The reason for soaking the printhead is to clean it and also to pull the ink through the foam. The reason for this is because if the cartridge is sitting in fluid of any kind (ink included), it will continue to leak. You want the printhead to face down toward the dry paper towel (almost touching it) but you do not want it to touch the paper towel. Remove the cartridge and lightly blot the printhead.Wad up a dry paper towel and sit the cartridge on the dry paper towel at a slight angle. Take your black or color cartridge and sit it upright with the printhead sitting in the warm solution. (No hotter than coffee you would drink.) Then pour out the solution onto the flat saucer (small flat plate). Make sure it is heated hot but not scalding hot. Pour equal parts of white vinegar and water in the cup (you want enough of this solution to cover the flat saucer (flat plate).) Then heat the water and vinegar in the microwave in the cup. In some cases or in the event you don't have a printhead cleaner in your ink refill kit, I recommend soaking the printhead. Make sure the cartridge is not leaking or forming a drip and then place it in your printer. When the ink comes out of the cartridge, gently blot the printhead with a dry paper towel. Within a 15 seconds to a minute, you should see ink coming out of the cartridge. Take your refilled cartridge and lightly press the printhead against the wet paper towel. I suggest folding up a paper towel into a small square and saturating it with water.
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If you are getting light print, skipped print or no print, you may want to prime the cartridge. If your printer thinks it is printing a photograph, it works harder to pull the ink out of the cartridge. When I any difficulty with print quality (light print), I change the print type to "best" or "photograph, and then best". I've had this printer for about 3 years and have only purchased two sets of inkjet cartidges. One of the printers I have is a Dell A940 (not my favorite but the scanners on these are great). Letting the inkjet cartridge sit will allow for the ink to saturate the foam (sponge) inside the cartridge and give time for any air bubbles to dissipate. Sit the cartridge on the dry paper towel with the printhead down but do not let the printhead touch the dry paper towel (you will need to slight tilt the cartridge slightly so the printhead is not touching the paper towel). I suggest putting the inkjet cartridge on a dry paper. Otherwise, it may create a vacuum and you will get no print or interrupted print.Īlways let your inkjet cartridge sit for 20 minutes after refilling. Make sure you leave the fill-hole completely open. If your Dell label will not stick, it is okay to use scotch tape but no plugs. Simply replace the Dell label back on top of the inkjet cartridge (leaving fill-hole open) and this will work the best. Also, make sure that you have not plugged the Dell cartridge. If you have filled your inkjet cartridge and not getting the necessary print, please make sure that you have enough ink in the inkjet cartridge. Do not wait until you have light print.Ģ.) Good ink formulations (some kits are truly better than others)
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Here's two things to keep in mind when refilling these inkjet cartridges:ġ.) Refill as soon as you get a low ink warning or no later than five pages afterward. When the ink flow is interrupted (by low ink) or when you are completely out of ink, these specific inkjet cartridges are more difficult to get printing after refilling. This happens because these are foam (sponge) filled inkjet cartridges with an attached printhead. This is a common problem with all Dell, Lexmark and the newer (last 4-5 years) HP inkjet cartridges.