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Need Help Refilling Inkjet Cartridges? Here Are 5 Great Tips

December 30, 2007

If you have just been informed you are now the person in charge of refilling inkjet cartridges in your office, there is no need to start looking for another job. While refilling the cartridges isn’t exactly a glamorous job, it isn’t really isn’t all that bad.

Here are five great tips that will help make refilling inkjet cartridges a little bit easier for you.

1. Be Proactive

There is nothing more annoying than having to stop what you are doing to get up and refill a cartridge because someone is at your desk whining that the printer is out of ink and they need to print something out right this second. By doing periodic print tests and refilling the cartridge when you see a streak, you can limit these annoying interruptions.

2. Try To Minimize The Mess

Refilling inkjet cartridges can be a seriously messy business, so it is best to do refills at a sink. You want to avoid getting any of the ink on you because it will definitely stain your clothes, and could irritate your skin.

3. Follow The Instructions

Make sure that you follow the instructions for the inkjet printer refills exactly as they are written. Not taking proper heed of the instructions will only leave you with a big mess and a printer that won’t print properly. Plus, you will have to get a new printer refill kit and start again from scratch.

4. Understand What You Are Doing

Refilling inkjet cartridges is pretty simple. The process consists of transferring ink from a bottle into a sponge or bag in the printer cartridge. The ink is injected into the cartridge while pressure is added so that the cartridge won’t leak the ink out too fast or slow, causing poor printing.

5. Familiarize Yourself With The Materials

Printer refill kits contain everything you need to go about refilling inkjet cartridges. Inside an inkjet printer refill kit, you will usually find a plunger, a syringe, a bottle of ink and a needle. There will also be a set of instructions for you to carefully follow. There are usually two refills worth of materials in each kit.

So follow these tips and the process of refilling inkjet cartridges should go smoothly. The more times you do this, the easier it gets. Before you know it you will be a pro.

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