InkOwl Reviews?

[David Seys]

Anyone tried InkOwl ink, whether it be pigment or their fade resistant dye? They're in Canada (so am I) so shipping is free, and their cartridges and inks are much cheaper than Cone inks.

I sent an email asking some questions and these are the responses I received.

Question: What brand is the ink (Image Specialists or another?).

Answer: Our ink comes from either American Inkjet or GSC Imaging.

Question: I asked about the longevity of their "Claria type" ink.

Answer:

This ink has been tested and is formulated to be just like the EPSON Claria but I do not have access to metrics and test results.



Their refillable cartridges on Epson 4880 and 7600 printers are around $100 cheaper than Cone's, without the shipping and duty fees too.



I'm so tempted to try them out over Cone. Cone Inkthrift dyes have increased steadily over the last little while. They've jumped from $32 per 700ml bottle to almost $42 in less than a year.

 

[williamio]

Cant find any review on the Internet either. But why do you want to use dye inks on a fine art printer like 7600? I would suggest you try either Cone's inks or Inkrepublic's IRK4-nano inks. Both have great pigment inks. If you really need dye inks, there was some one posting his longevity comparison on another forum. The InkRepublic and OCP dye inks seem to be the best among others but still the Epson's dye ink is the best. Again, I would not use dye inks in 7600 printer. Pigment one should be the best.

 

[David Seys]

I have 2 7600's but didn't intend to use dye in them. I have 5 large format printers. I also have an Artisan 1430 and that is what I wanted the dye for. But you never know, I might throw dye into one of the 7600's. They're old and I have two of them. They are not my main printers so I don't really care if I bugger one up.

The Cone inks would cost the same as OEM inks by the time I pay for the currency conversion, shipping and duty and brokerage fees. Not worth it for Canadians to buy Cone ink unless you can cross the border to pick it up.

 

[fft81]

I use pigment inks from inkowl for 3880.

Color match to OEM is pretty good, but i do my own profiles with CM anyways.

I turned the bottle of ink up side down and eventually all bottom of the bottle (now on top) became clear. This tells me that pigments are not settling or gelling. Been using ink owls ink in 3880 for about 9 months. no issues, no clogs.

But keep in mind that my experience with inkowl inks is limited to epson 3880.

EDIT:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

 

[HerrodsX100]

I'm looking into these since the costs of ink on my wide format Canon are killing me. Are you still happy with the performance? Notice anything regarding clogging, color, or print longevity a couple years on?

I can re-profile my ink/paper combos if the colors shift noticeably. I'm more concerned with not mucking up my printer heads, since those are pricey. (Though, to be fair, Canon's OEM inks muck up the print heads just fine after a couple years.)

 

[Eddo333]

Hi,

*** DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know that Epson makes ink ***

Just wondering if anyone has information/thoughts/reviews on INKOWL pigment inks.

Currently, I am using Cone pigment inks, and like the OP I am in Canada so with the duty, shipping etc. I am looking for another option.

I run a 9890 and a 3880 and the Cone ink has worked without any problems in comparison to oem inkset.

Initially I installed the Cone inks one by one as the OEM inks were depleted without issue. I would like to do that again if possible in transitioning to a new, and Canadian!, supplier.

Any thought appreciated.

Eddo

 

[David Seys]

Hey guys. So I made the switch on my 44" Canon to InkOwl inks a couple of years ago. No issues with the ink compared to Canon and I've never experienced a clogged head since switching.

I think I might order some of their ink for my Epson printers now since my OEM ink is almost depleted.

The only thing with InkOwl being in Canada is that they ship Canada Post, and those bastards leave the ink laying outside in the snow in minus 30 weather even though the package says do not drop ship. Something to think about there.

I still haven't tried Cone ink, but since the price is so high to convert to Canadian dollars and to ship and pay duty fees, I'm going to stick with InkOwl now when I start converting my Epson's.

 

[Gesture]

Precision Colors is a Canadian company (Toronto) and if you search a bit on eBay, you will find a number of Canadian suppliers like this one:

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[Larrybb]

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My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I know this is an old thread, but I don't see much about InkOwl so I thought I'd add something here. My post must be prefaced with the fact I'm using an R2000 for piezography, not their inks. My observations may not be relevant here.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink.

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

 

[Larrybb]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

 

[jtoolman]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

Refillable r2000 carts come is two flavors.

Self priming and not. The self priming an arc chaped chamber on the bottom directly over the exit port. It has a small oppening were ink can enter and fill it. Self priming.

The non self priming ones have a round chamber located in the upper side area. This has to be primed by vacuum method. I have videos demonstrating the process in both of these cart types!

Joe

MY VIDEO CHANNEL. PRINTING and personal videos.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA

Micromachining and Miniature Cabinetmaking channel
JTOOLMAN1949 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPD5beoll9TvvW2u_dR0hQ

 

[Larrybb]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

Refillable r2000 carts come is two flavors.

Self priming and not. The self priming an arc chaped chamber on the bottom directly over the exit port. It has a small oppening were ink can enter and fill it. Self priming.

The non self priming ones have a round chamber located in the upper side area. This has to be primed by vacuum method. I have videos demonstrating the process in both of these cart types!

Joe

MY VIDEO CHANNEL. PRINTING and personal videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA
Micromachining and Miniature Cabinetmaking channel
JTOOLMAN1949 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPD5beoll9TvvW2u_dR0hQ

The InkOwl carts had no round chamber in the upper side area. Both IJM and InkOwl had the arc shaped chamber on the bottom. Neither required vacuum method filling according to included instructions.

Larry

 

[Larrybb]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

Refillable r2000 carts come is two flavors.

Self priming and not. The self priming an arc chaped chamber on the bottom directly over the exit port. It has a small oppening were ink can enter and fill it. Self priming.

The non self priming ones have a round chamber located in the upper side area. This has to be primed by vacuum method. I have videos demonstrating the process in both of these cart types!

Joe

MY VIDEO CHANNEL. PRINTING and personal videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA
Micromachining and Miniature Cabinetmaking channel
JTOOLMAN1949 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPD5beoll9TvvW2u_dR0hQ

I just saw your video on priming the R2000 carts using the vacuum method. Those carts had the arc shaped chamber on the bottom over the exit port, just like my Inkowl carts. Inkowl did not have any vacuum method instructions. Inkjetmall carts looked the same as well, but seemed to work perfectly without vacuum priming.

if I have the time, I'll try the vacuum method on the Inkowl carts. (I know I'll have to plug the exit and air vent ports while vacuum priming.)

Larry

 

[jtoolman]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

Refillable r2000 carts come is two flavors.

Self priming and not. The self priming an arc chaped chamber on the bottom directly over the exit port. It has a small oppening were ink can enter and fill it. Self priming.

The non self priming ones have a round chamber located in the upper side area. This has to be primed by vacuum method. I have videos demonstrating the process in both of these cart types!

Joe

MY VIDEO CHANNEL. PRINTING and personal videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA
Micromachining and Miniature Cabinetmaking channel
JTOOLMAN1949 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPD5beoll9TvvW2u_dR0hQ

I just saw your video on priming the R2000 carts using the vacuum method. Those carts had the arc shaped chamber on the bottom over the exit port, just like my Inkowl carts. Inkowl did not have any vacuum method instructions. Inkjetmall carts looked the same as well, but seemed to work perfectly without vacuum priming.

if I have the time, I'll try the vacuum method on the Inkowl carts. (I know I'll have to plug the exit and air vent ports while vacuum priming.)

Larry

Regardless of design, vacuum filling will eliminate ANY possibility of an air lock between the ink and the exit port!

Joe

 

[jtoolman]

I have installed Inkjetmall carts into my R2000 and here's how they compare:

...:

My epson 3880 refillable carts came from inkowl, b/c they were $50 less than cone. After i broke 1 cartridge (my own fault) i bought replacement from cone. I cant see any difference in quality.

I ordered carts from both InkOwl and Inkjetmall. The carts I ordered from InkOwl seem rougher and not as refined. When I first installed them, I was installing them with piezoflush to store the printer for the purposes of converting to piezography. The first nozzle check with InkOwl carts with piezoflush seemed perfect. I stored the printer that way for a month, then installed a Selenium K7 inkset, matte only. This means that I left the piezoflush cart in the GO position. After doing the required 2 cleans to fill the head with piezography ink, I found I couldn't get a decent nozzle check. I even tried an ink charge cycle to pull ink through and still had missing nozzles in the nozzle check. The next step, I used a syringe and pulled ink through from the outlet of each cartridge as if I were priming the cartridges. I finally got a good nozzle check. This suggests that InkOwl carts may not be suitable for piezography ink

When I reinstalled the piezoflush carts, I had to "prime" the carts again to get a good nozzle check. At the moment, I don't seem to be getting any piezoflush from the GO position using Inkowl carts. Please remember that InkOwl carts are probably only guaranteed for Inkowl ink.

One other thing I noticed was that when filling the carts, some of the ink leaked into the air breather side. I seemed to be able to pull it back into the main ink chamber by applying suction to the main ink side. This happened for a couple of carts. It did not seem to affect the nozzle check, however. Some of the carts that had a clear air breather chamber had missing nozzles, and some carts that had ink in the air chamber had complete nozzle check patterns.

That's when I ordered the Inkjetmall carts (almost 3 times the cost!). When I try these, I'll let you know how they work.

Larry

I have a perfect nozzle check first time with the Inkjetmall carts filled with piezoflush. Time will tell if they remain good, but all looks good for now. I also noticed that the fluid rose part way up the air chamber end of all IJM carts. This didn't happen to all InkOwl carts. No priming was necessary. The Inkowl carts may work with their ink, but it is not working with Cone ink or piezoflush. Perhaps it is these carts only, I don't know. There seem to be very few retailers selling the R2000 carts, so there's little choice.

Larry

Refillable r2000 carts come is two flavors.

Self priming and not. The self priming an arc chaped chamber on the bottom directly over the exit port. It has a small oppening were ink can enter and fill it. Self priming.

The non self priming ones have a round chamber located in the upper side area. This has to be primed by vacuum method. I have videos demonstrating the process in both of these cart types!

Joe

MY VIDEO CHANNEL. PRINTING and personal videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA
Micromachining and Miniature Cabinetmaking channel
JTOOLMAN1949 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPD5beoll9TvvW2u_dR0hQ

The InkOwl carts had no round chamber in the upper side area. Both IJM and InkOwl had the arc shaped chamber on the bottom. Neither required vacuum method filling according to included instructions.

Larry

Well somehow air has been introduced in there somewhere!

Joe

 

[Larrybb]

Joe,

I installed my InkOwl carts that contained my piezography in, but applied vacuum as if I were filling the carts for the first time. This involved plugging the exit port with my finger, inserting the fill plug into the air breather. A few carts I noticed a couple of air bubbles rising from the exit port region, although most were fine. I got a perfect nozzle check with the piezography inks, so I'm a happy camper as far as nozzle checks go. It would be useful if Inkowl (and other suppliers) included vacuum filling in the first time filling procedures.

My remaining beef is not with Inkowl carts specifically, but with the ARC chips in general. I typically refill any carts that get below 50%. On carts with resettable chips, it's easy to reset the chip so it reads full and won't stop the printer halfway through a print. Unfortunately, these types are going the way of the dodo bird. The latest R3000 chips and the chips for my R2000 from Inkowl are ARC chips which will only reset when they read empty. As a result, while printing today, two of my carts read empty during different prints. This interrupted two print jobs, and after each one the R2000 decided it need to do a head clean each time, wasting ink.

I understand that the battery style chips are more tempermental, sometimes reset by themselves, and need replacement batteries from time to time. I guess more people are more annoyed by the battery chips than the ARC chips. Oh well.

Larry

 

[Gesture]

Exactly.

1-I try and vaccum prime a new cart whenever possible.

2-Us adults prefer take the cart, reset manually, refill. Most autoreset chips are designed to reset only after they report empty, I believe. Most of us don't want to wait that long, including my experience that 3rd party chips tend to over-report levels.

 

[jtoolman]

Exactly.

1-I try and vaccum prime a new cart whenever possible.

It never hurts to do so

2-Us adults prefer take the cart, reset manually, refill. Most autoreset chips are designed to reset only after they report empty, I believe. Most of us don't want to wait that long, including my experience that 3rd party chips tend to over-report levels.

That is why they have to be kept topped off as much as possible or you might loose the cart priming due to physically running out of ink when the chips says you will have some.

I have some now extinct Push Button to reset R2000 carts that actually reset the chips at will. They are WONDERFUL!!!!

No more. All the new ones are reset only when empty! Even the newer push button carts such as for the R3000!

Big time PIA!!!

Joe

 

[WolverineMSU]

There is still one place to get the "Reset All to Full" cartridge set:

https://store.inkjetcarts.us/epson-r2000-damper-refill-system-p6346.aspx

Anyone ever used this one?

 

[jtoolman]

There is still one place to get the "Reset All to Full" cartridge set:

https://store.inkjetcarts.us/epson-r2000-damper-refill-system-p6346.aspx

Anyone ever used this one?

You still need to wait till one color goes to empty. Then you can press the buttons on the chip bars and all colors are reset to full!

But you can not reset any of them until one reaches empty! You can not reset at will any time you wish!

They are also finicky to set up!

Ben there!

Joe

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