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Wipe the contacts clean and then use a pink (not white or blue but pink and only pink) eraser to clean the pads. Non-pink erasers can be abrasive, do not use anything other than a good old fashioned pink eraser. The eraser will pick up any schmutz that is left on the pads (works great for...

The newest Epson cartridges that I have seen (69x series IIRC) have a 9 pad interface. Our 7 pin Epson chip resetter does not work with these cartridges.

I filled a set of these today. The 6's hold 10-12 mL and the 3E hold 15-20 mL

Another round of overnight soaking and/or a dip in the ultrasonic cleaner is warranted. As long as the print head has not come unglued, you should be able to revive this cart.

HP 17 Not one of my favorite cartridges. If the cartridge weight exceeds 130 grams it will not print properly. Try soaking the print head in warm water and/or windex. If you still cannot get the cartridge to stamp on a piece of shop towel, try forcing some air through the vent plugs on the...

I pulled the MSDS. The product is called WJ-800 and is available from Image Specialists (click link and scroll down a bit). To make the cleaning cart: Cut the tip of a 20mL syriniger like this [ \ [ ] (dig my ascii art!) Mix WJ-800 and ink in a small container. Holding the cartridge...

I made an LC-41BK cleaning cartridge for my 5440cn with a 50/50 mix of refill ink and the solvent we soak print heads in at work. Smells like isopropanol and ammonia. I'll try and dig up an MSDS tomorrow when I'm at work.

Weight. . . Those cartridges should be 50-55g when full.

I refill the 16/26 and 17/27 cartridges way too often. They only hold 10-12ml of ink (Black/colour). I've heard that people complained about the prices on the 16/26 so Lexmark, being the brilliant marketters that they are, dropped the price on the 17/27 cartridges by 25% (and only fill them...

Hey Spaghetti! I own a Brother MFC-5440 CN and have been refilling my cartridges for about 6 months now (LC-41 cartridges). After using refills for a couple of months I noticed print quality in black was starting to degrade. So I ran a bunch of head cleans and the problem got progressively...