Roland Cartrides Not Empty

[ChaseO]

Hey guys, after seeing posts for years about carts not being completely empty when the printer tells you to replace, I have never ran into that before today. There is no telling how many emptys I have thrown away that when I shook them, I decided they were bone dry. I have actually cut into them a time or two, and only gotten drops out of them. Today, I pulled a magenta cart out of my XR, and thought there was some still in it. Sure enough, I cut into it and there was quite a bit of ink still in it. This is the first time I have ever noticed it, and I usually give them a shake or two on my way to the trash. I always run OEM ink. for what that's worth. I don't care to throw away a couple of pennies of ink away when the printer tells me it is time, but if I ever encounter another time when there is still ink in the cart, do I pull it out and right back in, or pitch it and drive on? Thanks

 

[Gino]

Once the machine tells you it's empty, there are two things you can do.

Throw it away and wonder, if ya got your money's worth or........

take the cartridge out, slice off the tab, stick it back in and hit continue.
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Generally, you're good for at least another 8' to 10' of solid printing. If you go too far, you will run the chance of sucking it dry, then you'll have other problems besides losing a dollar or two of ink. Your call.​

 

[ChaseO]

Once the machine tells you it's empty, there are two things you can do.

Throw it away and wonder, if ya got your money's worth or........

take the cartridge out, slice off the tab, stick it back in and hit continue.
​

Generally, you're good for at least another 8' to 10' of solid printing. If you go too far, you will run the chance of sucking it dry, then you'll have other problems besides losing a dollar or two of ink. Your call.​

Well, I didn't know how it would react to putting it back in, since I have never done such, I have had to put a syringe on the lines on my old printer from another problem, and don't wish to go down the road if I can avoid it. Thanks for the input.

 

[crystalcoastgraphics]

You can also cut the label and open the cart, roll the bag up like a tube of tooth paste and clip cart back together. Tab will work like normal as it gets empty again. It really is a lot of ink that gets left in the cart. Been doing this for years. Takes just a min once you start doing it

 

[Signchief]

I have had two carts replaced bytwo different vendors bc I would call ur vendor next time

 

[bob]

Virtually all inkjet printers calculate ink levels in cartridges by counting the total number of shots of that color of ink as they are made. The remaining ink reported by the machine is merely an extrapolation of these totals and only inferentially has anything to do with what's actually left in the cartridge. In other words it's just a rough estimate, not an actual measurement.