reliability of HP deskjet "ink level indicator"

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Anyone know anything about the reliability of this indicator on an HP 952
running windows 2000?

I have got a black cartridge showing half full and it has stopped printing
completely. I am a bit worried about whether it is actually half full or if
I can in fact re-fill it or will it have dried out completely and
irretrievably if left empty for more than a few days as suggested elsewhere
on these boards

WHen I took it out, the head LOOKS wet. Does this mean anything? (plus I
put some Pelikan ink-dissolver on the head and left it upside down for a
while) but am wondering if I should try to re-fill it or am I wasting my
time and ink if it has actually been dry for weeks and weeks?

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If it has been used in another printer THEN the accuracy will be invalid
when placed in another printer
The indicator is A Drop Counter ...
 
Smith said:
If it has been used in another printer THEN the accuracy will be
invalid when placed in another printer
The indicator is A Drop Counter ...
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So it doesn't actually count the amount of ink in a printer: It just
maintains a count of how much use a cartridge is supposed to have had? (my
cartridge has never been in any other printer, showed half full and had
stopped printing: Leaving ink-dissolver on the head with the cartridge
upside down, - which isnt something HP seems to know about, - seems to have
done something: Possibly only temporarily)

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The usual quick fix for HP heads in the (very) rare clogging instance is to
put the head in 0.5" hot (70°) water for 5 minutes then dab the head on
several layers of dry tissue to wick the ink out before returning it to the
printer.
 
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