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Every owner of a Canon inkjet printer (regardless of its model) sooner or later encounters the B200 error, which occurs a little more often in devices that use printheads rather than cartridges. Below will be described ways to solve this error so that you can solve the breakdown yourself, without calling the wizard to your house. But please be careful and careful with the technique. When this error occurs, Canon recommends turning off the device and contacting the nearest service center in your city. As you can imagine, it is beneficial for them, but not for us. And so let's deal with this problem together.

We strongly ask you to read the article to the end. This error is not simple and requires testing. Therefore, take a piece of paper with a pen and write down our recommendations. You may forget to do some way, and then you already have to go to the service center. At the bottom of this article, a selection of videos has been made that will allow you to see clearly how to solve this problem.

Attention! If your printer is under warranty then do nothing, close this article, or just read it if you're interested. If you start disassembling the device, then your warranty will be void and you will have to pay for repairs out of your entire wallet. Therefore, it is better to take the device to the store where you bought the printer and let them decide what to do with your device. Are you already out of warranty? Then let's start reading this article.

When this error occurs, the following window appears before the user:

Also this error can be in English:

Of course, you must understand that the language does not affect the solution of the problem in any way. Now let's get down to solving this issue.

You can also see this error on printer displays:

When this error appears, the printer behaves unusually - the indicators on the device panel blink alternately yellow and green. Canon thus makes it clear to the user that there are problems on your device - error B200. Also, this error is called "VH monitor error" - a problem with the power of the print head, or it is possible that some kind of cartridge is not working for you. In other words, this is a kind of signal that there is a problem in the print head or in one of the cartridges. In addition, when this error appears, it may be a signal that the power supply is broken, but the latter problem does not occur often, and we can say for sure that if this is the snag, then you are lucky.

Canon devices may notice that you have installed a non-original cartridge and therefore you receive a B 200 error. If you recently bought a cartridge or if you knew it was Chinese, then it makes sense to try inserting an original cartridge and see how the device reacts.

It is also necessary not to exclude that even if the cartridge is guilty and you replaced it, then your head may fail, which overheated and burned out during the use of a non-original cartridge. After replacing the cartridge, you may be lucky and the error will disappear. It remains to be verified.

In the event that you have empty cartridges, you must definitely refill them!

Another very important point is cartridges. If your device has 2 cartridges, then remove them from the printer and insert them into the device one by one. If you get an error when connecting one of the cartridges, then one of them is faulty.

A quick way to solve a problem

1. After error B200 appears, turn off the MFP;
2. Open the lid, move the carriage as much as possible to the left;
3. Press the power button 5 times. (without waiting for full on / off);
4. Close the lid after the last push.

flushing

This method is not suitable for all Canon printers and MFPs. After reviewing this instruction, you will understand whether this method can be performed on your device. Now watch the video for ordinary users who do not have special devices:

Sorry, these videos are in English. But in any case, the video shows what needs to be done.

Initial diagnosis

First you need to diagnose your printer in order to know for sure what is wrong with it. A power supply problem is often identified by visual inspection. Capacitors on a failed PSU will be swollen. Just in case (if visually everything is fine with the unit), you can also measure its voltage at the control board connector.

At the time the printer is started (when you press the power button), the voltage indicator should be in the range of 0.5 s with 24-32 V data, which is quite normal for this device. Another way to test the PSU is to connect it to a Canon printer that is guaranteed to work. But here you should be careful. In no case do not connect a working unit to a printer with a broken B200, because if the print head or control board burned out in it, then the new PSU will suffer the same fate. In order not to break 2 devices at once, we ask you not to do this.

If, however, when checking the block, a breakdown was not revealed, then you need to remove the print head from the printer and look at the monitor. Does error B200 still occur? This means a malfunction in the control board and not very good news - you may also have burned out the controller with the print head. The saddest thing is that if you buy these devices, the amount will be equal to the cost of a new Canon printer or MFP, which means that going to the store for a printer is inevitable.

Another thing is if after you took out the print head, the error disappeared, and a new message on the monitor informs you that the printer does not have a head that needs to be installed for its further work. This means that the control board is most likely (not 100%, but still) working properly and the problem is exclusively in the print head.

If such an error appeared in the MFP, is it possible to “save” at least the scanner?

In Canon devices, with a B200 error, you can do the following - you need to close up all the contacts of the PG (see the figure below) with electrical tape (but just do not use transparent tape for this purpose), after which the controller will not receive signals about the breakage of the sensors and it will start counting the print head serviceable. This will save you from the B200 error and allow you to use the scanner (since the print head is not needed when scanning).

The trick here is that if at least one sensor fails, the Canon controller will perceive the entire system as faulty. When sealing the contacts with insulating tape, we get the opportunity to use at least a scanner. In the picture below, we showed how many contacts need to be sealed with electrical tape and also wrote how many contacts are in the shaded area. It must be glued as in the picture:

Individual cartridges can still print

When your contacts have been sealed, you can carefully remove pieces of electrical tape, releasing one of the contacts, and install the head into the device each time. If an error occurs, we return the tape to the newly peeled contact and continue the same manipulations with other contacts. So we will eventually come to a situation that only non-working contacts will be sealed with us, while serviceable cartridges will print.

After doing the manipulations described below, the device will stop showing error B200 after a couple of days, and maybe after 15 minutes. It should be noted that when using this option, the device can work from 2 weeks to 1 year.

Below are pictures that show which contacts you can try to glue.

1. If you seal these contacts with electrical tape, you can print with a black cartridge:

2. If the device works with this option, then you can only print with color cartridges:

3. In this case, you can print in black and color:

4. And the last option is black and colored:

Note: There is a video below showing how this is done.

Is it possible to avoid error B200?

There is an opinion that the breakdown of the controller, PG or PSU occurs due to power surges, therefore it is highly recommended to use an UPS (uninterruptible power supply) that has a voltage regulation function. In addition, the following can often lead to an error: refilling cartridges with ink of dubious quality, installing a PG that has not yet dried after washing, and printing with empty cartridges.

It is worth noting that it is difficult to keep track of the ink level in branded cartridges, because. they are made of opaque plastic (for this reason, you should not turn off the ink level control function). You can, of course, install a continuous ink supply system, but not all users agree to this procedure.

Summing up

If the solution options that are described here did not help you, then you should think about finding a service center that can help you. Even if they do not help, they will tell you what the reason is, and you will start from this figure - make a device or buy a new one.

Finally, let's say that if you have a B200 error, then this is very, very bad, since most often repairs will be extremely costly and will not always be effective. Before you go to the store, do not panic and try the above tips and tricks. It is quite possible that it is your problem that will be solved with “little blood”. Good luck to you!

If you have such an error, then please write a comment at the bottom of the article with the following information: printer model, how long have you been using the printer and after which the error appeared.

To replace the head, open the lid and turn on. nutrition.
Instead of writing B200 right away, the printer began to show signs of loading (buzzing, turning the pump, etc.) and after a while wrote "Close cover".
The lid was closed and the working screen appeared as usual.
I sent him a cleaning and a nozzle test - the result is perfect.

I worked for about a week and the next time I turned it on, I wrote B200 again. Focus with a cover is no longer a ride. Although with the lid open, it also loaded and asked to close the lid. After closing, the working screen appeared and after 2-3 seconds. B200. On the Russian Internet, there are no options for solving this problem (except for sticking contacts with electrical tape). I decided to look in English.

On the American Canon forum I found a very interesting topic:
http://community.usa...r-b200/td-p/217
There, people with various dances and tambourines eliminate the error B200. Many write that this or that method helped. This is what worked for me personally:
1. Turn off power and leave plugged in.
2. Open lid and slide ink tray to the far left.
3. Press power button 5 times.
4. Close the lid and let the machine reboot.

How I understood and did it:
1 - After B200 turned off the MFP



Before that, in tasks on my computer, I had head cleaning and printing a nozzle check page (remained after previous experiments). After closing the lid and loading the MFP, head cleaning started and a test page printed. After that, the printer started working and began to print.
Turned it on / off several times - the flight is normal.
Nozzle check scan:

And that is not all!
He took out the old head, which also once stopped working on the B200, did the same manipulation. And, oh miracle! She also earned. For two years, of course, it has dried up and does not print, but it is determined, it sees the ink tanks, it shows the ink level. I will try to loosen it.

Try, experiment, write to whom what actions from the American forum and on which models helped!

The result, of course, is not great, but the fact that there are no more errors is important, the head has started working and is printing. I'll try to grind some more. As a last resort, as a spare for a rainy day, it will do.

But the most important question is different.
For several years now, they have been writing everywhere that the B200 is scary, which means that the nozzles and head cranks have burned out. That the head is 100% for replacement, it’s better together with some kind of board. But in fact it turns out that after resetting this error, the head prints as before.

Scanning and copying other originals raises no objections.

SCORPIC, So I have all the equipment through a good UPS.
It turns out that the B200 is not a 100% hardware problem with the head. As I understand it, under some confluence of circumstances (voltage drop, overheating, temporary incomprehensible glitch, and xs what else), an error is programmatically recorded in the head. And from that moment on, other printers also begin to recognize it as non-working (I tried to rearrange it on my second MFP). Those. the printer no longer tests the head for operability, but simply reads the error code from it and says that it is inoperative.
Having done the manipulations that are described at the beginning of the topic, this error code is erased from the head. The printer, when turned on, performs all the necessary checks, does not detect any problems or damage, and allows this head to continue working.

Personally, this is how I see the situation.

| Message Sent 27 December 2016 - 07:14 SCORPIC

Sun Dog said:

Having done the manipulations that are described at the beginning of the topic, this error code is erased from the head. The printer, when turned on, performs all the necessary checks, does not detect any problems or damage, and allows this head to continue working.

Sun Dog said:

The second, which languished for two years, of course, with stripes.

| Message Sent 27 December 2016 - 18:30 sun dog

future world, You jump from one topic to another and collect them in one heap. If you carefully read my messages in both topics, you probably noticed that I have two similar MFPs - MP630 and MP640. In the topic where it was about buying a head from China, the conversation was about the MP640. He is with his wife's parents. Now it has a head from China, the link to which I gave you in the same topic. Prints flawlessly. I did not post scans of tests of a new head from China as unnecessary, neither here nor in that topic. Unfortunately, they threw out the old head, so experimenting with it in the same way will not work.

In this thread, we are only talking about the MP630, which has been working at my house since 2009. I made the last scans and photos only to show that the scanner on tests sees non-existent iridescent stains, which are not there if the same sheets are taken with a camera.
For this printer, I currently have two heads:

1 - worked for the last 2 years, the other day I showed B200, I "reset" it and now I work with it further (the very first scan in this thread, as well as a scan from the service mode (right) in my last message. In the photo it is the same left). Didn't do alignment.

2 - stood BEFORE that, showed B200 and lay around with dried ink for 2 years. I also reset the error, soaked it for several hours and tried to print. The result is in my second post. The same test in the last message - the left scan and in the photo on the right. And about which

SCORPIC said:

Considering that the head lay like a corpse for 2 years, the result is super!

SCORPIC said:

In general, it is necessary that someone else experiment and unsubscribe about the results.

| Message Sent 27 December 2016 - 19:25 future world

sun dog
Thanks for the clarifications. I would be very grateful if you could print and take a picture of a nozzle test from the 640 that has a new head from China (subject: MP640 disappears blue color on the new head). Did you wash it before installation to remove the preservative?
On this topic, I can say that it seems to me that the nozzle tests on both heads for the 630 are not ideal, but the first one is better. Which, as it were, suggests that even if the printer has been deceived now, then soon any head can fail, because it has some problems. Here only time will tell.
Still, it seems that after manipulations with the head it is always recommended to do alignment.

| Message Sent 09 January 2017 - 19:33 SCORPIC

sun dog, the B200 error was eliminated by your method on 5 client devices that overheated their heads. On the Canon PIXMA PRO-100 the problem is also fixed. So the topic needs to be fixed as Solved. Learn little ones! Topikstarter fat plus!
Down with the garbage dumps of the head with the b200, give kenon to the masses!

offtop

ps/ Yellow blacks from Canon I think they read this forum, so they can fix this bug soon.

| Message Sent 09 January 2017 - 21:17 SCORPIC

aaah said:

And they said that they break transistors on the board ...

| Message Sent 25 January 2017 - 09:52 Dimych82

B203 popped up on my MG5640. And at first I somehow dripped my head, stood for a day and the error disappeared. Worked for a while.
Then she got out again, cleaning the sink did not help. Well, I put it on the shelf for a month or two. Then I accidentally stumbled upon this topic with ixbt.

But this helped:
1 - After B200 turned off the MFP
2 - Opened the lid, moved the carriage as much as possible to the left
3 - 5 times pressed the button on. (without waiting for full on/off)
4 - After the last press, close the lid.

Only point 4 did not help. It worked like this: the carriage went to the right and immediately slightly to the left for cleaning, at that moment it closed and the error did not come out.

Printed 16 pages of A4 children's cards. Approximately 30-40% page coverage.
And the devil pulled me to fill in the ink, there, according to the sensors, it was already close to zero in places and some asked to be replaced.
In general, the photo black disappeared completely. If you drip into the head, it passes easily.
I took a starting cartridge, lay around for about 2 years, dripped ink on a sponge. It doesn't print either. An exclamation mark popped up on the sensor.
Disassembled the head. And he blew dist with a syringe. water into the channel on the black nozzles. It poured out of the nozzles crookedly somewhere mainly in the center. After 3 syringes of 10 ml, the shower became normal. Collected back. But still black does not want to print.

| Message Sent 03 February 2017 - 04:56 sun dog

future world whether the error returns or not depends on the reasons for its initial appearance and the actual state of the head. If she's half dead, then of course she'll come back. In my example, I can say this:
The head that has lain for two years dried up with ink (about which I wrote at the very beginning) - prints and so far does not give out more than the B200. But the other head, it seems, is depressurized and ink is getting into it somewhere. If you wash it and dry it for a day on the battery, then it prints perfectly. But a couple of days will stand in the printer and again B200. Moreover, resetting the error is enough for one inclusion. When I try to print something, it reappears. After digging and drying it works again. I sent 150 pages with pictures - it prints perfectly. But after 2-3 days B200 again. In general, while once again dripped it and dried it. I think it is quite possible to use it for printing large one-time volumes.

| Message Sent 24 March 2017 - 10:16 igwist

On my PIXMA MX924, this error popped up several times. The first time I ignored (postponed for later) the indication of the end of ink in the yellow cartridge. After that, as a result of turning it off and on, after a while the printer itself restored its working capacity, printed several pages and again went into error. However, the print quality was excellent. Up to this point I have only used the originals. I read a bunch of tips on resetting the B200 error, the advice helped with moving the carriage to the left all the way and pressing the ON button five times. After that, I reset the error a couple of times by pressing the ON button five times in the off state without retracting the head. Those. an error occurred, the printer was turned off with the ON button, rested in this state for 20 minutes, then the ON button was pressed 5 times with an interval of half a second, the printer turned on, buzzed longer than usual and switched to the operating mode. When the original ink ran out, I decided to refill the original cartridges with Canon's GI-490 ink, and took a black photo from OCP (Canon does not have them). The technology of refilling originals with the extraction of balls is well described on the site, I will not repeat it. The only other thing I did was cut off the original chips and pasted the Chinese ones with auto-reset. These chips turned out to be thicker, the cartridges sat tight in the carriage and with a slight skew. Perhaps because of this, the black pigment began to leak a little (traces of ink are clearly visible on the foam tape over which the head moves). And somehow, when printing, the printer went back to the B200 state. I took off the cartridges and the head - it was all filled with black ink. I wiped the head with a napkin dipped in OCP RSL service fluid, blew the contacts and cable with a pear and put it in place. I refilled the old original cartridges with native chips by injection into the adsorber without depressurization. Each cartridge took about 6-8 ml. I put the cartridges back in place, reset the ink level control, cleaned it, printed out a test - everything works. And there are no traces of ink on the foam rubber (I removed it first, washed it and put it back). The printer honestly worked for a week, but an inquisitive mind does not give rest to my hands :-) Yesterday I decided to put back the refilled original cartridges with re-glued chips to control the ink level. To do this, I removed the cartridges, the head (it was clean), removed the gaskets on the ink intakes, installed additional silicone gaskets (they were supposed to level out the slight distortion of the cartridges by changing the thickness of the chips and correspond to the chips in thickness), installed them over the original gaskets, put the cartridges in place , made a couple of cleanings, achieving the perfect test, auto-aligning the heads, printed a photo. The test and photo on photo paper turned out great. On a regular photo in standard quality, stripes are noticeable. I ran a nozzle test this morning and everything is fine. But on the foam again I noticed traces of black ink. I will observe the behavior of the printer, if the problem recurs, I will replace the pigment cartridge. The very fact of the B200 error occurring due to problems with the ink supply and the possibility of its reset and normal operation of the printer are important here.

Every owner of a Canon inkjet printer (regardless of its model) sooner or later encounters the B200 error, which occurs a little more often in devices that use printheads rather than cartridges. Below will be described ways to solve this error so that you can solve the breakdown yourself, without calling the wizard to your house. But please be careful and careful with the technique. When this error occurs, Canon recommends turning off the device and contacting the nearest service center in your city. As you can imagine, it is beneficial for them, but not for us. And so let's deal with this problem together.

We strongly ask you to read the article to the end. This error is not simple and requires testing. Therefore, take a piece of paper with a pen and write down our recommendations. You may forget to do some way, and then you already have to go to the service center. At the bottom of this article, a selection of videos has been made that will allow you to see clearly how to solve this problem.

Attention! If your printer is under warranty then do nothing, close this article, or just read it if you're interested. If you start disassembling the device, then your warranty will be void and you will have to pay for repairs out of your entire wallet. Therefore, it is better to take the device to the store where you bought the printer and let them decide what to do with your device. Are you already out of warranty? Then let's start reading this article.

The first possible solution to this situation is to simply remove the ink cartridges for a while. You need to take them out for about an hour, and you should also turn off the printer. Then you need to move the printer carriage to the center and turn it off.

When you unplug the printer and remove the cartridges, the printer will cool down a bit, and it's even better if you unplug the printer so it doesn't continue to run electric current.

When this happens, there is a possibility of damage to the cartridges and burnout of the printer's circuits. Read the Inkjet Cartridge Electronics Maintenance Guidelines. If you have any problems on this topic, please contact us via a comment on this article.

If you follow this procedure and put the cartridges back and the problem persists, carefully inspect the cartridge connectors and you will see that they are burned out. . see picture of cartridge connectors.

The second possible solution has to do with the printhead and the carriage that moves the ink cartridges. We know that the printer carriage can sometimes be a problem for it. The problem is that the PGs fill up with ink, so it's a good idea to clean the printer connectors. If you need help, just leave a comment on this article and we will be happy to answer you.

It can be very frustrating when you need to type something important, and instead you see an error code pop up. One of the scariest Canon printer error is B200, which may indicate a potentially catastrophic device error.

However, don't jump to extremes right away, printers are expensive and there are several ways to try and fix the problem before you go shopping for a new printer.

What is the cause of the Canon B200 error?

At its most basic level, a B200 error indicates a faulty printhead. Printhead is the part that actually distributes the ink from the cartridges to the paper, which means it is one of the most important parts in the entire printer.

Printheads are notoriously problematic, especially on cheaper printers, so a B200 error means there is some problem with the printhead that the printer reads as a catastrophic error.

How can I fix the Canon B200 error?

There are several ways to fix a failed printhead. Try these fixes before proceeding to replace the entire device.

1. Reset Printer. Turn off the printer and leave it unplugged for at least 30 minutes. Sometimes a good reset can help, as it allows the printer to cool down and put everything back in the correct position when turned on.

2. Remove all obstacles. There is a possibility that something is disrupting the connection to your printhead. Open your printer door and the print head should move so you can access it. Gently unplug it and take it out of the printer.

The note: There is usually a lever on the printer head that you press to remove it.

3. Clean the print head using your PC maintenance options.

4. Manual head cleaning. Use pure alcohol or an oil-free cleaner to clean the gold contacts on the print head. Use a microfiber cloth to wipe the cleaner on the contacts, then let it dry a little to dry completely before reconnecting.

Caution: The printheads are very fragile - handle them with care!

5. Remove old ink. Cured ink may have gotten inside the print head. Rinse them with distilled water until the water comes out clean. Wipe dry with a paper towel, then insert the head into the printer.

6. Reinstall printer drivers. Find your device on Canon's official support page and follow the instructions to update your drivers.

7. Try a new ink cartridge. Defective cartridges rarely cause this error, but it can happen. Refer to the user manual for this process for your specific device.

8. If none of the above methods work to fix error B200, it's probably time to go shopping for a new printer.

The note A: Although it is possible to find the right part and install it, the cost of a new print head will be about the same as buying a brand new printer.

In the event of a breakdown of one or another equipment, many wondered which service center to choose. Now the list of companies that are engaged in repair is quite large and does not cease to grow. Therefore, the choice is quite large.

In this article I will try to give some tips on what you need (or do not need) to pay attention to when handing over equipment for repair. After all, the amount of money, time and nerves spent by you directly depends on the right choice.

1. Do not pay attention to the respectability of the premises for receiving equipment, the number of personnel and other trifles. You have to pay rent for the extra square meters, and the reception girls have to pay a salary. So the prices for services need to be somewhat overestimated. Of course, there are exceptions, but they are few. I do not urge to give your favorite laptop or printer to the basement to an incomprehensible person who is both a master, an inspector and a director of a company. But a small firm, in which one, but an intelligent person works at the acceptance, does not need to be swept aside immediately.

2. Specify whether you pay for diagnostics if the master could not repair the device or if you refused to repair it. The requirement to pay for diagnostics in case of failure is quite normal, the master spent his time working with your equipment. For example, I do not charge for diagnostics only if I cannot repair the device or the repair costs more than half the price of a new one.

3. Specify whether you pay for the spare parts ordered by the master in case the item could not be repaired. If yes - run from this service. You should not pay for the errors of the master, just because he did not correctly identify the breakdown and ordered the wrong spare part.

4. It will not be superfluous to inquire about the maximum repair time. Also stipulate that you would be contacted and announced the full cost before the start of the repair. Otherwise, you risk getting a bill, for example, 80% of the price of a new device. And, since the repair is over, it will be very difficult to prove anything.

5. Carefully read the receipt for acceptance for repair. If you have stipulated some conditions, but others are indicated in the receipt, your verbal agreements have no force. Also pay attention to the description of the defect, the appearance and configuration of the device. If something is indicated incorrectly, this will enable the service center to return the device not in the configuration in which you handed it over, with mechanical damage or with another defect. For example, you gave a laptop with a defect "No sound", and the receipt says "Not working". The service center can give you your laptop, which no longer turns on.

6. It will not be superfluous to ask for a list of spare parts and their cost before the repair begins and compare with prices on the net. In this case, a markup of up to 40 percent is allowed. Many parts come out of warranty or may be damaged during installation. You also need to consider shipping costs. Therefore, some margin for the cost of the SC must be left. But if prices differ by 2-3 times - it's worth considering.

You can also look at reviews on the Internet about a particular service or find out what service centers are in your area. For example, drive into the search "Repair of printers in Minsk." Just do not forget, the negative will be necessary. It is necessary to evaluate not the presence of negativity, but its quantity.

In any case - make the right choice and good luck to you!

Greetings, dear visitors. Quite often I am asked how to extend the life of a Canon cartridge or print head.

I’ll make a reservation right away, first of all, we are talking about inkjet cartridges for Canon printers. Such as CL-511, PG-510, CL-446, PG-445, CL-441, PG-440 and others. That is, we are talking about conventional inkjet printers and MFPs that have two cartridges. For example MP280, MP230, MG2440, E404, MG3540 and others. But this also applies to Canon printers using a print head and ink tanks.

Let's see how these printers print. I immediately warn you, I will state the principle of printing in a very simplified way.

The cartridge has an absorber - a sponge in which the ink is located. From this sponge, they are fed into nozzles (nozzles). Nozzles are tubes of very small diameter. Each tube contains one or more thermocouples. During printing, the thermal elements heat up, the ink boils (an air bubble is obtained) and “shoots” onto the paper. Again, I have described very simplistically.

What happens if there is no ink in the nozzles? Thermocouples will still get hot. And the ink in the nozzles is still used as a coolant. Overheating will occur - the tubes (nozzles) are deformed and / or part of the thermoelements will fail.

After that, the cartridge will print poorly in some colors, or will not print at all.

I think the answer to the question "How to extend the life of the cartridge?" obvious - it is necessary to ensure that there is always ink in it.

But what about those who refill cartridges? After all, after the first refueling, it no longer shows the ink level. There is a simple rule. If you need to print something, but you are not sure that you have enough ink - . It will not be worse. And, perhaps, this will save him.

If you expect that thanks to this advice, your cartridge will work forever - then you are mistaken. It will definitely burn. Why? Yes, because, according to the manufacturer, it is disposable (the statement does not apply to printheads using ink tanks). The main task of the manufacturer is to make sure that he is guaranteed to print the ink filled from the factory, and then, as quickly as possible, fails. Yes, the manufacturer wants to do business on consumables, he also wants to eat :)

But hopefully this article will help your cartridge last longer :)