Replacing HP564 Printer Carts with non-OEM Carts

I don't print much.  But recently my printer started telling me that the ink was running low.  I ignored it as long as I could but eventually it just ran out.  I've been buying refilled printer carts on eBay for years; it's much more economical than buying branded cartridges.  When I went online to buy replacements on eBay I noticed that some were listed as "with chip" and some were "chipless."  The "chipless" ones were cheaper.  So I had to figure what the difference was.  It turns out, many modern printer carts have little computer ships in them to communicate with the printer about ink levels and such.  So I took out one of the old carts to investigate.  Sure enough, it had a chip on it.  But it looked easy enough to get off.  So I decided to buy the cheaper chipless cart set and swap the old chip onto the new carts.

This Instructable will show you how to use cheaper non-OEM printer carts to replace original manufacturer's carts that have chips.  Specifically, I have HP 564 carts.

Step 1 Materials and Supplies

You will only need two tools for this: a razor knife and two-sided tape.

Comments

[wirecutter]

Good Show, you must have a steady hand if you are using a razor blade.
You can buy a chip re-setter of "E"bay for about $4 and it will work on refills as well then the printer won't Nag you all the time.

[The Papier Boy]

good to know about the chip re-setters. I'll check into that.