Ink2image Refillable Cartridge Kit for the Epson Pro 3800

Users of the Epson Pro 3800 can now enjoy the performance and cost savings benefits of running the award winning Lyson Cave Paint pigment inks by using the new refillable cartridge system from Ink2image. Savings from using the Cave Paint inks run in excess of 70% compared to normal cartridges. The refillable cartridge kit consists of a set of specially developed refill cartridges with bridge chips, nine 8 oz bottles of Cave Paint Photochrome V3 inks, a chip resetter, and all necessary filling accessories. Refilling is quick and easy, and is simply a matter of injecting ink through the cartridge fill hole using the included syringes. The refillable cartridges require the use of the ink monitor chips from an original set of used Epson cartridges in order for the ink monitoring firmware on the 3800 to work correctly. Removal of the chips from the original cartridges is also simple (full instructions included), and these are held in place on the Ink2image cartridges by a novel, clip in bridge chip design for reliable operation. The bridge chips enable the refillable cartridges to monitor ink levels just like normal cartridges, and to stop the printer when they run empty. After a cartridge has been refilled, a simple hand held resetter is placed on to the bridge chip to reset the chip to full again, an operation that takes a few seconds. The Ink2image cartridges can be refilled many times but will eventually show signs of wear at the ink exit port seal. Replacement cartridges are available at the low cost of $ 20.00 each when this occurs. The Lyson Cave Paint Photochrome V3 pigment inks supplied with the kit are color matched to the original Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks so existing color settings and profiles can be used. The V3 inks also feature the same archival life, low bronzing, and clog free performance as the original inks. The cost savings from using the Ink2image refillable cartridge kit are quite significant. The kit ships with an 8 oz bottle of each ink color and costs $ 675.00. An 8 oz bottle contains the same amount of ink as 3 original cartridges, so the kit has the equivalent amount of ink as contained in 27 cartridges. With Epson cartridges for the Pro 3800 costing $ 59.95 each, this means that the Ink2image refillable cartridge kit includes the same amount of ink as $ 1,618.65 worth of original cartridges, an immediate saving of $ 943.65. Ongoing savings are even higher with an 8 oz refill bottle of Cave Paint V3 ink costing $ 49.50 compared to $ 179.95 for original cartridges, a saving in excess of 70%. The Ink2image refillable cartridge system is also a truly green option for inkjet printing and has dramatically less impact on the environment when compared to normal throw away cartridges. Not only does the system use over 60% less plastic during manufacture when compared to normal cartridges (it takes around three quarts of oil to make one cartridge), but also the use of the system significantly reduces the number of cartridges to be disposed of. It is currently estimated that approx. 400 million inkjet cartridges per year end up in land fill sites in the USA alone. A 3800 refillable cartridge system user who refilled their cartridges ten times would reduce the amount of plastic to be thrown away by 85% when compared to disposable cartridges. The combination of the ink2image refillable cartridges and Lyson Cave Paint Photochrome V3 inks turns the Epson Pro 3800 into an easy to use, reliable, environmentally friendly, and cost effective printing workhorse.