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HP Printer Cartridges : How to Refill the HP Tri-Color Ink Cartridge
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The plugs in the top of the HP tri-color ink cartridge can be pushed into the center of the cartridge without damaging the cartridge. Use a syringe to inject 12 milliliters of ink into an HP cartridge with help from an employee of an ink-filling station in this free video on HP printer cartridges…
22 Comments
May 14th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
HP Support sucks. I have all the latest drivers and it still only works about 50%
Of the time. There tech support sucks big time. I will never buy another of there printers again.
In fact, I will never buy any of there products again
Unless im willing to spend a whole day trying to get help from there support
May 14th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
these ds not give better quality such as photos and images…….
May 14th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
@maulesssh I need to know how to refill 818 . Also is there a DIY CIS tutorial for 818 . Please help.
May 14th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
what is better continuous ink system? or refill the cartridge like that? which one is less expensive?
May 14th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
You push in those tabs for the first older style cartridge. Those tabs allow air in through small canals in the tabs, and then you seal those tabs so no air can get in. So how does air get in so that ink can get out? One problem I find is that ink gets heavy and globby at the bottom of the cartdridge, just above the print head, this can cause printing problems.
May 14th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Can anyone tell me trick to refill and reset HP818 black & tri-color cartridges????????
May 14th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Mines a pink cap…. Hp 300
May 14th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Thanks for the video. By the way, I absolutely have nooo problem with my HP. Still I know that there are other wonderful printers out there as well. So more power to you.
May 14th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
muito simples
May 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
very helpful!!!….thanks…!…but it is true that HP is a complete rip off when it comes to catridges!
May 14th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
The trick is to “top off” the cartridges each week rather than refilling them when they become empty. Otherwise, fill them as soon as you get a message that the ink is running low. Topping-off avoids the problems of refilling and extends the life of the cartridge.
I buy 4 of the 125 ml bottles of ink for my HP cartridge on e bay for $20 + postage and get 25 refills.
Put pin hole in the top of the cap with a hot needle and use it to draw up ink. Put tape over the hole.
May 14th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
I have refilled the inks of the F2200 and they worked ok but now my printer wont accept the latest refill and all I get is flashing lights and the big E.
May 14th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Please guide to refill HP 818 black and colour Cartridge of HP Deskjet F4288 printer
May 14th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
why doesn’t he need to cork the air entry way? the place where he injected the ink from?
May 14th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
thanks for the info
May 14th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
I should have said HP DeskJet 840c for the above thanks
May 14th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
hi, can you tell me what order are the colours on the HP 17 tri colour cartridge for HP DeskJet printer thanks Kathy
May 14th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
HP is a total rip off on the cartridges. Refilling the HP cart. sometimes works, most of the time doesn’t. Leaking, smear, bad printing all the time. Never buy a HP printer, you will be much better off to get a Canon or a Epson printer with separate cartridges which cost a lot less in the long run, both time and money. You can buy Canon or Epson black and color cartridges online for about $1.50 each!!!
May 14th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Hi Thank you for the great video. I have a question. i did what you did I think and I did a cleaning test at the end however I don’t think my computer understands that there is ink now. It printed out the cleaning page with all the colors however the yellow doesn’t show and I know I put yellow in it.
May 14th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
just want to now i ust filled it in the tri colour and princes out only yellow do you think i need to print few to get the right colour
May 14th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
dont worry about the above i have answered it myself
May 14th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
hi, taylor, it looks so easy, when you do it!
i just bought an HP Deskjet F 2280, and the colour cartridege does have tricolour written on it, like in your video here. what i wanted to ask you is, when i installed the new cartridges of my new printer, i discarded the foil tape. would it be alright to use regular sellotape, to re seal it.
thanks for your great videos,
william