 | | From: | SteveB | | Subject: | Re: Various HP printer ink expiration dates analyzed | | Date: | Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:38:16 -0000 |
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 | My guess is that the CMOS battery has to be out for some time for a
capacitor to discharge enough for the CMOS to clear properly.
"Orak Listalavostok" wrote in message
news:1104048705.151458.249330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Bob Headrick wrote:
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bpa02075&dlc=en&lang=en
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> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bpa02074
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bua02014
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> Orak Listalavostok wrote:
>> The unexplained HP engineering is why did three HP14 c5010a ink
>> tanks (all of which were placed in service on the same date with
>> all but one of which were immediately removed from service) report
>> "COLOR INK OUT" (even when 2 of the 3 were full of HP OEM ink!)?
>
> ... twas the night before Christmas ... my HP ink level sank ...
> ... not a printer was printing ... nary one of 3 tanks ...
>
> The good news:
> - We're back printing beautifully (better than before) scores of prints
> - Using (strangely) the original HP14 c5010a tri-color cartridge
> - Which previously exhibited the correct "COLOR INK OUT" message!
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> The bad news:
> - I have no idea what particular event "cleared" the HP "memory"
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> The lessons learned:
> - Switching the three cartridges Dec 24 had no effect on COLOR INK OUT
> - Filling the one empty cartridge also had no effect on COLOR INK OUT
> - Removing the CR2032 3V CMOS battery had no immediate efect ...
>
> The day after:
> - Yet, about 12 hours later (on Christmas day)
> - The completely full cartridge was removed ...
> - And then replaced with the original empty cartridge ...
>
> And it printed without error!
> After subsequent refilling ... the original PRINTER INK OUT HP14
> tri-color ink cartridge is printing beautifully vibrant photos even
> after scores of sheets of paper (and multiple refills).
>
> I guess it's the first Christmas present from HP to all of us.
> I can't explain it; if you can - please do!
>
> Orak Listalavostok
>
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| | From: | Don Klipstein | | Subject: | Re: Various HP printer ink expiration dates analyzed | | Date: | Mon, 27 Dec 2004 07:04:24 +0000 (UTC) |
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| In article <19-dnTxRrI1TdVPcRVn-vg@nildram.net>, SteveB wrote:
>My guess is that the CMOS battery has to be out for some time for a
>capacitor to discharge enough for the CMOS to clear properly.
Try this (with power off): Short together the connections to the CMOS
battery. Computer motherboards often have a place to put on a jumper
for doing this in case you added a password into your CMOS settings and
forgot the password.
- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)
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| | From: | Gary Heston | | Subject: | Re: Various HP printer ink expiration dates analyzed | | Date: | Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:09:00 -0000 |
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Don Klipstein wrote:
>In article <19-dnTxRrI1TdVPcRVn-vg@nildram.net>, SteveB wrote:
>>My guess is that the CMOS battery has to be out for some time for a
>>capacitor to discharge enough for the CMOS to clear properly.
> Try this (with power off):
Unplug power cable
Remove CMOS battery
> Short together the connections to the CMOS
>battery. Computer motherboards often have a place to put on a jumper
>for doing this in case you added a password into your CMOS settings and
>forgot the password.
I think you left out a couple of steps there, Don.
Gary
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Gary Heston gheston@hiwaay.net
"Sept. 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be
the day liberty perished in this country." Judge Gerald Tjoflat
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