After days of reading many posts and instructions I decided to refill my Canon Pixma MP540 (larger than the other cartridges) for the first time.The other cartridges (magenta, yellow, cyan and a regular size black that doesn't seem to get used)are pretty full for now except my black had run out.I bought JETTEC Inkjet Black Refill Kit with 3 little 30ml bottles of ink.It is compatible with over 750 inkjet printers and Faxes.Refill your cartridge up to 6 times ( unfortunately not even once for me)
Now after the second day of trying and 2 weeks of reading I figured time to ask for help...
I tried to do the German method first of all as it seemed the easiest.
I made a small hole as per photo instructions on this forum.....i have a baby sized drill piece that has a little flat plastic handle to turn with.The hole will just fit the skinny needle in...snug fit.
I then tried to inject the ink and it began to leak everywhere, from the bottom.I was slow and it didn't seem to fill up the empty reservoir.I then realized my needle wasn't long enough.
I am in a rural area and is hard to locate any needles that would be longer here in Australia.
So after reading more posts i figured the American method of piercing a hole in the top would work with my shortish needle.
More ink everywhere, from the bottom and also the hole i had made.
Ok, i figured screw a small screw in that hole and try again....ink poured from the circular pad underneath and still the smallest of ink in the empty reservoir.
Then that ink vanished.
More reading then i realised i had the hole directly above the empty tank side( the side with the sponge is blacked out due to the way they make the cartridge).
Next step another small screw in that hole then i made another hole in the sponge side and close to the wall separating both sides of the cartridge...i could feel where the wall was exactly.
By now i have used almost 50 mls of black ink.... which has ended up on me and the floor and the newspaper and many tissues.
I left the cartridge for 24 hours to try again...
This time i couldn't go any slower injecting and i almost filled the reservoir up then when i turned it upright with the pad onto the bottom as in the photos here the ink literally poured into my little vase i had sat it on to soak up in the sponge....another 30ml bottle of ink gone again.
I am sure there was no dried ink anywhere before i began as i use it regularly and had only run out totally the day before and i had not taken it from the printer until i had the ink in front of me.
Have i any chance of refilling? or have i totally messed the ink cartridge up altogether?
Now after the second day of trying and 2 weeks of reading I figured time to ask for help...
I tried to do the German method first of all as it seemed the easiest.
I made a small hole as per photo instructions on this forum.....i have a baby sized drill piece that has a little flat plastic handle to turn with.The hole will just fit the skinny needle in...snug fit.
I then tried to inject the ink and it began to leak everywhere, from the bottom.I was slow and it didn't seem to fill up the empty reservoir.I then realized my needle wasn't long enough.
I am in a rural area and is hard to locate any needles that would be longer here in Australia.
So after reading more posts i figured the American method of piercing a hole in the top would work with my shortish needle.
More ink everywhere, from the bottom and also the hole i had made.
Ok, i figured screw a small screw in that hole and try again....ink poured from the circular pad underneath and still the smallest of ink in the empty reservoir.
Then that ink vanished.
More reading then i realised i had the hole directly above the empty tank side( the side with the sponge is blacked out due to the way they make the cartridge).
Next step another small screw in that hole then i made another hole in the sponge side and close to the wall separating both sides of the cartridge...i could feel where the wall was exactly.
By now i have used almost 50 mls of black ink.... which has ended up on me and the floor and the newspaper and many tissues.
I left the cartridge for 24 hours to try again...
This time i couldn't go any slower injecting and i almost filled the reservoir up then when i turned it upright with the pad onto the bottom as in the photos here the ink literally poured into my little vase i had sat it on to soak up in the sponge....another 30ml bottle of ink gone again.
I am sure there was no dried ink anywhere before i began as i use it regularly and had only run out totally the day before and i had not taken it from the printer until i had the ink in front of me.
Have i any chance of refilling? or have i totally messed the ink cartridge up altogether?