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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Well done ... not as cheap as using a CISS, but certainly cheaper than using original VIP cartridges. Also you should be able to refill the HP cartridges, so long as you do so before the cart is empty - so the VIP chip in it doesn't register as empty. I think that's how it works.
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Hi sgillesp - can you provide the name of the Australian company where you purchased the CISS with the small reservoirs? Glad to hear you're having a good result, including from CISinks. Some VP485 users here in Australia are buying the ink carts directly from the US for less than half the...
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    When you say "refilling inks" - do you mean attempting to refill the original VP485 cartridges, or a CISS system? I have heard people can successfully have original carts refilled (either by themselves, or via a cartridge shop) and they will basically work forever - so long as you make sure...
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    My apologies for being so late in posting a reply, but I have been experimenting and learning for some months. As it happens - I seem not to need the software / chip to trick the VP485. Firstly, I bought a gravity-fed 24-tinte CISS (from Germany), and it seemed to work well for a while, but...
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Hi Hat Just checked Rihac prices for dye ink online in Australia ... $A14.00 per 100ml, versus $A99.00 per 28ml for the VP485 original cartridges. If the ink is kosher for the VP (ie, German, US, Japan for the HP Pro Series), then that is a fantastic saving. Thanks a lot! Regards, Cargill
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Okay - thanks Hat. I have in fact a Rihac just around the corner in my local High Street - I'll see what they say. I guess I want quality inks (not even sure what that means - do I want ones that come from Germany, USA, etc - rather than China). I don't even appreciate the difference between dye...
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    I need an inkjet that will print on labe rolls

    Update: I have found a solution of sorts - refilling the original VP485 cartridges as they become empty, and then running a small application on the Desktop that tricks the driver software so that it ignores the "Empty" signal it is receiving from the refilled cartridges. The app doesn't reset...
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Hi Hat Thanks for the reply. I have not been able to use an HP cartridge, even with a reset (multiple-use) chip in it - the VP485 firmware seems to demand an original VP-badged cartridge/chip. There might be a re-setter out there that works on HP re-settable chips and works in the VP, but I...
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    VP485 Label Printer - Ink Refills

    Hi. I have had no success finding refillable cartridges for the VP485 professional inkjet label printer. Has anyone been able to do this, or in fact have a working CISS for the VP485? The cartridges are identical to HP18 and HP88 ones (although a lot more expensive), but the firmware/chip are...
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    I need an inkjet that will print on labe rolls

    I have the VP485 for my small label business (using 5" rolls mostly, but can be wider) ... it cost $A6,000 in Australia, with the automatic un-winder attached. It's very good, but it chews through ink at high-level print quality. and as ROX says above, the proprietary cartridges (re-badged...
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