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See also Canon.
See also HP.
See also Lexmark.
Canon
Refilling Canon 600 Black Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully drill a hole 3mm in diameter above the ink tank.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the tank, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 5ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using 1/ 5 of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, tape over the hole with sticky tape, then return it to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon 600 Colour Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully drill a hole 3mm in diameter above the ink tank.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the tank, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 5ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using 1/ 5 of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, tape over the hole with sticky tape, then return it to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon 3000 / 6000 Black Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully drill a hole 3mm in diameter above the ink tank.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the tank, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 25ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using nearly all of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, tape over the hole with sticky tape, then return it to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon 3000 / 6000 Colour Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully drill a hole 3mm in diameter above the ink tank.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the tank, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 15ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using a third of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, tape over the hole with sticky tape, then return it to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon BCI-21 Black Cartridge
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Use screw-eye provided to enlarge the vent hole on the top of the cartridge.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the sponge, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 4ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using 1/ 6 of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the sponge is full return it to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon BCI-21 Colour Cartridge
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Very carefully using a thin bladed knife remove the top cap from the cartridge.
3. Using the screw-eye provided enlarge the holes on the top of the cartridge.
4. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the correct colour sponge, taking care not to squeeze the bottle. (For colour sequence see diagram)
5. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 4ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using 1/ 6 of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
6. When the sponge is full return it to the printer.
7. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon BC-02 Black Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Screw the screw-eye provided into the vent hole. Pull, to remove the plug.
3. Take the syringe and push the needle slowly into the sponge.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! A BC-02 takes half a bottle approx to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge. When the sponge is full, replace the plug.
5. When the cartridge is full, wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon BC-20 Black Cartridge
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Screw the screw-eye provided into the vent hole. Pull, to remove the plug.
3. Take the syringe and push the needle slowly into the sponge.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! A BC-20
takes around 3/ 4 of a bottle to refill. Only inject a few mil at a time, and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the sponge is full, replace the plug.
6. When the cartridge is full, wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
7. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Canon BC-05 Colour Cartridge
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Screw the screw-eye provided into the vent hole. Pull, to remove the plug.
3. Take a bottle filled with the correct colour ink, and push the needle slowly into the sponge.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! A BC-05 takes approx a quarter of each bottle to refill. Only inject a few mil at a time, and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the sponge is full, replace the plug.
6. When the cartridge is full, wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
7. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Hewlett Packard
Refilling HP 51645AE and C6615DE ink cartridges
1. Remove the cartridge from the printer.
2. Using a knife, carefully peel off the circular label from the underneath of the cartridge, to reveal a ball bearing.
3. Using a ball point pen or other suitable object push the ball bearing into the cartridge.
4. Take the bottle and push the needle into the cartridge taking care not to puncture the bag inside the cartridge.
5. Inject the ink slowly into the cartridge. An empty cartridge will take a whole bottle of ink.
6. When the cartridge has been refilled; squeeze the sides of the cartridge and at the same time push the ball bearing provided into the hole so that it blocks the refilling hole.
7. Put sticky tape over the ball bearing hole, wipe the print head and return to the printer.
8. Run the cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling HP 51626AE and 51629AE and C6614DE ink cartridges
1. Remove the cartridge from the printer.
2. Using sticky tape cover the bottom of the cartridge but not the printhead.
3. Carefully drill a hole 3mm in diameter in the top left of the cartridge top (as shown).
4. Take the bottle and push the needle into the cartridge taking care not to puncture the bag inside the
cartridge.
5. Inject the ink slowly into the cartridge. An empty cartridge will take a whole bottle of ink.
6. When the cartridge has been refilled push the bung provided into the refilling hole.
7. Remove the sticky tape from the bottom of the cartridge.
8. The cartridge now needs to be pressurised. Carefully hold the neck of an empty ink bottle and turn the needle in its sleeve anti-clockwise. This will remove the needle from the bottle. Squeeze the empty bottle into some tissue to catch any of the remaining ink. Hold the cartridge upside down and with the opening of the bottle over the centre hole of the cartridge. Squeeze the bottle, this will force air into the bag inside and re-pressurise the cartridge.
8. Sit the cartridge the right way up on the tissue provided. Ensure that the print head is not resting on the tissue as this will draw the ink out of the cartridge. Leave the cartridge to stand for a few hours.
9. Wipe the print head and return the cartridge to the printer.
10. Run the cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling HP C1823DE, 51641AE, C6578AE and C6578DE ink cartridges
1. Remove the cartridge from the printer.
2. Using the screw eye provided push in the 3 dimples on the top of the cartridge.
3. Take a bottle and insert the needle into the correct colour sponge. Note that with the print head facing you, the colour sequence from left to right is cyan, magenta then yellow.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Make sure that you have stopped injecting, before reaching the top of the sponge or the colour make leak into another sponge. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 12ml of each colour to fill. Only inject a half of the bottle each refill, and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. Wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
Refilling HP 51649A, 51625AE and C1816A ink cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully using a knife, prise the cap from main body of the cartridge.
3. Once the cap has been removed, the sponges are exposed. Take a bottle and insert the needle into the correct colour sponge. Note that with the print head on the right, the colour sequence from left to
right is yellow, cyan then magenta.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to
the ink. Make sure that you have stopped injecting, before reaching the top of the sponge or the colour make leak into another sponge. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes
approx 8ml of each colour to fill. Only inject a third of the bottle each refill, and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, put the cap back on and attach with sticky tape. 6. Wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling HP C6656A, C6657A ink cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Remove the identification label from the top of the cartridge.
3. Assemble the syringe and needle, pierce the bottle seal and fill with the correct ink colour.
4. Insert the needle into the appropriate fill hole and push down into the cartridge. Ensure you are filling the correct colour chamber with the correct colour ink.
5. Slowly inject the ink. When the ink appears a the filling hole, pull back the syringe plunger slightly to remove the excess ink. Blot the printhead with absorbent material until it stops dripping before moving onto the next colour.
6. Do not replace the identification label.
7. Ensure the printhead has stopped dripping before returning the cartridge to the printer. Operate the printers cleaning cycle.
8. Clean the syringe and needle thoroughly with water for future use.
Lexmark
Refilling Lexmark 12A1970 & 17G0050 Blank Ink Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Use screw-eye provided to enlarge the vent hole on the top of the cartridge.
3. Take the bottle and push the needle slowly into the sponge, taking care not to squeeze the bottle.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject, to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Remember; a little ink goes a long way! The cartridge takes approx 20-22ml to fill. Only inject a few mil at a time, using 2/ 3 of the bottle and allow to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the sponge is full, wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
6. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Lexmark 12A1980 & 17G0060 Colour Ink Cartridges
1. Remove cartridge from printer.
2. Carefully using a knife, prise the cap from main body of
the cartridge.
3. Once the cap has been removed, the sponges are
exposed. Take a bottle and insert the needle, through the hole in the plastic and into the correct colour
sponge.
4. Inject the ink slowly, pulling back slightly as you inject,
to expose the different parts of the sponge to the ink. Make sure that you have stopped injecting, before
reaching the top of the sponge or the colour make leak into another sponge. Remember; a little ink goes a long
way! The cartridge takes approx 7ml of each colour to fill. Only inject a third of the bottle each refill, and allow
to stand while the ink soaks in the sponge.
5. When the cartridge is full, put the cap back on and attach with sticky tape.
6. Wipe the printhead, and return to the printer.
7. Run the head cleaning process through the printer software.
Refilling Lexmark Black Ink Cartridges (10N0016 and 18L0032)
1. Enlarge the small hole on the top of the cartridge with a hook screw.
2. Connect the needle to the syringe and fill with ink.
3. Place the needle in the filling hole and push the needle inside as far as possible. There may be some resistance felt when inserting the needle due to the sponge contained inside the cartridge.
4. Slowly inject; up to 15ml of ink for 10N0016, up to 30ml of ink for 82 (18L0032). If ink begins to overflow at the filling hole, stop filling and remove about 1ml of ink to prevent an overfill condition. Return any remaining ink in the syringe to the bottle.
5. Reinsert the cartridge into your printer and run a few test prints and head cleaning cycles as needed.
Refilling Lexmark Colour Ink Cartridges (10N0026 and 18L0042)
1. Remove the top of the cartridge with a knife. Be careful! Removing the top is not difficult, but may require strong pressure. Take care not to damage the printhead.
2. Connect the needle to the syringe and fill with ink.
3. Carefully place the needle into the filling hole for the correct color. Then, push the needle inside as far as possible.
4. There may be some resistance felt when inserting the needle due to the sponge contained inside the cartridge.
5. Slowly inject 2-5ml of ink into filling hole. Stop filling if ink begins to overflow and remove .5ml to prevent overfilling.. Return any remaining ink in the syringe to the bottle.
6. Repeatedly rinse the syringe with water until completely clear. Proceed to the next color.
7. Use two small pieces of tape to reattach the cartridge top.
8. Reinsert the cartridge into your printer and run a few test prints.
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