.... also, squeeze the side of the cartridge slightly BEFORE you put the tape over the vent holes, this keeps a slight vacuum on the inside of the cartridge and it is less likely to leak. Bob D...
--- On Mon, 10/3/11, Susie Smith <[email protected]> wrote: From: Susie Smith <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Papermodels II 45747] Re: I Need a Printer and a Scanner To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 3, 2011, 6:40 PM You have to be careful not to overfill and seal the fill holes with tape or the ink will leak out. I had a few messes like that until I got the hang of it. On 10/3/2011 7:32 PM, James Hairston wrote: > I tried that with my HP before it failed it used 78 three color and 45 Black > I usually made a mess. They would leak into the printer and run all over. > Then sometimes they would work fine. I never figured out the problem. I > think it was an air leak above the ink level. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Susie Smith > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 10:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Papermodels II 45728] Re: I Need a Printer and a Scanner > > I use refill kits from Walgreens. They can be messy sometimes, but I can > refill the cartridges several times. The kits last about a year, and I > have to buy cartridges about twice a year because they short out after > being refilled a while.The refill kits cost $34, and the cartridges cost > $34. I can live with stained hands for the money I save. > > I have an HP, and most of the 3rd party cartridges I've found work great > but are the same price or higher than the brand name. My old HP cost $70 > for brand name cartridges and $50 for 3rd party. That's when I first > discovered refill kits. > > On 10/2/2011 9:19 AM, androidlove wrote: >> My PIXMA MX870 has been working great. Canon tries to tell me I'm out >> of ink and asks if I'd like to shop Canon for more. Don't believe >> Canon. There is still loads of ink in those "empty" cartridges. Canon >> will replace the ink for about $55.00. This company will replace the >> ink for $5.00 > http://www.amazon.com/CLI-221BK-CLI-221C-CLI-221M-Compatible-Cartridge/dp/B0 > 02A6IVAI >> The 3rd party ink works great. Some people don't like it because you >> get a little ink on you when you remove the cap. LOL I guess they >> don't want stained cuticles. It's no wonder the printer is so cheap. >> Canon is soaking people with ink. >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
