[pchelpers] Re: Printer cartridge not empty, but PC thinks so

  • From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:40:03 -0500

Thanks Robert,

When I clicked onto your kind response, I had purchased an Epson
yellow cartridge, but I had not put it into the printer.

I gave your suggestion a try. I saw only one hole at the bottom from where
the ink is delivered. I gave it a gentle gust of my own hot air without
noticing any results. Next, I pointed the jet of one of the small cans of
compressed air to it.
This caused some ink to come out of cartridge hole, about the quantity of a
few drops. I gently pointed the air to the resting spot for the cartridge.
Still, I had the ink out light on the yellow and was unable to clean or
perform any of the other tests.

I put the new Epson cartridge into the printer. Everything is fine with a
test print, lights, noises, charging, etc. Maybe, your coming across to me.

Thanks,

Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert McLellan" <bobmclellan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:40 AM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Printer cartridge not empty, but PC thinks so


> Louis,
>      I know this is late but you might be able to store it away.  First, I
> am one that believes you should use the ink that is made for your printer.
> I can't tell you how many printers I have seen ruined with 'cheap' ink
> cartridges , or refill ink.  All ink is NOT the same.
>
> Now, First to see if you have ink in your cartridge; you have a breather
> hole for each color.  Take the cartridge out, hold it over a paper towel
and
> gently blow into it.  If ink comes out it is not empty.  One reason I like
> Canon, you can see the ink in clear plastic.  Now IF the ink is indeed
empty
> (Epson is trying to tell you that if you run that head with out ink it
will
> burn the head out) you might try this.  Sometimes it will work in an
> emergency.  Go to your printer settings and choose to print in Monochrome,
> i.e., black and white.  This tell the printer that you are not going to
use
> the color head and it might let you go ahead and print.  I have used it in

> the past to get by.  Same is true if the black head is out, print the
> document in blue or red.
>
> Bob McLellan
> ----- Original Message ----- >
> > >I know that some of you feel that a person should only use Epson ink
> > >cartridges with an epson printer. But today, I need to print something,
> but
> > >the C80 will not let me print, clean, etc. as it is sending a red light
> and
> > >a message that the yellow ink is out, and it is not.
> > >
> > >
>
>

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