Printer Con

[securespark]

We all know printers are a con, right? The manufacturers try to sell us over-priced ink and tell us that if we use unbranded inks it will damage their equipment and invalidate any warranties.

Our Canon MX925 last night flashed up a B200 fault code, print head blocked.

So I remove the printhead and rested it in a shallow bath of IPA (not India Pale Ale!) overnight.

This morning I dabbed off the IPA left on the surface and left it to dry for 2 hours. Then I refitted it to the printer and reinstalled the cartridges. It ran through some cleaning cycles, then the same code flashed up again.

I went to the menu and set the machine to do a deep clean, which it duly completed and printed off a perfect inkjet pattern test print.

Good, I thought and tried copying something to see the result.

It chuntered away to itself for a bit then, guess what? B200 fault code!

Why? If the cleaning was successful and the test print perfect, why does it revert to the same fault code?

 

[Ihavenojob]

Why? If the cleaning was successful and the test print perfect, why does it revert to the same fault code?

£££££££££££££
I used to have a continuous ink system, saved a packet, but don't do much printing now. If you print a lot, look at HP's new printers with instant ink deals.

 

[pete50]

Because like a car's ECU the fault is now stored in it's memory. There used to be devices on the market to clear faults from printer's memories, at least for Epson printers. But I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. Try Youtube.

 

[securespark]

Tried several methods to clear codes. No good. The printer is alternating between printing OK and showing error B200 at the drop of a hat...shrug...

 

[Brigadier]

?

 

[ellal]

Tried several methods to clear codes. No good. The printer is alternating between printing OK and showing error B200 at the drop of a hat...shrug...

I have an old R285, and every 30k pages I have to reset it with a WicReset program...
(The printer itself is now like one of Trigger's brushes, but saves me a fortune with a CISS system!)

So maybe try searching for a 'Waste Ink Counter reset' for your particular model?

 

[The Baker]

A lazer printer may be a better long term bet

 

[ellal]

A lazer printer may be a better long term bet

Can't say I've ever seen a 'lazer printer'...

Laser printers on the other hand are quite good, but nowhere near as economical as an inkjet coupled with a CISS

 

[securespark]

Tried all the suggestions and the printer keeps reverting to a B200.
Going to introduce it to the local recycling centre...

 

[Brigadier]

Tried all the suggestions and the printer keeps reverting to a B200.
Going to introduce it to the local recycling centre...

Which is a terrible shame, for something approaching four ton (according to amazon).

Do you have any local electronic smart r sez who could have a look at it?

 

[JohnD]

but nowhere near as economical as an inkjet coupled with a CISS

surprised to hear you say that, but I don't know what a CISS is. Is it a woman who was born with female parts?

My laser (LED) is back on the road again after I got a new drum assembly off ebay.

A toner cartridge is nominally 7,000 pages which would be 14 packs of paper. Several years for me. How long does ink last? And how long an inkjet printer?

 

[EddieM]

continuous ink supply system.

 

[securespark]

And how long an inkjet printer?

Just over two years for me. Although the HP before that lasted 5 years.

Which is a terrible shame, for something approaching four ton (according to amazon).

Do you have any local electronic smart r sez who could have a look at it?

I suppose I could ring the printer cartridge shop in the village.

 

[foxhole]

With current ink prices [my hp can be £32 for a set] it can be cheaper to buy a new printer complete with ink [under £30] and sell on you nearly new printer .

 

[securespark]

Hmmm. I have been looking at the Brother DCP L 3510.

Brother are adamant that their cartridges have a shelf life of 2 years unopened and only 6 months once opened.

The ink shop geezer is putting me off a laser MFC or DCP as I don't do enough "mileage". Also, he says the "cheap" remanufactered carts will clog up the system. He reckons I need quality "polymer" toner carts.

Which are recommending this: no carts but refillable tanks: somwhere between bog-standard inkjet and CISS??
https://www.printerbase.co.uk/canon...MIpozh14qh4wIVyLHtCh3FagDfEAAYASAAEgL_FPD_BwE

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