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| Problems injecting ink |
| Sometimes, when you are refilling a foam filled cartridge
you may experience difficulty in injecting the ink. This is because
the needle may be pushed hard into the foam, and the foam blocks
the end of the needle. If you move the needle around a little or
pull it back slightly, the blockage can be cleared, and it is much
easier to inject the ink. Do not try to force the ink out of the
syringe as the pressure might cause the needle to detach from the
end of the syringe resulting in an uncontrolled release of ink. |
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| Contamination of colours |
(a) With some cartridges, the points at which you
inject the ink are very close to each other. Be careful when injecting
the ink that it doesn't come out of the hole at the end of refilling,
and contaminate an adjacent hole, if this happens try to soak up
as much of the ink as possible with some absorbent material.
In between filling with different colours, dry the top of the cartridge
with absorbent material. Be especially careful with small ink cartridges,
as the ink comes out of the top soon after starting to refill.
(b) If you overfill a cartridge that has a colour printhead, the
ink may drip from the printhead and contaminate the adjacent colour
printhead. If this happens your first prints from the refilled cartridge
may have odd colours, print some colour onto scrap paper to get
back to the correct colours.
(c) When using a drill to enlarge or create a fill hole, clean the
drill between each change of colour.
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| Avoid injecting air into the foam |
| When you draw ink into the syringe, there will always
be a small amount of air in the syringe above the ink. Avoid injecting
this into the foam of your cartridge, by drawing more ink into the
syringe than you need, and making sure that you don't empty the
syringe into your cartridge. When you have finished refilling your
cartridge, any surplus ink can be injected back into the bottle.
If you inject air into the foam it could cause temporary problems
with missing lines in the print. |
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| Avoid damaging the filter in the cartridge |
| Avoid sticking the needle too far into an Epson cartridge
as there is a filter at the bottom of the cartridge that could be
damaged by the needle. As a guide, avoid inserting the needle more
than 25mm into the cartridge. |
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| Avoid contaminating the electrical contacts
on your ink cartridge |
If your cartridge has electrical contacts for the
printhead, or an ink level memory device, it is important to avoid
contaminating the contacts with ink or sweat from your fingers.
Avoid touching these contacts.
If you get any ink on these contacts, wipe it off immediately with
absorbent paper, wipe the contacts anyway, before installing the
cartridge in the printer, or if you have problems with the printer
recognising the cartridge. |
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| My cartridge is still showing empty, even
after I refilled it |
Some Epson cartridges have a memory device which
stores the ink level. You will need to purchase an Ink Level Resetter,
to reset this ink level to full again, before you can use the cartridge.
Some HP cartridges may show as empty on the printer driver even
after you have refilled them, however you should still be able to
print normally after pressing a button to continue. |
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| Why is it best to rest the cartridge in the printer before use? |
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Allowing the cartridge to rest enables the ink to migrate through the cartridge and into the printhead.
It will also enable the ink to push clear any trapped pockets of air within the printhead.
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| Using the Cartridge Flush - as a printhead cleaner |
The cartridge flush is designed primarily to clean dried ink from the printhead.
Printer cartridges from manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Canon and Olivetti have the printhead on the cartridge.
This can be identified by an electrical circuit on one end of the cartridge.
The Cartridge Flush can be used to clean these printheads. Simply pour some Flush onto a lint free cloth and gently wipe away the dried ink from the printhead.
One of the best methods to clean a printhead that has been left to dry up for a while is to soak the printhead in a small amount of flush.
Simply pour a small amount of flush into a shallow receptacle and set the cartridge printhead in the liquid.
Leave the printhead to soak for 2-3 hours. The flush will eventually begin to break down the dried clogged ink allowing the printhead to be wiped clean and used again.
It is important to ensure that the printhead is handled extremely carefully.
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