[Jorge]

I tried the refills once.
The new ink leaked from the cartridges, printed uneven and left blobs of ink on the paper etc. etc.
A total mess when it came to trying to print photo quality graphics.
I finally just threw the refill kit in the trash.
Everyone else I've talked to had the same problems.
A real waste of money.

[chachacha]

Some hints.
Refill kits will not do the job. Needle must go to the very bottom where the screen is located.
Get the proper length kneedles for the color. 4" long.
after the chambers are filled Blow air through the cartridge till ink flows out the bottom. Use boiled alcohol and water also if needed to open/clean cartridge screen. Clean cartridge in printer. Let cartridge set for a few days. Repeat the process till the cartridge prints correctly. At times you may need to print in best quality mode after the refill. Even in that mode the cost savings is tremendous.


Black cartridge is simple. This cartridge does not have a sponge filler in the chqamber like like the color. It's a reservoir. Simply knock out the plug on the botton fill it to the top. While filling squeeze the cartridge till the ink overtflows out the hole. At that point put in the screw. The black runs under a negative/vacumn pressure.

[mafree]

I've had no luck with refill kits either. Some of the generic brands are ok, esp. for Lexmark. It's often cheaper to buy a new printer, esp. when they're on sale for $24 and come with both color and black cartridges.

Any way you slice it, I spend a good buck on ink cartridges for both home and office printers.