Pixma TS8120, no replacement inks...??

[Rickkins]

I just can't seem to win.
Contacted my usual source for ink, Precision Colors and he told me there is no chip resetter for my new printer.
Nothing at all on ebay.

Once I saw the carts it took, I just assumed there'd be ink etc available for it.

How badly am I screwed..??

Thanks.

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[The Hat]

How badly am I screwed..??

@Rickkins, just because there isn’t a chip resetter right now, doesn’t mean one won’t come along fairly soon, just have some patience somebody is probably in the process right now...

 

[Rickkins]

I usually research these things better. Fact is, with all the kids outta the house now, me and the wife don't actually use it all that often.

Anyway, thanks. Guess I was a little annoyed that I didn't do a better job checking this thing out in advance....

 

[The Hat]

with all the kids outta the house now, me and the wife don't actually use it all that often.

You can get over the disappointment pretty quickly if you taught about getting a 3D printer, it would be a whole new experience for both you and the misses.

But you’ll have to watch out, because the kids might want to come back...

 

[DKirk]

At the very least Octopus Office have the ink. https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/...li-581-druckerpatronen-6-farben-mit-foto-blau

I don't think that a resetter will be to far away now.


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[peter D]

I'd be patient and keep an eye on Aliexpress.com .
Some of the vendors on that site offer compatible replacement chips for OEM cartridges before chip resetters become available.

 

[Emulator]

Is this any use:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMn4U7MsMXM

 

[PeterBJ]

The video is titled "Canon Pixma TS8120 Printer Reset Procedure (280 & 281 Ink Cartridges)" but does not show a reset. Instead the procedure shown is the disabling of ink level monitoring. This procedure has been possible since the PGI-5/CLI-8 cartridges were introduced. Using this disabling of ink monitoring is registered in the printer's EEPROM and the warranty is void.

Attempting to print with an empty cartridge can damage the print head, so it is important to stop printing and refill when a cartridge is getting low on ink. The PGI-5/CLI-8 cartridges are transparent so visual control of ink level is possible, but the newer cartridges are opaque so visual control is not an option.

It is recommended in the video that you monitor print quality and stop printing at the first sign of ink starvation and refill the cartridge. I think it might be better to keep the cartridges topped up by frequent refills before ink starvation occurs. For topping up top filling is a good refill method.

 

[The Hat]

There is no shortcut to cartridges refilling, disaster is just waiting for you at the next turn, it’s a mugs game to disable the ink monitoring on the printers with opaque cartridges.

Wait for a Resetter or use filled compatibles, or be prepared to purchase another print head...

 

[PeterBJ]

There was one thing I forgot to mention. Some say disabling the ink monitoring leads to an increase in print head purging, increasing ink usage and shorting the absorber life by filling it up quicker and so also shortening the printer life, as these new printers most likely cannot have the ink absorber counter reset by the user.

Can anybody confirm or deny this?