Do ink cartridges that have been refilled work just as well as new ones.?
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Ink cartridges that have been refilled may work as well as new ones but some manufacturers include lubricates in their ink to help their printers function at the highest quality.  I suggest if you are going to use refill ink cartridge then replace with new ones every so often.
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Do you have a new HP? \n\nThe new HPs are notorious for under-filling cartridges.   I would recommend trying a re-manufactured cartridge.  You can pick one up  from any place that sell cartridges. The majority of them will be old HP bodies, so there shouldn't be any risk to the printer, provided the print head is not integrated.  Chances are that you are going to get more ink for less money.   Although from time to time there is a loss of quality.  Just ask if if there is a satisfaction guarantee.   You can also look for a placed that runs a rebate recycling program.   I know that Staples here is giving $3 off if you bring in an empty cartridge.
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Refills can be a way to save money as long as you understand that they will have a higher failure rate than the originals.  That is because the cartridges themselves wear out (electrically) over time and eventually fail.  The microscopic heaters that surround the nozzles and the nozzles themselves wear out over time.  Kind of like you can only use a light bulb so may times and for so many hours before it burns out.\n\nWhen your refilling, your actually playing in the margin of safety the manufacturer designed into the product so they were comfortable it would last until empty.  There is a lot of safety room and if you handle your cartridges carefully, you can have great success in refilling.  Just remember your running the product longer than it was designed originally for.\n\nThere's one trick that will help you.  Never try and squeak that last page out of the cartridge before refilling.  The ink itself is what keeps the micro heaters cool and the nozzles from fracturing and burning out the electronics on the cartidge.  Kind of like running your car without radiator fluid. Refill before it's completely empty.\n\nGood luck and happy refilling.
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Did you run out of ink???.... if so, you can buy a refill system, it is possible to fill it up again.
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Wow, a lot of folks are referring to inkjet cartridges in these responses.  What you have (as you likely know) is a high volume toner cartridge with an integrated drum.  You cannot refill the toner cartridge, but you can purchase them in one of two states, refilled or remanufactured.  Refilled toner cartridges contain used drums which is a concern.  Either way, reliability drops right along with print quality to some degree.  If you go this route, be sure that the company that provides you with the "used" cartridges has a policy to service your printer when and if they fail, because when they do, they tend to make a mess.
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Noooooooooooooo\n\nDont use refillers. It will spoil ur Printer. Use only original catridges.
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Some ink cartridges have electronics that keep track of the number of times you printed so that it can guess when it is running out of ink -- it does not measure the ink level directly, except for the 'empty' status. When you refill, you add the ink, but that page-printed counter does not get reset. \n\nI tried using refilled inks before, but in the end I gave up and just bought the original inks. You get such bad quality prints (especially photos!) when you're using the unbranded inks that it looks like you're using a cheaper or lower quality printer than what you originally bought. \n\nI think for inks, it's not just about color, but the whole chemistry of the inks. The printer hardware must be calibrated to the specific properties of the ink you put in so that you can get great prints all the time.\n\nGoodluck.
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it can be corrected but it depends on the condition of the printer
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I have an Epson Stylus Photo. I like it a lot. It was one of the cheaper ones. It has 6 different color ink cartridges. So you don't have to exchange to whole thing when one color is empty. I also order my cartridges online. Much cheaper.
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I work for my sisters business.  She bought the refill kit for her Lexmark Z11, an older model.  It was a joke.  The cartridge did not seem to last as long as a new one did.  The second one she used leaked all over the inside of her printer.  After all, you are really poking a hole in the cartridge to refill it.  I would rather buy new ones at Walmart.
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Unfortunately that's how printing companies catch you these days, making their printer prices unusually cheap and reeling it in with the cartridges.\n\nYour best bet is to buy a cheap printer and one of the following options:\n\n1. Visit http://www.refreshcartridges.co.uk/\n2. Buy a refill kit and fill them yourself (be very careful of mixing colours)\n3. See if you can grab some on eBay.\n\nIf you have an inkjet printer this shouldn't be a problem, however if you have a laserjet printer already (these aren't too cheap, but offer better print quality) then you must buy a toner cartridge, and unfortunately these also come at a price and cannot be refilled.\n\nHope this helps.
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It depends upon the brand of cartridges.
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Make sure your cartridges are installed correctly.\n\nWhen they are run an alignment.
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Refilled ink cartridges can be troublesome due to the way cartridges work in general.\nThe first thing that should be noted is that there are two kinds of inkjet refills, those being with or without printheads.\nMost HPs have printheads on the cartridges themselves while other units such as Brother and Epson use a permanent printhead with a replaceable ink reservoir.\nIn both cases the ink relies on a vacuum to be drawn to the printhead where it is heated till the vapor is forced through tiny holes.\nOften when cartridges are refilled, the vacuum is compromised, and an air bubble (giving less resistance) is drawn to the base of the cartridge causing dry print.\nIf you are using a machine with a permanent printhead DO NOT attempt to print anything further.  The printhead could overheat and burn out making your printer an expensive paperweight.\n(on Brother units you'll know this has happened if you receive an error41)\nIf the cartridge has a printhead, you can take a latex-foam makeup pad saturated in denatured alcohol and set the printhead on it very very very gently pressing down repetitively till ink runs freely. \nIf you are using a cartridge with a permanent printhead, remove the cartridge and then using a baby feeding syringe (available for about $2-$3 at most drug stores) *VERY* gently apply reverse pressure to the opening in the cartridge.\nyou can easily over-pressurize these so again extreme care is necessary.\nIf done correctly you will have reprimed the cartridge and it should work as normal, however you will still need to reprime the printhead. perform at least 3 cleaning cycles in succession before trying a test print.\nIf the unit still prints a completely blank page, then the cartridges may not be able to be salvaged and should be replaced.
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I cannot say how much ink is held in the Lexmark 17 and 27 cartridges, but what I can tell you is that these cartridges are shipped from Lexmark as 'Low Use' cartridges which basically means they are only half full.\n\nThe 'full' cartridges are Lexmark 16 and 26 (10N0016 and 10N0026). As for pricing the originals are substantially more expensive than the refilled ones.
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If it worked properly at first, and it is locked in correctly it may have been handled too much and is soiled. Remove the cartridge and clean the contacts in the printer socket and the cartridge itself with rubbing alcohol. CAreful not to leave bits of paper or rag behind. Inspect areas with bright light and magnifying glass and remove any debris.\nIt could also use a reinstall of software.\nIf it isn't available, quite often deleting the software, shutting off the computer with the printer turned on, wait 5 minutes and turn the computer back on. It should discover the printer and reinstall appropriate software for it.
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I believe you can but I don't suggest it, go buy a new cartrage the print head will build up with old ink and the viscosity of your ink will increse causeing more clogs and "dirtier" looking prints