HP970 printer refill problem

[mithrandrir]

Anyone know how to reset the cartridge ink level indicator once the cartridge has been refilled?
Does this level indicator affect the colours printed if not reset?

[BambiX]

refilling cartidges???
there's a big nono if i ever heard one

[Carl Price]

Originally posted by BambiX refilling cartidges??? there's a big nono if i ever heard one

Not really!!!! I have used and reused an HP cartridge for years now. Why pay $30.00 when you can refill them for $5.00 with no loss of quality.

[BambiX]

I worked as a mechanic for Ollivetti.
i also serviced: Oce, Xerox, Hp and some less known manufacturers and trust me when i say we turned down 40% of the warranty cases because the heads are damaged due to refilled cartridges.
U can try with Laser printers but the drums often dont distribute eventy so the result is crap, no damage done though.
A lot of printers get damaged with the use of refilled catridges.
There are a lot of fake cartridges on the market that are cheap and do the job perfecty.
I agree that brand cartridges are very expensive but the manufacturers keep the possibility of refilling in mind when designing the cartridges.
They aren't built to be refilled and refilled.
They want you to go and buy a new cartridge.
some of the older jet printers were built more solid and if u have the original cartridge that came with the printer u can try refilling that. chances are it's a little stronger than the ones in the store.
that's about all the advice i can give u.
well ok don't let mice make babies inside your printer.
=)

[Edited by BambiX on 03-08-2001 at 06:43 PM]

[glc]

HP inkjets have the heads as part of the cartridges. When the head is shot, you toss the cartridge and buy a new one. Till it's shot, you can refill them without hurting a darn thing other than maybe gunking the carriage up with spilled ink.

[BambiX]

it's your choice,
i just wanted to make sure u know the risks.
btw the fact that the head is part of the cartridge doesn't mean refilling won't effect your printer.
But i'm not into yes and no games, so do as you please just know that your not doing you printer a favour by refilling the cartridge.

[Confused]

Thanks bambix, but since I don't own HP stock, print heads are part of cartage for my HP printer, and printers are very near the throwaway price when out of ink, I will continue to pays my nickles and not my dollars.

[BambiX]

You're absolutely right, printers are very cheap nowadays, and buying a new one is often way ch3eaper than having it fixed.
I'm just the type of guy that refuses to throw anything away and i keep repairing my old stuff.
Refilling is a cheap option it's just that i learned it's better to buy a cheap clone than to take the risk of refilling the cartridge.
It would take me about 4 to 5 a4's of typing before i have explained in what way u weaken the cartridge when refilling and in what way the designers took care of refilling. so i'm not gonna.
Refilling is still an option and it works fine a lot of the time.
Just be aware of the risk that u muck up your printer, and know that clone's although they are more expensive than a refill set, they are still cheaper than an authenticated cartridge.
If it was my printer i'd get a clone instead of a refill but hey that's just me right.
I just want u to be aware of the risks you take when refilling.
that's all

[BambiX]

Ok here it goes,

I checked with some ex-co-workers of mine and it appears I am wrong when it comes to Hp jets.
So I hereby aplogize for the misinformation i added to this topic, and for the fact that i was to stubborn to admit that i wasn't 100% sure.

I would like to make 1 note though.

note.
If your cartridge refill set requires you to inject ink through the head or if your cartridge is connected to the head and your refill set requires you to inject through the connection opening you run the risk of damaging the head.
In wich case You might void the warranty on the printer.

[Confused]

Thanks Bambix. I've always operated under the principal that I pays my nichels and I's takes my chances. And I don't go crying to the manufacture when something goes wrong either.
Chas

[bailey]

I have a lot of respect for the person, when someone is man enough to admit his errors when wrong, my hat off to you sir. and thanks for the correction.

[madthumbs]

There is a chance of dammaging the HP printer if the cartridge leaks as a result of being filled. They should be tested for leaks before re-installing. Refilling is definetly worth the risk with the price of ink. Personally the color cartridge on my HP 842c goes bad before it goes empty. I've even manually cleaned the heads... Happened to 2 different colors on 2 different cartridges so far.

[BambiX]

sometimes there are leftover ink blobs that turned solid on the inside of the cartridge, normally this isn't a problem as the stick to the sides of the cartridges but refilling can jog them loose and send them swarming through the cartridge. These blobs will sink to the bottem of the cartridge when the printer is turned off for long periods of time and clog up the head.
A tip a collegue of mine gave me is rinse the cartridge with zippo petrol before refilling.

and a note to all who are reading this and thinking about refilling the cartridges.
First check if the head of the printer is replaced with the cartridge.
If your head is part of the printer instead of the cartridge, refilling can seriously mess your printer.

greetz BambiX