Epson Pro 3800: refillable cartridges or resetter ?

[pharmacist]

I'm interested in buying this printer, but what about refilling those cartridges and can the chips be resetted to full ink level as well ? I found there is a resetter for the cartridges called YXD368-II and this should be able to reset the T580 series of cartridges and the waste ink tank chip as well. But when I contact the companies who obviously are selling this resetter, they are saying it cannot......

How are the T580 cartridges built ? If heard that the carts are pressurized to feed the ink. Is this a problem or is the pressure done by the printer itself ? I have seen how the Epson Pro 4000 cartridges are refilled on youtube by just injecting ink into the ink outlet and then resetting the chip to full ink level.

 

[websnail]

try Gemini Colours in Holland... I know Robert there is working hard on these and may already have something that you can use... I know he's been bending my ear about the 3800 for a while now

 

[david1965]

Here is the list -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fg6sINo84g
http://www.inkrepublic.com/3800.asp
http://www.timelinedigitalinc.com/product_info.php?products_id=346
http://www.amazon.com/3800-Continuo...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1214846170&sr=8-1

it's not the refillable carts but 3800 bulk ink system, similar deal, just more convenient and easier.

 

[pharmacist]

Hi david,

thanks for the links but I don't need a CISS, because the Epson Pro 3800 already is CISS based and for me it is beter to have the cartridge refilled or have refillable cartridges. A CISS would need extra space and I already don't have much space. I saw there are refillable cartridges available at alibaba.com (wholesale website) and I'm looking for those ones or have the original refilled and the chips reset.

 

[pharmacist]

Today I tried a wide format resetter, the SK188-III. Unfortunately I does not work and the printer gave errors on the photoblack and the matte black cartridge, after trying to reset the maintenance tank. A hard reset by taking out the plug solved the problem.

However, the maintenance tank was not ful but at 62 %. Can someone say if the reset can happen only if the cartridge is completey "empty" when told by the chip ? Or can you reset those chips even at 75 % back to 100 % ? Maybe this is the problem.