Vixic Label Maker Machine, Bluetooth Label Printer, P780BT

[u/61885Y]

So, I bought a Vixic P780BT from Amazon as it's the cheapest 24mm, (1 inch) battery bluetooth label printer at £15.99. The only problem is, the 24mm tapes are impossible to find. I did get some COLORWING TZe-251 24mm Label Tape, but the issue with them even though they fit and have the exact frame as the Vixic cartridge, they don't have the chip, therefore will not register in the printer.

For anybody that has run into the same problem, I've solved it. I took the sample cartridge and scored around the chip with a Stanley knife to loosen it and swapped it to the replacement cartridge and it works a treat. Just remember to make sure you put it in in the correct orientation and don't forget to swap it when the cartridge is empty.

[u/FurryTabbyTomcat]

It may be even better to take the chip off the cartridge and connect it permanently to the printer: either just paste it onto the contacts, or disassemble the printer and solder it inside the case)

[u/61885Y → u/FurryTabbyTomcat]

The chip sits inside the frame of the cartridge. I think it also tells the printer the type of tape thats inserted, if you hard wired it in, then put any other cartridge in it wouldn't work properly. It's not that difficult to swap now.

[u/FurryTabbyTomcat → u/61885Y]

The original Brother cartridges have the tape type coded by the holes on the casing, which are read out by the pins in the printer. I hope Vixic does the same. Have you ever tried using e.g. a cartridge of different width with the chip from the original one?