Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?

Subject: Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 May 19 - 01:29 PM

Anyone tried one of the many printer inkpad counter reset apps? Not the cartridge counter.

I found several and one that charges $10 for a key to allow one reset per new key. WIC reset
And given they use PayPal one would assume there are no hidden nasties, or they would be out of business pretty quick.

Epson have a utility that will reset once for a limited run. And that begs the question if the app only resets for the same limited run so you come back for more and often. Or there is only one shot at this.

I need a quick fix because a new printer has to have certain options which take time to find, and there is printing to be done for Chippenham FF.

Any ideas on this one - anyone??

Subject: RE: Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 May 19 - 07:20 PM

Is this on a Canon printer, Mr. Red? I've never had that issue on an Epson or HP printer, but it was a frequent problem on Canon. I found only one solution - buy any brand but Canon.

Subject: RE: Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 May 19 - 02:40 AM

Epson, About 5 years old. I do use it for pubvloicity and the jets are getting blocked so I have more jet cleaning than usual.

One app (YouTube) said to remove AV which immediatetely raised alarm bells since it was free. WIC reset looks to be kosher but..............

Subject: RE: Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?
From: Nick
Date: 19 May 19 - 12:30 PM

I have a Canon MX470 which I refill the cartridges and ignore it when it gets angry at me

Which is ok.

Never cost me anything

Subject: RE: Tech: print inkpad counter reset - experience?
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 May 19 - 04:42 PM

Yea, I have CISS and it complained every so often about empty cartridges and it has 6 cartridge slots. Switch off & on clears them. But eventually it reports inkpad counter full. It may be the head cleaning cycles, it may just be a time/print thing whatever they call it. Basically they claim that cheap printers (£150 five years ago - cheap?) wear and they count the head cleaning as an arbiter of age (hmmmm) at which point the printer has worn to the point of inaccuracy, they say.

My printer is definitely worn, the evidence is there but it has still is useful within limits. So I may just reset the counter and deal with the replacement in a week or so. I had a candidate (A3ish!) but when I saw it there was a better model which had not been researched (CISS eg).

CISS is a better solution than cartridges emptying when you least expect it, and not having the one you need. Epson's answer is tanks. But not for a printer that does CDs.

Fussy ain't I?