[PJ-Comix]

Has anybody else here ever tried the ink injection kits? I tried it ONCE and it was a DISASTER! Am I just a klutz or is it almost impossible to successively inject ink into the cartridges?

[Dan(9698)]

>>>...Has anybody else here ever tried the ink injection kits?

I have refilled Hp, Cannon, and Lexmark successfully for about 3 years. All together more than a dozen times.

Most of the time it worked very well. A couple of times I could not do it and had to replace a cartrige.

You need to get kits that have a jig in them that allows you to use a syringe to suck bubbles out.

If you refill before they are completely empty they do not get bubbles. Bubbles "plug" them up.

When you put the cartrige back in the printer tell the printer it is new and it resets the indicators.

It really decreased my costs.

[Nataku X]

The problem is that the companies provide terrible instructions.

I eventually had to chuck out my instructions, get a saw, a hammer, a nail. Luckily the syringe they provided had a good needle.

Basically, what I did was saw the top of the cart open, take a hammer and nail to the top, and injected the ink, then taped the top back on tightly. Then, I let the cartridge set for 3 days. VERY VERY important. Gravity will take care of much of the bubbles and the blobs.

And, as another poster said, do NOT wait to refill it when it's completely empty. After the initial set up you can just take the tape off, refill it, put it back in. Only 5 minutes to refill it once you've got the hang of it... 'course, you do have to let the ink settle for a while, so it's best to keep 2 pairs of cartridges on hhand (or wait for weekend) if you have to print stuff out every day.

It works perfectly for me.