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Can these just die? Printer is refusing to recognise the cartridge and hence wont do anything


 
Posted : 22/05/2011 7:24 pm
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Take a look at cleaning the contacts on the cartridge / printer - it might just be a dodgy contact.


 
Posted : 22/05/2011 8:16 pm
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They can yes.

I had one that I knew was full but it wouldn't work. I bought a widget that resets the ink levels in the cartridge - for use by people who refil their own - and it worked a treat. Cost only a few quid less than a new cartridge, but at least I wasn't throwing good ink away.

EDIT: some cartridges for super cheap printers are actually the print head and cartridge combined together. Therefore they contain lots of gubbins that could quite easily go wrong I suppose.


 
Posted : 22/05/2011 8:18 pm
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Tried cleaning the contacts, but still dead. Think its about 1/2 full, no way of checking till it gets recognised again.
I hate the cost of HP ink enough already, this is not helping!


 
Posted : 22/05/2011 9:33 pm
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I had a printer which told me that the cartridge was outdated. Refused to acknowledge it, Eventually had to reset the date on the printer. That was HP


 
Posted : 22/05/2011 11:23 pm
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You should get a Brother or an Oki printer instead. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 23/05/2011 12:13 am