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Hmm... I completely covered the top of the cart with tape- so you are
correct. I guess I screwed up. This cartridge simply will not dispense
magenta. I'm trying now leaving the tips of the air channels opened- lets
see if that works.
Another great tip is reseting BEFORE refilling- I will definitely try
that... great idea.
Now all I need to do is find a cheap source for ink- as I understand it, HP
uses pigmented ink's... so anyone recommend a source?
"Steve B" <sbrads@nildramDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
news:4148c780$0$10791$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net...
> I'm not sure if you're saying that you've taped over the top of the
cartridge
> completely. If so, air won't be able to enter the top holes to let ink
out
> through the jets at the right rate and the cartridge will stop flowing.
The
> tape has to be the same dimensions as the original so the little grooves
work
> correctly. Ignore me if I've got the wrong end of the stick.
>
> Your blockage might actually be the opposite of not enough ink, there may
in
> fact be too much ink hanging under the head. Think about it, if there's a
> bigger than normal 'drip' hanging there then the tiny jets won't be able
to fire
> through it, they'll just make the drip bigger with no ink reaching the
paper.
> I've had colours completely stop due to this I'm sure, as there always
seems to
> be plenty of ink flow when dabbed with tissue. As I say, the best answer
is to
> let the pressure equalise by letting it 'rest', then give it one last dab
with
> dry tissue and return it to the printer.
>
> I have used the hot water trick myself for total non-flow problems and it
> worked, this was before I found that resting the cartridge after a refill
worked
> better. I had these problems at the 3-5 refills stage because I was
printing
> and cleaning too much immediately after filling, but never any problems
now.
>
> I'm still using the original cartridges that came with my 5550 17 months
ago,
> I've lost count of the times I've refilled now, it must be 12+ with no
visible
> deterioration.
>
> Another tip, reset the ink status monitor before refilling, not after, as
it
> uses a fair bit of ink during all the printer whirring it goes through, so
it
> defeats the idea of letting the cartridge rest if you reset it immediately
after
> refilling.
>
>
> "Te" <te@-NOSPAM-pobox.com> wrote in message
> news:bPR1d.194970$mD.54342@attbi_s02...
> > I've got 2 tri color carts right now, I've refilled each of them twice
> > successfully. Now, one of them is giving me a headache. It seems to
start
> > printing and then one of the colors suddenly stops and bands badly.
> >
> > I searched a little for this problem- found a possible solution, which
was
> > to leave the cartridge in standing hot water until the water cooled.
tried
> > that- put a tiny bit of hot water in the top of a dvd spindle, just
enough
> > to submerge the jets of the cartridge- left it in there for 30 mins to
an
> > hour. removed and re-tried. same results... I also tried this concept
of
> > putting the cartridge in a plastic bag and spinning it get gravity
> > (g-forces) to move the ink down to the jets... still didn't work.
> >
> > I refilled the cartridge AGAIN (since I had done at least 10-12 8x10
photo
> > prints), I added enough ink to the cartridge until I saw the spillage
again
> > from the top- each color took about 2 ml (give or take). This time I
> > removed the label completely.. it tore in the process of removing- so I
> > discarded it. I re-taped the top of the cartridge with scotch desktop
tape,
> > and again tried to use the cartridge. again, one of my colors is not
> > processing correctly. I'm getting this strange banding effect- but none
of
> > the jets are clogged as far as I can tell...
> >
> > So based on your message: I refilled the cart, I know its full. The top
is
> > taped up nice and tight (no label), and I'll leave it rest overnight in
the
> > printer. I know I've got ink flow- but something somewhere is screwy.
I
> > read somewhere they claim each cartridge can only be refilled two or
three
> > times maximum before the cartridge is damaged and will need to be
replaced-
> > is that true?
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > "Steve B" <sbrads@nildramDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
> > news:4147df07$0$9107$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net...
> >> Take the label off, then use sellotape to cover the holes not being
used
> > during
> >> each of the 3 fills. This will stop cross-contamination when it spills
> > out of
> >> the hole and into a neighbour hole, but as soon as the ink overflows
> > withdraw
> >> about 0.25ml with the syringe, then clean up the top of the cartridge.
> > When
> >> finished you can reuse the original label but make sure it's on
straight
> > and
> >> true, the narrow grooves have to be exposed all round. Some people say
> > you can
> >> leave the label off but I prefer to put it back on to stop ink drying
at
> > the top
> >> of the sponge.
> >>
> >> Other things......Fill as slowly as possible. Frequently dab the head
on
> > tissue
> >> to wick ink out to stop ink drying. After perhaps 10 minutes when the
ink
> >> build-up on the head has slowed down, return the cartridge to the
printer.
> > Only
> >> do one quick print to check that most jets are working, then wait
several
> > hours
> >> before doing any serious amount of printing, I find #57 and #58
cartridges
> > like
> >> this 'rest' period to stabilise. If you do a load of head cleaning
just
> > after a
> >> refill I find it can make things worse, just let it rest before doing
any
> >> cleaning routines, they probably won't be needed if you do it this way
in
> > any
> >> case.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Te" <te@-NOSPAM-pobox.com> wrote in message
> >> news:hRP1d.437541$%_6.392847@attbi_s01...
> >> > What is the best method for refilling HP57 tri color carts? I'm new
to
> >> > refilling honestly, and have had success, but I seems to get ink to
come
> > out
> >> > the top, and the bottom- and it will take a few pages before the
colors
> >> > balance out. They're bleeding together somewhere?
> >> >
> >> > I read NOT to remove the label from the top of the cartridge- so I
> > didn't..
> >> > I've been adding ink, usually 3-4 ml of each color, then resealing
the
> > hole
> >> > with desktop tape (simple scotch tape). I still see ink ooze under
the
> >> > clear tape though- this freaks me out.
> >> >
> >> > Is there any better way or is this the norm? (add ink, see spillage
> > from
> >> > jets and top holes, then a few test pages necessary to balance out
ink
> >> > levels)
> >> >
> >> > THANKS IN ADVANCE!
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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