5 Epson Secrets Revealed! Refill Original Cartridge & Print Free Forever!

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CHAPTERS:
0:32- Overview
2:47- The Wrong Way
4:02- Cartridge Anatomy
4:54- The Right Way
About BCH: BCH Technologies is an innovative company focusing on ink and related products. Founded in 2011, the company transforms how people and businesses refill their printers through innovative technology solutions. Our core purpose guides the research direction of 1) preventing land waste and 2) bringing customers better products with lower costs. Every day, over one million ink cartridges are thrown into landfills worldwide. The company has focused on working with businesses of different sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial starters, to develop custom ink, spanning from printer ink to stamp ink, re-entry ink, indelible ink, redaction ink, invisible ink, and more.
This video was produced by Kevin at BCHTechnologies.com.

[@BCHTechnologies]

Updated: How to make a transparent cartridge & more tips: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@northamptoncomputerrepair]

Kevin, just wanted to say (as a printer technician who works on inkjet repairs as well) I love your videos, I always find something super interesting, usually hilarious, and always helpful in trying to troubleshoot and fix these frustrating little machines. Thanks so much for all of the time you put into these!!

[@shaes9031]

Do you think it’s possible to do this with a sawgrass ?

[@V081WLBlue]

"We also have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale" Brilliant!!!

[@roberthardy2013]

Please, please don’t sell the bridge! I have enjoyed walking over it too much…

[@armwyatt]

You have taught me sooooo much! From unclogging my printer heads to refilling chipped cartridges. Thank you!!!

[@tatopolosp]

This video is priceless. thank you so much for sharing .

[@BCHTechnologies]

How to reset an Epson cartridge's ink level to full after refill: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaeQiXx8jdeSqZo

[@jonathangutierrez257]

Does it work for all epsons?

[@limitededition365]

Does this work with sublimation ink in this type of cartridge?

[@kestralrider313]

Thank you for the in depth explanations, this is the first video that I've seen to actually address some of the physics behind the internals of the cartridges, makes troubleshooting issues much easier

[@bethparkerbrown645]

I'll have to say that I really appreciate this video. I have watched a lot of these kinds of videos and have got very little from them. You explained everything very well and were funny while doing it as well which i liked. Thanks for the video

[@jeanniefurey4905]

I had to stop the video to comment and say: You guys are wonderful!! Thank you for hearing what consumers have been beggin for since the home printer first became available. Unbelievably thorough!!

[@cdr999]

muchas gracias por el video fue de gran ayuda!, saludos desde El Alto-Bolivia.

[@Kyle5K]

Another great informative video, thank you!

[@trackie1957]

Thank you so much! This is so well presented! The technical humor is much appreciated as well. If you don't have a drill, you can make a hole with a hot wire (paper clip, coat hanger, etc.). Remember the gloves and paper towels!

[@brittbreeze23]

Thank you for that suggestion!!! You saved my day!!!

[@workonitm8]

Drill might leave shavings in the ink reservoir and clog the print nozzles. A hot wire might be more practical.

Thank you , show i from brazilian and i like you videos ! Muito bom adorei vou fazer na minha Epson, a proposito como esta bem explicado o video parabéns

[@Hoody1147]

This guy is such a hommie! He does his plug for his own needle, and then says "or just use a needle, it works too" A salesmen walks up to you and says... "Buy my cleaner! It'll clean really well! Or buy the other stuff, it works just as good" Applaud Kevin!

[@ESSBrew]

Thanks for the demonstration of the cart being used!

[@lenmajuskin]

Absolutely love this printer it was so easy to hook up and learn how to use all with the Hp smart app. It comes pre installed with ink and it gives you the option to have ink unlimited! Definitely worth the money.

[@brii5298]

Thank you a million times!!!

[@paulmoffat9306]

I opened an early C86 cartridge to see if I could refill it, and discovered that it was rather complex inside. The main reservoir appeared to be sealed, and pressurized to force the ink through a pressure regulator to the ink head. Very strange. I later found re-inkable cartridges to replace them, along with the chip resetter.

[@JulieMilestones]

Thank you for you enlightening videos. I have a Epson XP8600 I want to use as sublimation printer. I want to empty the 312XL cartridge and fill with sub ink. The cartridge are different to this one of yours, it has a rectangle area at bottom the ink flows from. What is the best way to empty & refill these as when you drill a hole in the top the ink gushes out the bottom

[@debdeb5821]

Thx for yaking the time to do this tutorial. I like my bridges with extra trappings n trimmings plz. Btw, do you have refillable cartridges for 3720?

[@BCHTechnologies]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@KeriRautenkranz]

BRAVO! Love the "Rupture", the hundred dollar syringe and of course The Bridge. The clear window explanation was a lifesaver for extracting the 4 - 6ml (!!) of Epson ink from a new set of 288-I starter cartridges for filling and purging with sublimation ink. (had an impromptu sublimation job while my main CISS printer was down, so bought a cheap XP440 for interim work ) The 288 appear to be physically identical to the 252, with just a different electronic ID on the chip and less ink. I found that chamber #2 will take about 5ml at a time. Applying then releasing a vacuum to the fill hole with the vent taped will quickly draw ink into chambers #1 and #3, allowing chamber #2 to take another 5ml, and so on.

[@beccaham]

Keri, I have an xp440 that I am trying to refill right now. Cartridges are the 288-I. Did you need a chip resetter to get these to work?

[@Rainbowgrrl]

the $100 syringe bargain and bridge jokes made me giggle too

[@badaspunkbtch]

Thank you for the in depth explanation! And the jokes! I enjoyed watching. I will be buying my refill ink from you. I bought from others and their ink ruined my print head!

[@user-wp3td2pm5y]

BCH-the manufacturers of printers are not blocking them so that people know how to use their products for a long time and for free!

[@deannawing1373]

you rock! your videos and tutorials are not just entertaining but the tips actually work! i became a customer of bch years ago, because of the prices, but the videos and quality kept me coming back. i have an epson, hp, and canon printers and use them all and save money because of your products and get entertained in the process. so thank you for not being the $200 syringe types, lol. namaste

[@deannawing1373]

so where is this bridge at in brooklyn that i bought, lol. :D

[@mdnady]

does it impacting the performance of the printer by the time ? when i have to replace the maintenance box ?

[@pleaseyourselfsir]

You only have to advertise the bridge once , I am already interested ! 🧐🇬🇧🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨🤓🤓😎🤝🤝🤝

[@2GFactFinder]

Beautiful.

[@johanmartinez394]

Does this works on 212xl cartridges? For a Epson Wf 2830? And also, the resetter works in all cartridge chips? Thanks you btw

[@demoking1422]

Great videos , I like your comments about what I dont need or what not to worry about Thanks !

[@BCHTechnologies]

Glad you like them! Thanks for subscribing to my channel. Good luck and Happy Printing!

[@user-rz3rb4lx4u]

Thank you for video 🙏 How i can reset chips for epson surecolor T3100?

[@RCrosbyLyles]

Good info. Well done. Thank you

[@davisabbey9129]

Hello Kevin, I have an Epson stylus color 1160. Can I use same process to refill the cartridge and can you recommend a Chip resetter for me as getting the cartridge has proven very difficult, thank you.

[@Felixcamera]

can the hole be drilled in the same location for the 252 XL120 cartridge?

[@jessicaluchesi]

Hello, do you have the ARC Chip or the resetter at BCH for the Epson T3170 Plotter? I browsed the site but could not find it. Thank you :)

[@the12makeit]

My 252 Epson ink cartridge has 9 chips and the resetter you have on the website to purchase for this cartridge has 7 pins for the chips on the cartridge. I'm afraid to purchase as it does not have all 9 pins for 9 chips. Will 7 pins work or 9 metal chips on the cartridge?

[@danielvanravenhorst6917]

KEVIN, is it possible to refill the cartriges of the epson stylus photo R1800 . i have ordered 2 sets of refillable cartriges and they are all leaking, maybe i should just put the ink in the OEM carts

[@fyremonte]

Hi Kevin, This should work with 252 cartridges for the WF-7210, right?

[@antonygel8808]

Do you know how to measure epson head before installing it to see if it is ok or damaged?

[@rodmetaltube]

Hi Kevin. Does this process work for 822 cartridges?

[@vilmamariagonzalez1131]

👌👏👏👏👏 congrats! From Argentina! 🇦🇷👋

[@eleanorpotenza7943]

Dear Kevin i have an Epson WF 2540 printer and, i open the lid because it went dead. I tried to see if there was any fuses and, i didn't see any. Is there a power supply unit and, if there is can it be repaired.

[@yor8]

are you have restter for XP4100 ? I can't find in web. tks

[@tbrennan169]

Is the bridge still for sale? I've always wanted one for my backyard.

[@GAUCHYLionel-ip3cw]

Hi, i have a question, if i have an epson printer and use compatible cartridge, and one day i have problem to print because of this. If i take out all the compatible cartridge and then i replace all of them by original epson cartridge, what happen ? will it work again like before ? or i need to repair it or do a special manipulation ?

[@tauseefkhan3539]

Ok Bro thanks

[@claudiaruiz6404]

Hello, good afternoon,my printer is the workforce wf-2850 Version,Can I do this Video whit the cartridges of my wf- 2850 printer? and thank you very much for sharing blessing 🙂

[@danibc123]

there is some difference with the initiation cartridge or it is the same ... I did the tests but I see that from the chamber 1 it does not take the ink but from the chamber 2.

[@BCHTechnologies]

A more detailed look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@trashcan4u853]

Can you make a video which shows how to refill 33 cartridge?

[@ShadowGunner1]

you helped me convert my epson 5200 to a stencil printer. new sub. love the content

[@BCHTechnologies]

You are welcome!

[@sicklytwiztd1152]

I had to watch this then go back and watch a col more times. Just cause I half assed watched it to begin with.....anyway. The dry humor I picked up on I literally busted out laughing! It was worthy info. Not over talked about and he gives you alternatives. He also explains what happens IF you do this or that... Like anyone, we as humans screw up. Sometimes it can cost us but thankfully, now I know to listen the 1st time around and I might just get somewhere with what I doing thanks to Kevin's instructions/ explanations....and quick witted humor

[@franklinmenendez4358]

Kevin I've subscribed, great video! Glad you can help the rest of us punch these printer companies back, they are crooks. Ink cartridges are a scam. They make them very small capacity & too expensive when it only costs them about a quarter to make a cartridge! Will be looking for the ink refill kit & a resetter for myself as my kids are costing me a small fortune in ink for my inkjet. Havent used it in about two months because of the cost of ink.Have an Epson WF-2650 that uses 220 ink cartridges I want to refill & reset. Do they use pigment ink? They are originals & say "Durabrite Ultra ink on them. What resetter should I purchase? Thanks

[@BCHTechnologies]

Now there is a technology called chipless and you can turn off the chips. Please see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@dahaboz]

Dear Sir: Do you have a product compatible with (T3651-T3654) because this is the Printer Cartridges series. Or you have a reseting tool compatible with (T3651-T3654)

[@idmmxx1871]

Thanks!

[@nealsonf]

Thank you

[@jviews1]

Great internals how it works video.

[@user-jn7fb2xc5e]

will this method work for epson wf 1100 T068? im tring to convert it to sublimation

[@teddyblankenship782]

i cant stop punching a hole in the side using a razor trying to scratch off the black part to get a piece big enough to pull, is there any tips u have for this>

[@landeross1986]

Wonder if refilling with sublimation ink would work?

[@clicktoxic4439]

hi, can we do this with the epson wf-100 ??

[@imark7777777]

After the multiple days working on an HP(s) I feel like I should subscribe.

[@ScoopDogg]

just get 2 chips from the cartridge and wire to read from one and write to the other, use resistors or logic gates and wire them in situ. if volt too low it cant write so might work using an led or resistor in place between data write pad

[@BCHTechnologies]

Nice! Make sure to read Epson's patent. Not all of the pins are active. The patent will tell you which pin to read.

[@alextrowell759]

Haha, I’m interested in buying your bridge for sale please! You’re funny!

[@JewelA-jt2tz]

Will this work with the WF-4820 cartridge?

[@singhpawar2470]

Do you have resetter for 822-I cartridges (epson WF- 3820)

[@c.l.3928]

what happens to the menbrane after min 3:35 how is the opening closed again?

[@stephengoss]

Do I have to use windows program to convert to chipless or can I use a Mac

[@rodlopezconde1049]

Hello there! Could you please indicate where I can find the chip reseter for Epson T202? (xp5100 USA). Thank you so much!

[@BCHTechnologies]

Here is the solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@Gameplayer55055]

Thanks you for this video. I'll go to university next year, and i wanna buy reliable printer. Which manufacturer do u advice? With less price and refilling hardships I think I'll buy laserjet monochrome one. Don't really need colors

[@brainrottedindividual]

don't buy epson, they are trash

[@mastermindstv7839]

I couldn't find the $100 10 ml syringe on your site.. is it on the same page as the bridge?

[@monthlywalk1110]

a 20mil syringe is under few 2 to 3$ on ebay

[@imark7777777]

Do you still have the bridge for sale? And what's this about $100 syring?

[@CheezburgerBrown]

Hello, is the bridge still for sale?

[@9THR33]

i bout spit my food up when he offered to sell me that bridge !! lol, thanks for the video !!

[@angelafedder-my7cw]

What about the one way valve we blew out? Wont ink come out if its gone??? What do we do???

[@gregwillhite7777]

Excellent video! Any idea how much the standard capacity epson 200 cartridge weighs when empty? When full?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Test my memory. I think it's 18.5 grams when it's empty and 25 g full. Be back in a few minutes.

[@BCHTechnologies]

Ahhh, getting old. 16.5 g when empty and 25 g full.

[@gregwillhite7777]

@@BCHTechnologies Awesome! I'm convinced and will be ordering one of your refill kits. Thanks so much for checking.

[@fabio.1]

Hi, can I refill the DURABrite cartridge (pigment ink) with dye ink? Do I have to empty it? How to empty it? thanks

[@BCHTechnologies]

Yes. Make sure to flush out the old ink. You can use a syringe with adapter to remove old ink from the bottom.

[@kengales1812]

I went bch technologies to find a chip resetter T2xx Series and found that this chp resetter does not work for T288 cartridges. Is there one that work?

[@rschweichler]

You a funny M Fer love the jokes

[@thomas.maryland6902]

Use full video. Please make a video about kind of ink and ink jet s

[@davisabbey9129]

Hello kevin, forgive me, my Epson stylus 1160 is new in a box sealed, but I want to change the inks it came with as it's over 13 years old. Now my question is, is there a place I can buy refillable cartridges or can I follow your tutorial and using a syringe suck the ink in the cartridge and refill it same way and then Use a chip resetter to be resetting the cartridge?

[@debihagerman556]

good luck finding empty carts, i've been looking for weeks and can only find ones that can only be fill one time, i have a wf2750

[@mauriciosoto4638]

Si no tengo Tapón plástico puedo colocarle cinta fuerte ❓

[@S.M.Jean-Mahmoud_Ier]

Honestly, if the world wasn't ending soon, I'd get into this business... Now I want to learn and do all this stuff, whatever the machine !

[@tigerlilly6895]

Thank you. Do you have a chip reset for Epson WF 4833 / Cartridge 822 ink cartridges?

[@BCHTechnologies]

Check with inkchip.net/soft

[@TheDemoexpert]

I see when you drill the hole bits of the drill plastic can go inside the chamber. Won't this be a problem. Maybe to plug the flow?

[@BCHTechnologies]

It could be. Epson has many chambers, one leads to another so the bigger pieces will be caught by one of the ink channels. Smaller pieces may get in though.

[@Cdswjp]

You said a bridge? Im interested :P

[@ryanlavine1405]

I am interested in the bridge in Brooklyn. :-)

[@BCHTechnologies]

Uncle Parker owns it. Although he sold it five times, the bridge is in good working condition. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker

[@NemesisTHETAURUS]

NO problem. If u have cash app I can easily send you your ownership documents

[@makantahi3731]

i had epson stylus 66 and had to put it in junk after 1 non oem cartridge-buy canon 7250 and canons oem ink in bottle and empty cartiges with automatic reset chip and everything goes well

[@Ddstairclimber]

do you have a reseter or a video on refilling the cartridges for portable Epson wf-100

[@BCHTechnologies]

Sorry, I don't.

[@-ThePREACHER-]

Dude... If you only knew.... Thanks.

[@antonygel8808]

How to measure epson head before installing it, to see if it is ok or damaged

[@compupsych3897]

Great video! Have you found a way to get around Epson's ransomware firmware update that bricks the printer if it detects 3rd party ink cartridges?

[@BCHTechnologies]

You can roll back the update

[@compupsych3897]

@@BCHTechnologies Thank you for your response! I have read that Epson found a way to make some of the firmware update permanent so that a rollback won't work. Have you found otherwise?

[@BCHTechnologies]

@@compupsych3897 You have to do a hard update, which you put it into firmware update mode. For those ones that can't update, there is a theory of corrupting the EEPROM then update them. I haven't had time to try them. Basically, you unplug the printer when it's about 3/4 of the way finish update, then roll the update again.

[@emmettturner9452]

4:46 - I’m interested in making transparent cartridges!

[@BCHTechnologies]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@gusuave007]

Would this work for Epson WF-4830?

[@Madginger2112]

Its been at least 6 year since i used my 2400… do you think it is still usable ?…. I stoped using it because the cost of a set of cartridge was the same price as a laser bw printer…

[@arthurlopez4487]

Thanks Kevins for you videos on how to get my Epson WF -2850 back to working without being forced by Epson to only use their cartridges. I bet they hate you for showing us how to not get any more Xmas cards from Epson. :)

[@BCHTechnologies]

Thanks for subscribing to my channel! I am one of their "favorite boys", you know what I mean.

[@fabio.1]

Could an initial EPSON cartridge be used indefinitely? Can I refill it? Thanks

[@BCHTechnologies]

Yes of course. See video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGibc6ind7xlaLM

[@SteveHcutabovehost]

Awesome video thanks for teaching us

[@riogetsit]

hi can you tell me if you can get a resetter for the EPSON XP-5100, 502 ink cartridge

[@BCHTechnologies]

I don't think there is a resetter for 502 at this moment.

[@conservos2349]

Good for you, strip the business from these damn thieves.

[@kln.b5631]

lord netsplits Here’s some information that may be useful : Most of the companies that offer printers have 2 different set of prices that are noted and acknowledged by them. 1. Manufacturing price Which is the amount of money it took for the company to make that product. (In this case “printer”) 2. Retail price The price, they ACTUALLY want to sell you the product for... Now, I’ve got no problem, them, making a bit of money on the side. But this gets dark when you consider the amount of money it takes to produce an ink cartridge : 00.23$ cents Usually sold for the same price as the printer. So, if they’re selling the printer for 100 dollars which actually should’ve been sold for 75, they also make you buy cartridges that cost the same amount of a fully, working printer.

[@tksaint8429]

lord netsplits I rather buy a somewhat expensive printer rather than buy over priced ink cartridges over and over again

[@adavari17]

@@lordnetsplits3192 so it's okay to get ripped off by Epson and others

[@NordicDan]

Are the BCH inks comparable in quality to the Epson inks that come in the OEM cartidges? I've used aftermarket inks in the past for my Photo R1800 and the color quality was exceedingly poor.

[@BCHTechnologies]

You probably need to tool your ICC profile.

[@ianmarcusphillips7886]

hey, what about rotating the chips between cartridges e.g. put the cyan chip on the black cartridge, the black on the yellow, etc.? would that work if you're able also to reset the count back to zero? great video, thanks! i had a feeling there was a unique serial on each cartridge.

[@ianmarcusphillips7886]

sorry, this was meant in response to your video on the epson 802 not being resettable.

[@BCHTechnologies]

@@ianmarcusphillips7886 Not working. It is, actually, a unique key to unencrypt the printer. Simply rotating the cartridge won't have any effect.