Brother MFC 3100C problems

**Real_Bullet** · 10-06-2007, 10:31 AM

I got one of these, Printer/Fax/Scanner combos and it seems to work.

Although it used 4 different cartridges. 3 of them is out of Ink which is the color ones, as indicated by the Printer all 3 was empty, so I refilled them from a Refill Ink Cartridge Kit, reinstalled them, and its still giving me the same error, is this on the Printer combo itself or the cartridges perhaps?

I hate to buy new ones and it still not work.

**dm01** · 10-06-2007, 02:41 PM

You can't refill these ones yourself. There is a "full-or-empty" switch on the chip on the outside of each of the cartridges which needs to be reset.

**Real_Bullet** · 10-06-2007, 03:46 PM

No way of resetting this switch?

**dm01** · 10-06-2007, 05:19 PM

Yes, if you just happen to have an electron microscope lying around, with a .003 nm copper wire. In other words, no, you can't do it yourself.

10-06-2007, 10:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Real_Bullet TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lumberton, MS Posts: 517 OS: Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Brother MFC 3100C problems I got one of these, Printer/Fax/Scanner combos and it seems to work. Although it used 4 different cartridges. 3 of them is out of Ink which is the color ones, as indicated by the Printer all 3 was empty, so I refilled them from a Refill Ink Cartridge Kit, reinstalled them, and its still giving me the same error, is this on the Printer combo itself or the cartridges perhaps? I hate to buy new ones and it still not work. __________________ I can speak Chinese, PPHUBK'YU.

10-06-2007, 02:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
dm01 Moderator: Design Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C.; Canada Posts: 1,431 OS: Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] SP3 \| Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope \| Windows 7 BETA My System	Re: Brother MFC 3100C problems You can't refill these ones yourself. There is a "full-or-empty" switch on the chip on the outside of each of the cartridges which needs to be reset. __________________ Validate your Markup Validate your CSS Notepad++ Please use [html], [php], and [code] when posting code or markup. I do not help by Private Message or e-mail. If for some reason I have over-looked a reply to a thread that I have previously replied to, then send me a message.

10-06-2007, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Real_Bullet TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lumberton, MS Posts: 517 OS: Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Re: Brother MFC 3100C problems No way of resetting this switch? __________________ I can speak Chinese, PPHUBK'YU.

10-06-2007, 05:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
dm01 Moderator: Design Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C.; Canada Posts: 1,431 OS: Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] SP3 \| Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope \| Windows 7 BETA My System	Re: Brother MFC 3100C problems Yes, if you just happen to have an electron microscope lying around, with a .003 nm copper wire. In other words, no, you can't do it yourself. __________________ Validate your Markup Validate your CSS Notepad++ Please use [html], [php], and [code] when posting code or markup. I do not help by Private Message or e-mail. If for some reason I have over-looked a reply to a thread that I have previously replied to, then send me a message.