Is HP still putting print-heads on the ink cartridge?

[Arthur Entlich]

Thank you for this response, which reinforces my own tests, which had
very similar results.

This came up in another thread only a week or so ago, and the same
person made the same "theory", in fact stated it as "fact". She/He then
went on to repeat it in this thread, in spite of my indicating test
results almost exactly the same as your own.

Another factor that enters into negating potential savings of the
individual color cartridges, at least with Epson printers, is that Epson
now uses only one purge pump for all the colors, (they no longer use
separate color and black heads, either) so each time a new cartridge is
added, every cartridge is purged together, which uses up quite a bit of ink.

Art

 

[Charlie+]

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:18:07 GMT, "Aloke Prasad"

Bear in mind that if a new version of Windows comes out after you buy
your HP printer, you will only get the basic crippled drivers that
come with the new OS, HP wont provide proper updated drivers in my
experience, part of their policy.
Charlie+

 

[Guest]

Does anyone yet make a CIS for the HP Business Deskjet 1100?
Separate inks, separate print tanks, and they don't move. Seems like
it would be even simpler than the Epson's.

 

[Bob]

As an answer to Arthur Entlich, I have discovered that if, when the ink
is very low but NOT OUT (before the white/red X) appears, you turn the
printer off, then push on the white bar on the back and slide the ink
cartridge carriage out, then change the low cartridge and slide the
carriage back, that when you turn the printer back on and print
something it recognizes the full cartridge and does not waste all of
the ink by priming it and all of the other cartridges as well. I've
done it a number of times and it works like a charm BUT, if it reaches
the "all out" message, it doesn't work and doesn't recongnize the full
cartridge. Now I'm trying to find a way to override the sensor that
determines that it needs a new ink cartridge. If I could just do that,
I could run the old cartridge completely out and then slide in a new
one without any problems! Anyone have any ideas on how to do that?

Bob Barlow at (e-mail address removed)

 

[Bill]

As an answer to Arthur Entlich, I have discovered that if, when the ink
is very low but NOT OUT (before the white/red X) appears, you turn the
printer off, then push on the white bar on the back and slide the ink
cartridge carriage out, then change the low cartridge and slide the
carriage back, that when you turn the printer back on and print
something it recognizes the full cartridge and does not waste all of
the ink by priming it and all of the other cartridges as well. I've
done it a number of times and it works like a charm BUT, if it reaches
the "all out" message, it doesn't work and doesn't recongnize the full
cartridge. Now I'm trying to find a way to override the sensor that
determines that it needs a new ink cartridge. If I could just do that,
I could run the old cartridge completely out and then slide in a new
one without any problems! Anyone have any ideas on how to do that?

I don't know what printer model you're using, but my fairly recent HP
6540 will show low on ink, and then out of ink, and still continue to
print until the ink is completely gone. Heck, even when the cartridge is
completely dry, it still TRIES to print.

Replacing the cartridge with a new one, resets the indicator and all is
well again.

 

[Bob]

I don't know what printer model you're using, but my fairly recent HP
6540 will show low on ink, and then out of ink, and still continue to
print until the ink is completely gone. Heck, even when the cartridge is
completely dry, it still TRIES to print.

Replacing the cartridge with a new one, resets the indicator and all is
well again.

Bill -- I sure wish that the R300 did as you HP does -- but it sure
doesn't. Still trying to find an answer as to how to override the
sensor in the R300. Epson must be trying to sell more ink that HP!