7 Nov
2001
7 Nov
'01
4:10 p.m.
To take this a bit further off-topic, has anyone
rejuvenated inkjet
cartridges ?
I have an HP Inkjet 500 that I bought a Ko.Rec.Type refill kit for. I
refilled the
cartridge some time ago and it has worked fine untill recently when after a
period of inactivity it stopped printing even tho the cartridge is still
1/2 full. I
can only imagine that a solid has plugged the output. Would it be possible to
empty the cartidge and flush it out with some sort of solvent ?
Rinse with warm water, then set the cartridge on a wet paper towel with the
ink jet down. Wait 1/2 hour or more, rinse, dry and put back in printer and
run the cleaning cycle.
Not printing at all makes me think bad connection, but??? what do I know.
I am told commercially they clean the carts in ultrasonic cleaners. One of
my refill kits has a bottle of cleaner they say to use every so many
refills. (squirt a bit in the almost empty cart, run cleaning cycle until
MT).
If you really don't feel like refilling, look around MANY nice offers exist
for refilling your carts. Staples clearanced some prepaid refill mailers,
and I bought a couple of those, and some online place has an offer to send
out one refilled cart for each two you send in as a "introductory" special.
Advice I learned the hard way, NEVER pick up unknown toner or ink jet
cartridges that have been setting in the sun.