Refilling Ink Cartridges Made Easy
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Purchasing an ink-refilling kit is the best way if you want to refill your ink cartridge. Almost all online stores selling ink cartridges also sell ink-refilling kits. These kits also come with the necessary tools and instructions that you would need to help you on how to fill empty ink cartridges. If you want to avoid the hassle of going to the store to have your ink cartridge refilled and would rather do refilling ink cartridges yourself, here are some simple guidelines to follow to refill your ink cartridge:
1. Using the syringe included in the ink-refilling kit, draw the ink out. Make sure you do this on a sink or in the bathroom to avoid any spillage. Keep in mind that the amount of ink depends on the brand of the ink cartridge. For example, Epson printers can have as much as 17ml of black ink and 8ml of coloured ink. To be sure, always check the instructions on the amount of ink that can be transferred to the ink cartridge.
2. To transfer the ink, bore a small hole on the cartridge top. For each chamber, use a ball point pen to make little holes for each chamber. To inject the ink, make sure to insert the needle in the hole nearest to the label on the cartridge’s surface. Avoid bubbles when injecting the ink by injecting the ink slowly. Bubbles and foam inside the cartridge will cause the ink cartridge to malfunction and failure to print. In the event of failure to print due to the presence of bubbles or foam, hold the cartridge upside down over a trash bin and swing upwards swiftly. This will make the cartridge release the bubbles inside. However, if this still doesn’t work, so the head of the cartridge in water or de-clog the ink heads to clean. This way, the ink cartridge can eject the ink easily.
3. You don’t need to worry about sealing the holes bored at the refill because of the presence of breather holes at the top of the cartridge.
4. If ever there is still ink left in the syringe, it can still be stored for later use. Just put back in the ink bottle. Make sure the syringe is thoroughly cleaned after use. It is better to have separate syringes for black and other colours.
5. To check if the ink cartridge is refilled correctly, have the printer run three times as soon as the cartridge is back into the printer. Be on the lookout for gaps during printing. If there are gaps, just continue running the printer until the gaps eventually disappear.
Remember to hold the ink cartridge upside down first before inserting it back into the printer to make sure that there are no leaks. Also, keep in mind the following guidelines before filling up an ink cartridge again:
Do not wait for the cartridge to go empty before you refill it again to prevent the cartridge from getting dry. If you follow these guidelines, you will find that refilling ink cartridges is easy. However, if you still feel that you cannot do it by yourself, there are lots of servicemen in ink-refilling stores that can help you out with this.
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