Refilling Inks

["Lewis Achen" <lachen1@san.rr.com>]

A comment for Mitchell Hull and members of this group:

After having been so confident about refilling my cartridges, I had a
problem this morning. I could not get one to print a good nozzle check after
about five clean cycles. So I pulled it out and refreshed the missing colors
using Sergio's method, inserting the ink from the bottom exit hole until it
appeared at the top vent hole. I reinstalled the cartridge without the tape
over the exit holes, and after two cleaning cycles I was back in business.
If you try this method, be sure to remove the needle from the syringe before
placing it against the exit hole.

I suppose that filling from the bottom forces trapped air up and out through
the vent hole, but that's just my guess. I'm not an engineer.

Lew Achen
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