Epson T0711-714 V5.0 V6.0 ?

[jonty]

I have taken delivery of some Epson compatible cartridges in the last month, the T0711-714 sets. I dont know much about Epsons or the chips but have noticed sellers on ebay offereing these cartridges with the up to date V6 chip. When i checked the chips on my cartridges they are stamped V5.
I take it this means they will not work on some Epson printers, but can anyone tell me which ones? Is it possible for me to get up to date chips and fit them myself?
Should i be annoyed with the supplier for not telling me about this chip issue? thanks

 

[ghwellsjr]

If your supplier did not promise the V6 chip then you don't have a reason to be annoyed. Most eBay sellers will word their product in such a way that they can hide negative information by either not mentioning it or by claiming ignorance. You should always assume the worst. For example: "not tested" really means "failed the test".

 

[jonty]

I have quite a few of these T0711-714 V5 CHIP sets for resale, does anyone know which of the following Epson printers they will work on, thanks:


Stylus D78, D92, D120

BX300F

Stylus CX4300

Stylus D5050

Stylus DX400, DX 4000. DX4050, DX4400, DX4450,

DX5000, DX5050, DX6000, DX6050,

DX7000F, DX7400, DX7450,

DX8400, DX8450,

DX9400F

S20,

Stylus SX100, SX105, SX200, SX205, SX400, SX405, SX600FW

 

[dmac]

The V5.0 chip will not work on the SX600FW, I know this from hours of trying to charge the Ink, the SX600FW will recognize the the chip but it will not allow ink to be charged to the print head, the V5.1 chip however works fine.

 

[Alexandra]

Hello all! My first post so I hope I am in the right place.

My Printer is an Epson Stylus DX4400. In the last month I have bought two lots of compatible ink cartridges T711-T714 from different suppliers, none of which work. Having read the above, I have checked these cartridges to find that they are all V5.0 chipped. Before I return them to the seller, can anyone tell me what chip would work and/or is there any guarantee that the 'genuine' Epson cartridges would work if I had to resort to buying them? Your help would be most appreciated.

 

[Alexandra]

To anyone who is interested. I left the cartridges in the machine overnight. This morning I decided to give it just one more try. Switched on the printer, took out all the cartridges, gave them another shake, replaced them, gave them a hefty push. All of a sudden my printer sprang into life again. Tried realigning the cartridges a few times. What do you know, back working again. Conclusion, perhaps it takes several hours for the inks to seep down into the 'wells'. Who can say?

 

[trampjuice]

What matters with these kits is the inkflow to the printer head.
I have had both V3.11 arc kit and a V5.1. Both gave errors on my D92 epson photo printer.

To overcome errors, You can install a set of orginal carts and then swtich them back with the refillables, not turning the printer off.

However, for a decent solution you have to get the inkflow right and then the printer stops nagging.
I have had to remove the coloured tab to expose a little airhole where you refill with a needle - it was the only way to get ink to the head properly! I received zero instructions on how to use the refillabe carts from the ebay seller i bought from.

 

[Alexandra]

Hi trampjuice

Thanks for the tip. Next time my inks need replacing, I will not switch off the printer before loading new carts, see how that works. Also I will be interested to know how you get on with the refillable carts. i.e. how easy to refill, good value etc. My compatible inks are OK but I am not all that satisfied with the end results. However I would be cheaper buying a new printer each time than buying the genuine carts, soo expensive.