>   I've managed to solder wires onto one of the cartridge chips, and even
> managed to reset it (PIC18F252 + MPLAB-C18 + existing open-source code = win).
> The problem is that this approach isn't exactly practical. Four cartridges,
> seven solder points on each (well, actually five -- two of the pins are
> unused) makes for quite a lot of soldering and desoldering work.

A defective epson printer? or a used one on ebay?

Ling SM
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