[help]Resetting original Epson cartridge problem

[DucaBlu]

Hi, I've got a problem. I've resetted a T0611 black cartridge (Epson
DX3800 - D68...). Resetting was ok but now, even if I've printed a lot,
ink level is ALWAYS at 100%? Does anybody had the same problem? Is there
a workaround? Thanx

 

[milou]

Hi, I've got a problem. I've resetted a T0611 black cartridge (Epson
DX3800 - D68...). Resetting was ok but now, even if I've printed a lot,
ink level is ALWAYS at 100%? Does anybody had the same problem? Is there
a workaround? Thanx

Did you reset before of after refilling?

 

[DucaBlu]

milou ha scritto:

Did you reset before of after refilling?

After! But what's the difference? Thanx

 

[DucaBlu]

DucaBlu ha scritto:
Help! :-(

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Can you be a bit more specific? We're not all mind-readers ;-)

Art

 

[DucaBlu]

Arthur Entlich ha scritto:

Can you be a bit more specific? We're not all mind-readers ;-)

Art

Sorry you're right...
I did the follow:
1. refill **original** black Epson cartridge of my Epson DX3800.
Cartridge model is T0611.
2. reset Epson chip on the cartridge

After this I printed a lot only with black but Epson Status Monitor
always tell me that black ink level is 100%!! It's really strange 'cause
resetting was ok and I really printed A LOT of black text! I also
printed many square all black but ink level never go down... I tried
resetting one more time but without any result...
That's all...thanx for help!:-(

 

[Arthur Entlich]

OK, thanks,

Most people would be overjoyed to have a cartridge that always read
100%, and in fact some CIS systems come with special chips to install
that do just that. Maybe you have one of them n that cartridge.

A much more usual experience is people refilling and reinstalling a
cartridge and finding it doesn't even get acknowledged as having been
reset and having ink.

The question is, other than not knowing how much ink is in the
cartridge, does it mater if it is reading 100%?

If you got the cartridge from a surplus/used source indeed it may be one
of the people who were filling with a CIS, and it may have the special
chip on it.

Art

 

[DucaBlu]

Arthur Entlich ha scritto:

OK, thanks,

Most people would be overjoyed to have a cartridge that always read
100%, and in fact some CIS systems come with special chips to install
that do just that. Maybe you have one of them n that cartridge.

A much more usual experience is people refilling and reinstalling a
cartridge and finding it doesn't even get acknowledged as having been
reset and having ink.

The question is, other than not knowing how much ink is in the
cartridge, does it mater if it is reading 100%?

If you got the cartridge from a surplus/used source indeed it may be one
of the people who were filling with a CIS, and it may have the special
chip on it.

Art

Thanx for reply... chip isn't special because is the original cartridge
sold with printer. When I first used it ink level worked ok (decreasing
when necessary) but after a refilling and resetting is like if it has
gone crazy! Question is: why originally chip worked well and now after
resetting with chip resetter it doesn't work? If chip has been damaged I
think printer mustn't acknowledge it... Right?
Thanx

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Yes, that's what I would think. Perhaps you somehow "fused it" at
100%?? Or perhaps the contact wires just happen to be making partial
contact in the correct combination to read full. Or maybe the chip that
reads these numbers has failed in some manner.

If it were me, I would try another cartridge and see if it responds the
same with this one or any. Maybe the re-write feature in the printer
isn't working.

As I understand it, the chip is rewritten after shut down. Have you had
the printer off at all? Lastly, maybe the chip that holds information
about ink usage between updates for the cartridge chip is bad and stuck.


Art

 

[DucaBlu]

Arthur Entlich ha scritto:

Yes, that's what I would think. Perhaps you somehow "fused it" at
100%?? Or perhaps the contact wires just happen to be making partial
contact in the correct combination to read full. Or maybe the chip that
reads these numbers has failed in some manner.

If it were me, I would try another cartridge and see if it responds the
same with this one or any. Maybe the re-write feature in the printer
isn't working.

As I understand it, the chip is rewritten after shut down. Have you had
the printer off at all? Lastly, maybe the chip that holds information
about ink usage between updates for the cartridge chip is bad and stuck.

Thanx for help...I'll try with another cartridge! Only another one
question: is the same thing if I:
- reset cartridge AFTER refilling or
- reset BEFORE refilling?

Thanx

 

[milou]

Thanx for help...I'll try with another cartridge! Only another one
question: is the same thing if I:
- reset cartridge AFTER refilling or
- reset BEFORE refilling?

Reset AFTER refilling, otherwise the printer will think your empty
cartridge is full

 

[Arthur Entlich]

WHen you reset it is not relevant one way or the other. The chip that
"measures" the ink doesn't have a clue if there is ink in the cartridge
or not. It doesn't actually read the ink in the cartridge.

You can reset an empty cartridge and under normal circumstances, it will
read full and then slowly drop ink amount on the ink monitor status as
the cartridge is "used".

The chip has no idea if there is ink in the cartridge or not.

BTW, have you ever run the free Russian SSC Service Utility program?
That program "freezes" the ink level with some models. That might
explain what you are seeing with your printer.

Art

 

[Arthur Entlich]

I don't think that was the intent of the question. I'm pretty sure
people recognize that even if you reset the cartridge chip, if you don't
also put ink into it, it will read full and still have the same amount
of ink in it as it did when it was removed.

I think the poster was asking if it mattered which order they did the
resetting and refilling in. That, doesn't matter, since the chip you
reset has no concept of ink in the cartridge. They are independent of
each other.

Art