In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:38:05 -0300, Shadow
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 05:50:52 -0400, micky
wrote:

I found some webpages that remind me of what I used to know

Retired, I looked at your webpage, and then I found another one with
pictures of the very same cartridge that this one has, LC75 or maybe
73, and instructions to cover the clear window, and I did that, and the
printer was not fooled. It gave a different warning, not about being
low on ink but telling me to do the initial crank twist to start the
cartridge working. So this method probably worked at one time, but
they defeated it later. Still, maybe the tape was too opaque and I
need something translucent. However, like I say below, I don't mind
buying new cartridges, I think the machine itself may be broken or it
wouldn't be complaining about what is in tthere.

If you know how Brother decides that a cartridge is necessary, or you
know aobut this particular model, MFC-J625dw that would be great, but
otherwise, I should read the webpages first and I apologize for
bothering you all.

No idea if it applies to your model, but printer manufacturers
make their money out of replaceables, and have little chip counters in
the cartridges/machine. So when they decide it's time to pay again,
they say it's out of ink/toner.
I was fortunate enough to buy a Samsung ML 2010 B/W laser
printer with no such chip. On my 4rth refill, each refill costs under
10 dollars and lasts 3000-4000 pages. Later models have the chip.
It might be a faulty ink-level detector, or maybe the
cartridges need reseating. Try the brother support page.
Replacement "alternative" cartridges for your model are dirt
cheap on Amazon. If there is no hardware damage, that's what I'd do,
replace the cartridges.

I certainly don't mind buying new cartridges. But since there is ink
in the two old ones that are listed as bad but otoh at least one of
those two is not full, so the prior owner used it for a while, I've been
thinking the hardware is fouled upI

I found this on the curb with a sign in big letters, FREE. This evening
when he's probably home, I'm going to go back there, a private house,
and try to find the previous owner and find out what's wrong with it.

It really does, or used to, do everything, things I didn't know about.
Like there is a setting to keep outsiders from hacking into your
wireless network and printing things on your printer. (There are things
you can't do when it's set like this, and things you can.)

What would they do with the stuff they printed? I guess this applies
more when one is in an office. But even though it's small and light
and seemingly meant for homes, it's got all these fancy capabilities.
Things I'd never use but I stil want them. Bluetooth I woudl use. I
don't remember if my currrent wi-fi printer has that.

Or I might give this thing to someone else who doesn't have wireless.


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