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"black ink out" on Epson Stylus Color 600



 
 
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Old September 12th 05, 04:38 AM
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Default "black ink out" on Epson Stylus Color 600

I have an Epson Stylus Color 600 which worked well until last
weekend. When powered up now the "ink out" light is on
and never goes off although the cartridge is full. Does anyone
have an idea about overriding or repairing the "black ink out"
detection?

Thanks, Peter E.

shark at gulfnet dot sd64.bc.ca

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Old September 13th 05, 03:08 PM
Arthur Entlich
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This printer doesn't have a chipped cartridge. It determines a ink
cartridge change via a leaf spring in the back of the cartridge
compartment which is activated by the cartridge removal and reinsertion.
You normally could just replace the exact same empty cartridge and it
would read full to the monitor system.

Usually this problem is the result of the spring getting too flat and
not responding correctly. If you carefully pull the middle of the flat
surface of the spring out so it makes it into a peak again, then it will
again activate when you remove and insert the cartridge and that will
clear the light.

You can also try taping a piece of cardboard to the side of the
cartridge that the leaf spring would come in contact with and see if
that activate the spring. It will not fix the problem however, and the
next cartridge will probably do the same thing.

Art

wrote:

I have an Epson Stylus Color 600 which worked well until last
weekend. When powered up now the "ink out" light is on
and never goes off although the cartridge is full. Does anyone
have an idea about overriding or repairing the "black ink out"
detection?

Thanks, Peter E.

shark at gulfnet dot sd64.bc.ca

 




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