Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, both of you,

Andrew:

I have a postal scale around here somewhere, I'll do a search today...
good idea.

Paul:

Yes, counting the use is what I was getting at by "mileage". I didn't
see how they could measure the actual level since there's no physical
contact with the interior of the cart.

Of course, since I'm using cleaning fluid, I won't be making much of a
mess if I try and add too much, it'll simply spill over. Then I'll
know it's full. And it's inexpensive.

As for a faint pattern in the nozzle check, actually I did see that at
first. But now that I've filled those carts a few times the contents
are pretty much pure cleaning fluid.

If I do happen to print when one or more of these carts is actually
empty, will this harm the printer in any way?

Thanks,

Paul

> I think the re-set chips will estimate how much ink is in the cart 
> based on counting the use of that ink.  They do not measure the 
> actual ink level.  They will assume the carts were full when the 
> chips were reset.  If you were able to get as much cleaning fluid 
> into the carts as there was OEM ink when full, the chips should be 
> reasonably accurate.  I'm not sure how much ink that is, but I'd 
> guess if you were able to get a full 10 cc syringe full of cleaning 
> fluid into the cart, you'll be able to run it until it's fairly empty.
> 
> Actually, I'm surprised you can't see a light nozzle check pattern 
> due to the residual ink left in the cart when you refilled it.  If 
> it's a bottom fill approach, the light ink color might show up later 
> as the ink from inside the cart may have more color than that which 
> is near the outlet just after the refill.
> 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>