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From: Shooter on 18 May 2005 17:51 I would say the person you say knows in fact has very little knowledge of how Epson's work otherwise they would know about waste pads and why an Epson has to be reset. Some people seem to think printers should run for ever and ever without service. You say you have never kept a printer that long because you upgraded, well that may also be true about Epson owners, having said that there are of course users who require a high output from their printers and it is this group that have to have machines reset even if they replace the pads themselves, I would think that many other makes would have given up completely well before an Epson requires a reset. "Mike" <noot1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:d6fqo2$2c6$1(a)nntp0.reith.bbc.co.uk... > Hi - I just had this statement emailed to me by somebody who ususally knows > about these things in a professional capacity: > > "Epsons are built to stop functioning when the internal counter reaches a > certain number, and you do need to be aware of this. Many people aren't.!!" > > I find this very hard to believe - is it true? I have owned Epsons for many > years and never had much trouble with them - but I have never kept one > single printer for very long because I keep upgrading, so I might not have > reached the "fatal" number of prints on one machine. > > Cheers > >
From: measekite on 18 May 2005 18:03 Shooter wrote: >I would say the person you say knows in fact has very little knowledge of >how Epson's work otherwise they would know about waste pads and why an Epson >has to be reset. Some people seem to think printers should run for ever and >ever without service. You say you have never kept a printer that long >because you upgraded, well that may also be true about Epson owners, having >said that there are of course users who require a high output from their >printers and it is this group that have to have machines reset even if they >replace the pads themselves, I would think that many other makes would have >given up completely well before an Epson requires a reset. > > These heavy users are probably using the wrong machine. I believe that the new 2200 (I think or maybe the 7600) has a door in the side to pull out and replace the pads as a consumable item like the ink is. > >"Mike" <noot1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >news:d6fqo2$2c6$1(a)nntp0.reith.bbc.co.uk... > > >>Hi - I just had this statement emailed to me by somebody who ususally >> >> >knows > > >>about these things in a professional capacity: >> >>"Epsons are built to stop functioning when the internal counter reaches a >>certain number, and you do need to be aware of this. Many people >> >> >aren't.!!" > > >>I find this very hard to believe - is it true? I have owned Epsons for >> >> >many > > >>years and never had much trouble with them - but I have never kept one >>single printer for very long because I keep upgrading, so I might not have >>reached the "fatal" number of prints on one machine. >> >>Cheers >> >> >> >> > > > >
From: Burt on 18 May 2005 20:29 The code sequences are available on several web sites to reset many of the Canon waste ink counters. Emptying the receptical, however is not easy to do for non-technicians. people have reported resetting the counter without emptying the recepticle at least once without mishaps. Check http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html and http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/ for Canon code sequences or Google Canon waste ink tank full. This info might be available for the Epsons - I'd google it. "Ivor Floppy" <Ivor(a)somewhere.uk> wrote in message news:ayKie.6584$V%.3972(a)newsfe1-gui.ntli.net... > > "Mike" <noot1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:d6fqo2$2c6$1(a)nntp0.reith.bbc.co.uk... >> Hi - I just had this statement emailed to me by somebody who ususally >> knows about these things in a professional capacity: >> >> "Epsons are built to stop functioning when the internal counter reaches a >> certain number, and you do need to be aware of this. Many people >> aren't.!!" >> >> I find this very hard to believe - is it true? I have owned Epsons for >> many years and never had much trouble with them - but I have never kept >> one single printer for very long because I keep upgrading, so I might not >> have reached the "fatal" number of prints on one machine. >> >> Cheers > > Nothing unusual - they have a waste ink pad inside to catch the ink used > during cleaning cycles and when purging the printhead either when starting > a print job or when the ink carts have been changed.. when that waste ink > pad is full the printer stops working the pad is changed and the counter > reset. If that didn't happen you end up with ink spilling out all over > your desk. > > In the case of Epson printers its generally easy to reset the counter, but > getting to the waste ink pads to replace or clean them can be a tricky > process depending on the model.. and as far as I know Canon printers can't > be reset and have to be sent in for repair or simply thrown away. > > >
From: Tony on 19 May 2005 05:47 All inkjets produce waste ink (in the same way laser printers produce waste toner). This ink has to be stored somewhere other than in the printer mechanism or on the paper. Different manufacturers handle this in different ways. Canon and Epson use a similar system of storing the waste ink in a felt like pad, often covering large areas of the printer base. The built in electronics estimate when the pad is nearing saturation and this results in the deliberate error message. Unfortunately Epson has in the past made this message somewhat obscure. The replacement of the waste ink pad is a job for someone who is technically experienced (especially in less recent models) and therefore they do not readily make the reset code available, lest someone simply resets the printer and does not replace the pad potentially resulting in ink all over the place! The codes are however available from various sources on the internet; use with care, most Epson printers will survive one reset without replacing the pads but don't blame me if your printer floods your desk! Most HP inkjets have cartridges with built in heads, these also produce waste which is stored in a service station of various types, there is no count done by most HP's inkjets so when the service station fills up the printhead carriage starts to "bulldoze" the waste ink, spreading it in a fine spray over parts of the printer, in severe cases ink actually starts to ooze from the printer base! HP provides instructions on their website for emptying many of their printer service stations. I suggest that anybody who has an older HP inkjet printer checks out the website especially if the printer covers start to subtly change colour around the head parking area (quite a subtle and slow change). It is a big job to clean out any inkjet that has become badly contaminated with ink, prevention is cheaper than cure! Tony "Mike" <noot1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >Hi - I just had this statement emailed to me by somebody who ususally knows >about these things in a professional capacity: > >"Epsons are built to stop functioning when the internal counter reaches a >certain number, and you do need to be aware of this. Many people aren't.!!" > >I find this very hard to believe - is it true? I have owned Epsons for many >years and never had much trouble with them - but I have never kept one >single printer for very long because I keep upgrading, so I might not have >reached the "fatal" number of prints on one machine. > >Cheers > >
From: Davy on 19 May 2005 06:35
Mike You don't say what the model is, are the any error lights etc. If its an Epson it should give you an error message in the drivers window after trying to print a document. Ain't an C62 by any chance, they are designed to be clodded in the middle of the Pacific - nah the trashbins too good. Davy |