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UK readers , Maplin do the ink refills either as a kit with a suringe or just the ink ,
have used sucsesfully on epsons
they also "do" a bottle of cleaning fluid (flushing fluid)
had a 694 ,,,,,or a 690 cant remember now ,,,,,tried filling it and it just leaked ou all over the place.
<a href="http://www.maplin.co.uk" target="_blank">www.maplin.co.uk</a>
[quote]Originally posted by freddy:
<strong>UK readers , Maplin do the ink refills either as a kit with a suringe or just the ink ,
have used sucsesfully on epsons
they also "do" a bottle of cleaning fluid (flushing fluid)
had a 694 ,,,,,or a 690 cant remember now ,,,,,tried filling it and it just leaked ou all over the place.
<a href="http://www.maplin.co.uk" target="_blank">www.maplin.co.uk</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
What kind of refill did you use on the 694?
I had the same problem of the ink leaking out, but thought it was caused by the use of Cannon ink on an HP.
cant remember over 12 months ago ,,,dont the 6** series have a little ball bearing in them? somebody (in the uk ) make a "presure"divice to fill them , 6** are the square ones? if u put a hot needle thru the top/top side then quirt in about 10ml to wet the foam you should get away with it.
DONT let the foam dry out ,,,
the 8** series the thin tall ones , i now somebody who tried them but couldnt do um
freddy
I have to put in my vote against using refill kits. Our company tried them on the old Deskjet 500 Series...gawd, what a mess. And from what I've seen, the technology hasn't changed a whole lot in the last several years concerning the syringes, ink, etc. It still leaves a mess. If you're just printing out garbage that you don't really care if it smears, misses parts of characters, etc, then go ahead and use it. But if you're printing something out for a customer or potential customer to see, then for crying out load, use an OEM cartridge or an appropriate substitute. Or, you'll be having to check every little item on every page to make sure it printed out correctly...you won't have any real confidence in it. Same with using remanufactured/recycled toner cartridges...don't use them if you need high quality.
Just one man's opinion...
I had tried to refill my old HP cartridges once upon a time. I got myself a special refilling kit but the result was not what I expected. In fact, it didn't work at all!
My opinion? It's not worth it!!
I agree entirely. Refilling can be a pain. But, we've found out something at my store that might help some of you out. It seems that if you refill the cartridge before its entirely out of ink- enfact before its even close- then you probably won't have a probalem. at least, we usually don't. although we usually don't refill our cartridges here at work, sometimes we do. also if your cartridge does run out of ink before you get the chance to add more to it, then you better either give it a go before it has the chance to dry out, or not try at all. I personally will sometimes use a refill kit, but only if I'm relatively certain that its gunna go in smoothly and without much mess.
[quote]Originally posted by Danger:
<strong>I agree entirely. Refilling can be a pain. But, we've found out something at my store that might help some of you out. It seems that if you refill the cartridge before its entirely out of ink- enfact before its even close- then you probably won't have a probalem. at least, we usually don't. although we usually don't refill our cartridges here at work, sometimes we do. also if your cartridge does run out of ink before you get the chance to add more to it, then you better either give it a go before it has the chance to dry out, or not try at all. I personally will sometimes use a refill kit, but only if I'm relatively certain that its gunna go in smoothly and without much mess.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Has anyone been able to refill an HP cartridge, without a problem?