***IMPORTANT NOTICE*** Do not try printing with your cartridge completely out of ink, you could damage the printhead. Inkjet printers work by heating up a resistor inside the printhead, which heats up the ink before it is sprayed onto the paper. If there is no ink to keep these cool, it is possible to fry them.
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This cartridge is constructed with an internal pressure maintenance system, which retains a slight negative pressure inside the cartridge. This slight vacuum retains the ink. Leakage will result if the vacuum is lost, so remember:
DO NOT PUT ANYTHING SHARP IN THE TOP CENTER HOLE!
Instructions:
Important: Wear old clothes and work over newspapers or paper towels.
1. Set the cartridge on a paper towel and seal the top center hole and the maze-like hole on the bottom with tape. (Electrical tape works nicely). Be sure that the top center hole seal is particularly air tight.
2. Looking at your cartridge from the top, with the arrow pointing towards you, there may or may not be a hole, plugged with a small plastic ball, in the left rear corner of the cartridge top. If there is no hole, drill one with the thumb drill from your kit. Note: Some cartridges have a small indentation behind the top center hole. This is not the same as the top corner hole!
3. If your cartridge has a hole, push the ball in the top corner hole into the cartridge with a ball point pen or similar device. Once again, Never insert anything sharp into the top center hole!
4. Screw the needle on to the syringe and draw up about 10 ml. This cartridge will hold about 40ml of ink. The cartridge may leak as you are filling it, but should stop once you seal the hole.
5. Now you must reseal the top corner hole air tight. Squeeze the cartridge (making sure to wipe up any ink that comes out) and keep squeezing while you seal the hole with hot glue or hot wax. Keep the squeeze for a little while until the glue sets up.
6. Remove the tape from both ends. If your cartridge starts leaking, retape and redo your seal. You did not get a good tight seal and a good vacuum established.
7. Set the cartridge on something (ie: block of wood) that will allow the printhead to hang off the edge, allowing any excess ink to drip onto a paper towel. Let it sit until the vacuum stabilizes and the cartridge stops dripping. Do not allow the printhead to touch the paper towel because the ink will be wicked out.
If it does not stabilize within an hour or so, take the cartridge and turn it upside down. Take the needle off the syringe, lay the needle aside, align the end of the syringe with the top center hole, and use the syringe to blow (force) air into the (formerly top) center hole. Then set aside to allow the cartridge to stabilize. What you are doing here is forcing the bladder bag to expand, causing some air to exhaust through the printhead, which, in turn, sets up the desired negative internal pressure. You can also try blowing into the hole like you were blowing up a balloon. If it still leaks, the bladder may have gotten punctured, or there may be cracks in the cartridge. In either case, you will need to replace your cartridge.
Replace the cartridge and run 1-3 cleaning cycles as per printer instructions.
If necessary, leave the cartridge in the printer for up to 24 hours.
A Refill Kit should include Ink plus the following:
1 Syringe Blunt Needle
1 Drill
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