We at this residence have been refilling (ourselves) multiple brands of printer ink jet cartridges for about 12 years and our convenience has risen immeasurably and our costs are minimal. However notwithstanding the environmental issues with throwing away printers when the cartridges run dry it is a fallacy to believe that with a small amount of effort and an equally small amount of expenses to start up an alternative does not exist. I totally do agree that manufacturers replacement cartridges are outlandishly expensive and should be avoided. They all render it possible to either refill the original or replacement cartridges and/or allow a very inexpensive cartridge replacement option that is NOT subject to their limitations. So anybody got any ideas besides scrapping the thing.Ĭomp-Com: Again as i have done so many times on this forum i suggest that there are a variety of methods (depending on the particular manufacturers technology) of overcoming their limitations at "refilling cartridges". So the main reason Im going through all this is because my daughter invested almost $100 in cartridges and shes pretty upset with HP. After all this Im assuming I have a short or broken connection fairly close to the main power plug since hardly any power is getting into the printer except for the one blue light. Removed all the cartridges and tried them one at a time. Ive tried pressing various combinations of buttons as described on FixYa web site-Nope. There are several plugs on the main board that I guess provide various functions to the printer so I tried disconnecting each one, one at a time with the machine plugged in to see if I could identify which one might be causing the problem. I removed the complete panel with all the buttons and then even opened up the panel to check and see if one of the buttons was jammed in the down (contact) positions. I have completely disassembled the printer and removed the battery to try and get it to reset but that didnt work. If the thing isnt drawing any power how can I expect it to get warm. I told them no it was not, so they said try a new one. I consulted with a HP tech on line and they said I needed a new power supply because they asked me if the P S was getting warm. It wont turn on BUT when it is initialy plugged in you get one blue light on the "PHOTO TRAY" button. Well my kid has this printer that all the sudden just stopped working.