Epson cartridges with 9 contacts on the chip the cartridge must be refilled before the level of ink in it goes below 10% of full. To check this the cartridge to be filled must weigh at least 21.5 grams. Also, a chip reset device has to be used to reset the chip to read "full". If your Walgreen store does not have the reset device they can order one from for $16.95 plus shipping. Fred |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
Andrew Rossmann wrote: [This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent to the cited author.] In article <37980961-99f8-4d30-9b2c-5269d4e57b55@ 8g2000hsu.googlegroups.com>, says... I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired). Absolutely. You save nothing. At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so if the ink is bad, you just change the cart. |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
(snip)
Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired). At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so if the ink is bad, you just change the cart. You are right that caution is advisable when selecting aftermarket inks for refilling. That is true for Epsons because of the fixed printhead, but it is also true of the majority of Canon printers. Who wants to replace a printhead, even though it is removeable! There are, however, excellent ink sets available for Epson printers that are no more prone to clogging printheads than Epson OEM inks. I don't know a thing about Walgreen's refilling station or the inks they use. Caution is to also be exercised when using prefilled aftermarket carts. Unfortunately, Epson's suit has pretty well dried up that marketplace in the US from what I understand. (our resident troll will now weigh in to tell us that Epson is to be applauded for guaranteeing that consumers now have to pay for their overly expensive inks in the US) A person I know, who has no technical skills at all, has refilled a dye-based older Epson printer's black cart several times. She doesn't print colored images often, but she uses the printer for lots of text documents. Although I wouldn't recommend what she did, she bought some "generic" ink at one of the local big box office supply stores and just followed the instructions. Not a problem in over two years of printing. Better to be cautious, as Andrew suggests, see what people on this NG or the Nifty-stuff forum use successfully in their Epson printers, and buy what they recommend. |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
On Mar 21, 5:52*pm, "Burt" wrote:
(snip) Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired). At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so if the ink is bad, you just change the cart. You are right that caution is advisable when selecting aftermarket inks for refilling. *That is true for Epsons because of the fixed printhead, but it is also true of the majority of Canon printers. *Who wants to replace a printhead, even though it is removeable! *There are, however, excellent ink sets available for Epson printers that are no more prone to clogging printheads than Epson OEM inks. *I don't know a thing about Walgreen's refilling station or the inks they use. *Caution is to also be exercised when using prefilled aftermarket carts. *Unfortunately, Epson's suit has pretty well dried up that marketplace in the US from what I understand. (our resident troll will now weigh in to tell us that Epson is to be applauded for guaranteeing that consumers now have to pay for their overly expensive inks in the US) A person I know, who has no technical skills at all, has refilled a dye-based older Epson printer's black cart several times. *She doesn't print colored images often, but she uses the printer for lots of text documents. Although I wouldn't recommend what she did, she bought some "generic" ink at one of the local big box office supply stores and just followed the instructions. *Not a problem in over two years of printing. *Better to be cautious, as Andrew suggests, *see what people on this NG or the Nifty-stuff forum use successfully in their Epson printers, and buy what they recommend. Great info.! Thanks, all! Mark |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
I think this case is really overstated.
In fact, with the Durabrite ink cartridges used for the CX8400 and other similar printer models, if the replacement ink is non-pigment (using dye colorant) the clog potential is considerably less than with the Epson OEM inks of these types. Other ink formulations may vary in clog potential. In most cases clogs can be repaired. Art Andrew Rossmann wrote: [This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent to the cited author.] In article 37980961-99f8-4d30-9b2c-5269d4e57b55@ 8g2000hsu.googlegroups.com, says... I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired). At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so if the ink is bad, you just change the cart. |
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Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?
In article , boyhowdy wrote:
gmark wrote: I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to Epson. I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of cartridges. Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at Walgreens? Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit? Refilling, the big mess saves nothing. Bull****, I have refilled my HP 96 carts 6 times each. That has saved me at least $20'ish each time!!! You will spend less and get less. The only way to save on ink is to get the mfg OEM ink from some vendor who charges less than another vendor. Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge or some other mechanism that could cause problems? I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me. If you do not care about quality then the only thing you should be concerned about when spending less is that the crap ink will not clog the printer. Not an issue with HP printers, no head to clog on the printer. And if the refill fails on the 4-8th time, i just toss the cart. Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?) does a better job? Is the savings worth it, Probably not unless you print a great deal. and how many times can I refill the same cartridge? 6-8 times with the HP 96/97 carts Thx! Mark |
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