You could also use a hair dryer on low to speed the drying. Not Helpful 11 Helpful If you are running low on ink, you can refill an ink cartridge in the middle of a printing job. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Yes, if you swap that with the black one.
The printer software recognizes the place where the color cartridge was and will always assume it's color. Not Helpful 8 Helpful 9. Is it possible my inkjet cartridge was messed up before I used it in my printer? With any manufactured product, duds sometimes make it through production and end up on store shelves. Someone is bound to buy one every once in a while.
Not Helpful 10 Helpful 8. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. If the color you refilled won't print, it may be because there's too much suction under the seal. Remove the tape or seal over the fill hole to let out excess air, replace it, and then try again. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0.
Another reason colors may not appear on the page is ink clogs. Avoid letting your ink cartridges run dry. Check and refill them periodically for best results. After refilling a print cartridge 5 or 6 times, the print head will wear out and need to be replaced.
Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. Try not to touch the metal parts on the cartridge. Oil from your fingers can disrupt contact with the printer. You can use a cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol to gently clean these contacts. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1. Related wikiHows How to. How to. About This Article. Written by:. Nicole Levine, MFA. Co-authors: Updated: March 19, Categories: Ink Cartridges.
Article Summary X 1. Italiano: Riempire e Riutilizzare una Cartuccia per Stampante. Nederlands: Een inkjetcartridge navullen. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 1,, times. Just recently, I threw away one Black PH cartridge after only two re-fillings, since it did not work after the third re-filling.
I could have taken precautions, as narrated in the article, to avoid damage. An HP cartridge costs about Rs or more nowadays. More reader stories Hide reader stories. Is this article up to date? HP XL. Epson Brother TN Kyocera TK HP 85A. HP 05A. Franchise Opportunities. Are you wondering if refilling cartridges is right for you? The first thing that probably comes to your mind is the lower cost of refilling as compared to buying new cartridges! This article will reveal many possible reasons why refilling cartridges can be the best option for you, as well as highlighting the adverse consequences of getting your inks refilled.
Better for the environment — Since cartridges are made of plastic, every time you decide to get a new cartridge, you need to throw away the old one. This adds up to the landfill waste. Therefore, if you decide to refill your cartridges at least 3 to 4 times before purchasing a new one, you are keeping it out of the landfill for a longer duration.
So I filled it to about 13ml. Probably this is to prevent leakage. Once, the cartridge is filled, it should be allowed to set for a few hours. This lets the ink to settle at the bottom of the sponge. Sorry for the poor image quality in this instructable. I ruined it by putting the camera too close to the objects.
Acknowledgement: I was "taught" to fill ink by my neighbor Sridhar. Thanks very much! Question 5 weeks ago on Introduction. I got some oil-based printing press ink the other day. Would this ink work??? BTW, where do you buy syringes? Reply 5 months ago. I have some left over from my cat I had to give him insulin everyday , he has since passed but I used to get them from a pharmacy.
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction. Question 5 months ago. I have a cannon printer and the cartridge looks different from what is shown where can I find the hole for my cartridge?????
Question 5 months ago on Introduction. Refilled ink cartridges tested produced more than 18 times more wasted pages — on average — than Original HP ink cartridges.
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