RE: filmscanners: OT: How to reset Epsons with "chipped" cartridges

["Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>]

>
> > > It apparently turns out that the Epson 870/890/1270
> > printers with the
> > > chipped cartridges work by reading the cartridge info once upon
> > > installation, then that info is sent to the computer and
> > then software
> > > is used to keep track of the ink levels until the
> > cartridge is removed,
> > > at which point the new ink level info is written to it.
> >
> > That is not my understanding of how the chipped cartridges
> > work.  ...  That would make no sense to do it the way
> > you suggest.
> >
> > What is the source for your information?
> >
> > BTW, I do not believe this link is correct:
> >
> > http://medlem.tripod.net.nu/chipreset/
>
>       Apparently it works ... the URL is
>
> http://medlem.tripodnet.nu/chipreset/
>

Thanks for the correct URL.  What it does is reads the full cartridge, then
writes that back to the 'other' cartridge.  That does not mean it maintains
the ink level in the PC.  Someone just figured out when the printer reads
and writes the cartridge, and that replacing a cartridge is not noticed by
the printer.