Gravity Method For Refilling
by Barry Shultz
Gravity refilling was introduced as a method of
refilling those pesky HP color cartridges. Since HP
color cartridges are so susceptible to air pockets
when refilling in the conventional manor a better
refilling method was devised that all but eliminated
the air pockets.
It's not just for HP color cartridges. People have
been reporting success refilling Lexmark, Compaq,
Epson and Dell cartridges this way. Just about any
cartridge that is sponge filled will respond well to
gravity refilling.
With gravity refilling you simply remove the plunger
from the injector and let gravity suck the ink into
the cartridge. Granted this is time consuming but
the success rate is hard to ignore. Cartridges that
were otherwise impossible to refill successfully
responded wonderfully to the gravity method. In
combination with the PRIMER tool and Starter
Solution, refillers are now able to achieve nearly a
100% successful refill rate with HP and other black
and color cartridges.
Here's how to do it.
You need two ink injectors. Remove the plunger from
one of the injectors. The plunger is the part that
you push on when you inject the ink. Remove it
completely from the injector. It snaps out with just
a little force. It's a good idea to remove the
needle before doing this unless you enjoy
acupuncture. :-)
This plunger-less injector is the one that will be
injected into the cartridge. Don't put any ink in
the plunger-less injector yet, just inject it into
the cartridge. Use a 4" needle and get it in as far
as you can. The middle chamber in C1823 / C6625 /
C6578 / HP51641 cartridges will not go as deep.
Don't force it.
Now get your other injector, the one that still has
the plunger. Using this injector measure out the
proper amount of ink and slowly shoot it into the
plunger-less injector's cavity.
The ink will seem like it's not going anywhere at
first but let it sit this way for about 20 minutes.
It will slowly go into the cartridge. Depending on
your elevation and the amount of ink it may take
less than 20 minutes.
Repeat this procedure with the other colors.
That's all there is to it. A little patients goes a
long way.
About the Author
Barry Shultz is the author of Atlascopy News, and
President of Atlascopy, Inc. Atlascopy specialized
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