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Clarky
Posted 17/12/2007 - 23:31 Link
I have been given a box full of HP print cartridges, the problem is they are all beyond thier use by date by about a month. (i didn't know cartridges had a use by date ) Anyway i put one into my printer but it wont recognise it because of the expiry.
What happens to the ink after they have expired :
Is there a way around this or do i just put it down to experience and bin the lot.
Any help apprectiated.
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
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Don
Posted 17/12/2007 - 23:37 Link
I know that using my multimeter set to continuity test mode, can reset the chip in an epson ink cartridge.....just by probing two of the electrical contacts on the cartridges chip.
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Clarky
Posted 17/12/2007 - 23:46 Link
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I know that using my multimeter set to continuity test mode, can reset the chip in an epson ink cartridge.....just by probing two of the electrical contacts on the cartridges chip.
Thats interesting Don. How did you find that piece of information.
So it doesn't matter which 2 contacts : and keep trying until it works I guess is the procedure :
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Don
Posted 18/12/2007 - 00:01 Link
I ripped apart an old printer, to see if the peizo electric printhead could be used to vaporize gasoline to replace the venturi in a minkuni carburator to improve throttle respons/fuel effiency on a motorcycle......

ran out of money/parts/fireextinguishers before I was able to prove my theory....
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Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Clarky
Posted 18/12/2007 - 00:10 Link
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I ripped apart an old printer, to see if the peizo electric printhead could be used to vaporize gasoline to replace the venturi in a minkuni carburator to improve throttle respons/fuel effiency on a motorcycle......

ran out of money/parts/fireextinguishers before I was able to prove my theory....
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Hmmm Running a motorcycle on ink cartridges You maybe onto something there

Edit. So does that mean whatever coloured cartridge you are using that is the exhaust colour :
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Galoot
Posted 18/12/2007 - 06:26 Link
Speaking of 'ink', I saw this recently,


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Clarky
Posted 18/12/2007 - 08:10 Link
Well that blows Don's motorcycle theory out of the water

Anyway i tried Don's fix with the cartridges but to no avail. So if anyone has any other ideas i'm listening.
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
johnriley
Posted 18/12/2007 - 08:28 Link
Bin the lot. Why risk using degraded inks in your printer?
Best regards, John
Clarky
Posted 18/12/2007 - 08:40 Link
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Bin the lot. Why risk using degraded inks in your printer?
I think you are right John.
As i said i wasn't aware ink had an expiry date.
I thought i had hit the mother load when i got 20 cartridges for nix. But it wasn't to be i guess
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
justgetoutandride
Posted 18/12/2007 - 15:09 Link
would changing your computers date work? Fool the pc/printer that the inks were still usable?
Please call me aj,

I use a Pentax K10D, on a MacBook with LightRoom (vers 1.3 + beta 2)

http://www.ba-joseph.co.uk/gallery
George Lazarette
Posted 18/12/2007 - 16:56 Link
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would changing your computers date work? Fool the pc/printer that the inks were still usable?
Good idea.

G
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Clarky
Posted 18/12/2007 - 20:49 Link
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would changing your computers date work? Fool the pc/printer that the inks were still usable?
Thanks AJ your idea worked I backed the date up a month and now my PC recognises them.
I was a little concerned the inks might be stale or some such thing. So i ran a few A4 print samples and the colours look fine, The inks were only just over thier use by date, if they had been a year or 2 i don't think i would have risked it.
But now my computer date is wrong. Oh well just have to live with it i guess. Thanks AJ and Don
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
justgetoutandride
Posted 18/12/2007 - 23:53 Link
You can get your computer time clock updated automatically via a time server, this can be set to several times a day, so you can just change the date before printing and it will get changed back later.

or you can set up a script to change the date before printing and then change it back afterwards.
Please call me aj,

I use a Pentax K10D, on a MacBook with LightRoom (vers 1.3 + beta 2)

http://www.ba-joseph.co.uk/gallery
Clarky
Posted 23/12/2007 - 23:30 Link
You can find anything on the internet

I ran a search to see if i could over come the expirary date on these cartridges.
Well i found this http://www.alotofthings.com/supportforrefillers/expirationdatehp1011.htm Followed the instructions and i am back in business

Thanks AJ your idea also worked
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
downswood
Posted 24/12/2007 - 22:06 Link
Well done, a brilliant idea. This is the greatest victory for the common over corporate greed that i have heard about this year.

Didn't Epson use to do that? ( I use compats anyways)

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