Replacement Ink Cartridges

Zaidi · Aug 29, 2006

I have a HP Deskjet 9650 and a HP Photosmart 1115 both of which have
been working great until I switched to replacement ink cartridges to
save money. Now I have a problem. The 1115 was printing properly,
until I replaced the color (hp-78) cartridge with a color replacement
(Nexxtech). Now I can't print color, only black (not gradation), yet
the black cartridge is also a replacement (Nexxtech) substitute ink
cartridge. As for the 9650, which I use to print large format digital
art, it was working okay until I replaced both cartridges with
replacement ink cartridges (Nexxtech). The funny thing is that the
printer, while printing okay, had a black replacement cartridge, until
it ran out of ink and I replaced it with a fresh replacement ink
cartridge, also by Nexxtech. I couldn't get any color to print, and
thinking my color ink cartridge (also a Nexxtech) was empty, I relaced
it with a new replacement (Nexxtech) and now I get no color, and no
black. Anyone out there had similar problem with Nexxtech ink
cartridge or other replacement ink cartridges? I know printers cost
wholesale because revenue is gained through sales of ink cartridges,
but I wonder if printers are coded to work only with their printer
brand ink, thus ensuring a steady flow of capital.

Bob Headrick · Aug 29, 2006

Zaidi said:
I have a HP Deskjet 9650 and a HP Photosmart 1115 both of which have
been working great until I switched to replacement ink cartridges to
save money. Now I have a problem. [snip]
but I wonder if printers are coded to work only with their printer
brand ink, thus ensuring a steady flow of capital.

No, you just have some bad cartridges. Contact the remanufacturer for
warranty replacement or switch vendors. You might also take a look at:
http://www.hp.com/sbso/product/supplies/supplies_reliability_ink.pdf,
skip ahead to page 13 for the gist of your problem.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

measekite · Aug 29, 2006

Tales of woe documented by another. It seems that the tales of woe seem
very truthful and the all is well with relabeled who knows what ink is a
distortion.

I have a HP Deskjet 9650 and a HP Photosmart 1115

both of which have
been working great until I switched to replacement ink cartridges

to
save money.

Looks like you did not save money. Well if you have the model that has
an integrated printhead in the cart just go out and get new HP ink carts
and your problem is over.

Now I have a problem. The 1115 was printing properly,
until I replaced the color (hp-78) cartridge with a color replacement
(Nexxtech).

Now that is the label but who is the mfg/formulator?

Now I can't print color, only black (not gradation), yet
the black cartridge is also a replacement (Nexxtech) substitute ink
cartridge. As for the 9650, which I use to print large format digital
art, it was working okay until I replaced both cartridges with
replacement ink cartridges (Nexxtech).

Wow, it is a double header.

I have been warning about these things for some time. For those who are
thinking of using noname generic relabeld ink from quickbuck.com or any
relabeler who will not tell you who the mfg/formulator is and like the
word compatible beware of this and other tales of woe.

The funny thing is that the
printer, while printing okay, had a black replacement cartridge, until
it ran out of ink and I replaced it with a fresh replacement ink
cartridge, also by Nexxtech. I couldn't get any color to print, and
thinking my color ink cartridge (also a Nexxtech) was empty, I relaced
it with a new replacement (Nexxtech) and now I get no color, and no
black.

Anyone out there had similar problem with Nexxtech ink
cartridge or other replacement ink cartridges?

The honest people without egos all had similiar problems

I know printers cost
wholesale because revenue is gained through sales of ink cartridges,
but I wonder if printers are coded to work only with their printer
brand ink, thus ensuring a steady flow of capital.

There may be some truth to that but not specifically. Ink has patents
and the printer and ink are designed to work as a system. Paper also
but there are other papers out there that do just as well overall.

measekite · Aug 29, 2006