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Hi there, Are Lexmark carts more prone to failure/permanent plugging than HP? I have less than a 30% success rate with them.. most of the time when I get Lex's they're so dry nothing comes out. I do ultrasonic clean for a while, steam, suction.. and after all that I might get a test print...

So getting back to the topic.. hehe... if you were looking at upgrading your capability as a refiller of carts... could you see another 5 years worth of business out there? Are inkjet carts going to be manufactured for much longer? Or will lasers have wiped them out long before then?

Hi there, Just a general throw-around question. We have been doing handfilling for a number of years and are looking at purchasing one of speedbrite's refilling units to assist us in lifting product quality. But I am curious -- with the advent of cheaper color laser printers, how much of a...

Hey guys, I saw the new HP 02 cartridges up close yesterday (they're on the Photosmart 8250 printer). They're small and cheap, and microchipped to boot. Is this where the industry is going? Small carts that are uneconomical to refill? Does it make sense to try to refill these, or has anyone...

Hey there.. Yeah if you can upload a pic that'd be awesome. What I use is a syringe (no needle), which I've filed the end of down to a cone, so it just barely squeezes into the chamber. Then I squeeze it and bubbles come up, then free flowing ink.. and then sometimes it locks up again after...

Hey there... Well, I'm just not sure I'm doing it right yet -- what I've been doing is using a 30cc syringe, the plastic end squeezed into the chamber. Then I 'inject' air, watch as the bubbles come out, and then the ink starts to flow. Mop it up, repeat on each chamber, etc etc. Blot it to...

Hi there, Okay, I tried the method suggested to me in the last thread, and it does seem to improve things. However, there are two problems I'm running into. One is, I can't seem to prevent corruption of the yellow tank by the magenta, when I have the cartridge upside down and I'm forcing air...

Hi there, Sorry to be absent so long.. got sick with a really nasty flu. Anyway, I will try that method now that I'm up and going again. Really appreciate the help. Can I use a small air compressor in place of the plastic bottle, etc? Where were you getting the bottle/tube from, just in...

Hi there, I currently do hand-filling of inkjets as a sideline to my computer business. I have had a lot of problems recently with HP 78s, 25s, 23s, etc. I believe the problem is air, since print problems are not consistent -- it will print fine one or two pages and then streaks will appear...