How to achieve the best refilling results using ink jet cartridge refills

By: Marek Petynka

Recently I come across enquiry regarding the inkjet cartridge not working after refilling.

The person enquiring had a problem because couldn’t utilise his ink cartridges. Didn’t have much luck with refilling his Epson ink cartridge so he decided to purchase another printer and this time choose the Lexmark printer.

Due to very sporadic use of his printer the Lexmark ink jet cartridge dried out before he had a chance to use all the ink in his cartridge. After refilling his ink cartridges the colour Lexmark ink jet cartridge worked well but the black was dead.

This is the common problem with inkjet catridges that have built in print head such as some of the Canon printer ink cartridge eg. PG-40 / 50, CL-41 / 51, most of the HP cartridges, Lexmark and Dell. All these recent inkjet catridges are using pigment based black ink and dye based colour ink with tendency towards pigment based colour inks as well. Pigment based ink is water soluble as long as is wet, similar to the water based paint. As long as the paint is wet the brushes can be washed with water.

Pigment based inks are better compare to dye based inks when it comes to print quality. Printouts are smudge proof and colourfast. These are good qualities as long as one doesn’t intend to refill these cartridges and has a chance to use all the ink before they dry out.

What should we do if we want to refill them?

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