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On 14/01/2022 12:44, Dale wrote: |
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> I researched and found a couple places that claimed if you refill the |
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> cartridges before they were about empty, then it would keep working. |
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> However, other people said the chip prints a specific number of pages |
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> and then shows empty whether it is or not. I know when my cartridges |
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> claimed being empty, I could hear the toner shaking around in there. |
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> I'm just not sure how much was in there. I'm thinking it is the later |
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> because I've read that the chip must be replaced because it counts pages |
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> not measure toner. It has no reset button. |
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> I'm thinking about testing the theory tho. Just buy a bottle of toner, |
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> whatever is getting below half full, and then filling it back up. Print |
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> and see what happens. If the level goes up, it works and can be |
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> refilled. If it doesn't and stops at the preset number of pages, then |
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> the chip must be replaced when filling. |
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> If you have info about someone actually doing this, I'd be interested in |
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> reading their postings about it. The toner isn't half bad price wise. |
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I believe it depends on the manufacturer (surprise surprise). |
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My HP counts "pages from new" until it's used 10%, then when it gets to |
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ten times that it throws up a WARNING that the cartridge is empty and |
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needs replacing. But it doesn't stop printing (and I think that last is |
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true for all HPs). |
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So we've had cartridges just keep going and going, because it got used |
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for a bunch of photos when new, then just colour documents, and it's |
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been moaning "empty" for over half the cartridge's life. |
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Other manufacturers do stop when they think the cartridge is empty "to |
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protect the printer". |
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But HP has (afaik) always put the more consumable stuff into the |
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cartridge, so if you "abuse" it beyond end-of-life the printer itself is |
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unaffected. Other manufacturers (eg Brother) split consumables out into |
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replaceable items (like the toner belt). |
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Oh - and when our cartridges look like they're empty, I always give them |
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a shake because that often knocks toner out of the nooks and crannies |
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into the usable path, but it's a big warning that the cartridge does |
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need replacing ... |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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