Digital BW, The Print

Looks like I got the dreaded out of ink red light on my Epson 1280 
MIS CFS. Now it seems I have a damaged chip.  Odd thing though, I 
took the CFS out of my 1270 just to see what would happen, now both 
printers think they are out of ink and neither CFS can be reset.  
These are the earlier chips that require the F16 chip reseter (which 
won't reset once you get to a red light status though).

I was reading on the MIS site (inksupply.com) and they now have a 
new auto reset chip.... does anyone have experience with these new 
auto reset chips?

Secondly, does my sympton sound like I just did not place my 
alternate CFS into my 1280 (from my 1270) properly, or does it sound 
like my printer is damaged, and therefore, corrupts the chips of any 
cartridge I put into it?

I ordered a couple of OEM cartridges just to validate.  I have some 
deadlines coming up so I am deciding whether I need to purchase 
another 1280 to make sure I can get my printing done.

Thanks,

James Sims
http://www.jamessims.com & http://www.lightroomphotography.com