Epson L series printer - refill ink

[thanhhuy123]

Hi all,

Has anyone used the Epson L series printer? This series of Epson printer is equipped with OEM CISS.

Those don't use chip and cartridges, they monitor ink by serial number and predition. Question: if we refill with non-oem ink and thus we don't get the serial number, anyone know a patch/crack/keygen to generate those key?? It's easier to override than the chip, is it?

 

[costadinos]

I've seen one in use by a guy I know, I believe you don't need any serials to keep it going. When the printer "figures" the ink is getting low it prompts for refilling and you just have to confirm that you filled the ink tank, no serials involved.
That's for an L200 though, I don't know for sure that the same holds true for the more advanced models.

But why would anybody knowing how to refill or use a CISS buy one of those printers? It's just a regular printer with a CIS system sold at three times the price of the printer plus a third party CISS.
On the other hand, you could get a third party CISS system and buy just the 70ml Epson ink bottles instead, getting access to really cheap OEM ink (a 70ml bottle sells for 7.00EUR where I live, this is genuine Claria ink for a price lower than most third party pigment inks).

 

[thanhhuy123]

How could they "figure" that ink is deplet? What a "magic" (that "magic" earn $$$!!!)

Wow! I didn't think of that. Yes, yes. The only (+) of it is it doesn't use chip => no arc chip needed Maybe they overprice the printer in return of the chip removal.

Anyway, this is another real-life prove that OEM ink real price is not expensive. It's just being over priced...

P/S: In my country, arc chip for newer model of Epson like WF, Artisan, Expression... is very rare - no one import it. We do have chip for the old like T30/40/50/60, Tx121/220, Rx230...

 

[costadinos]

No magic, they probably keep track of the ink used for printing and cleaning (pretty straightforward, number of nozzles fired times the amount of ink per droplet, or something like that) and once it gets close to 70ml it prompts for a refill.

I don't know if they can ship to your country, but the chips that came with the CISS for the Artisan 50 (P50 here) and the 1400 I bought from Cityinkexpress reset themselves automatically.

 

[websnail]

Those don't use chip and cartridges, they monitor ink by serial number and predition. Question: if we refill with non-oem ink and thus we don't get the serial number, anyone know a patch/crack/keygen to generate those key?? It's easier to override than the chip, is it?

I could be wrong but check the WICReset... I could have sworn there was an advanced function that works with some of the L series printers and resets the ink levels but as I don't have an L series printer I can't confirm.

 

[jtoolman]

I do believe you are right! I've seen WIC reset videos on it.

 

[websnail]

I do believe you are right! I've seen WIC reset videos on it.

Good grief? Seriously? I'm right?!!

Has my wife seen this... I have to go tell her at once...

Did think there was something there though... Used to require a key but they've since removed that requirement? I could end up being wrong after all

 

[jtoolman]

In my book you are always right!

I don't remember them having to use a key. I'd have to look again.

Here is the one I saw,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUR8PXIxVfQ
This WIC reset look a hell of a lot different than my WIC reset! Any ideas?
Joe

 

[websnail]

In my book you are always right!

My kind of author

I don't remember them having to use a key. I'd have to look again.

Checked the youtube videos online and confirmed the WICReset does indeed do what I suspected...

This WIC reset look a hell of a lot different than my WIC reset! Any ideas?

There's been a few releases of late and most of the YouTube stuff is based on a localised version for Eastern Europe. The current WICReset doesn't look anything like most of the videos and Printer Potty has a customised version so it gets confusing.

But yes, bottom line... WICReset will sort you out...

 

[thanhhuy123]

I see some model need reset by the WIC software, and some are very easy-going!

Anyway, Epson L series vs Epson+CISS, which one do you think is better? And is which case?

In my country, if people wanna use Epson + CISS they don't have the choice of newer model. They have to use quite old one which usually slow and lack of some nice features like LAN, wifi, ... however arc chip are mature and cheap...