Cartridge Not Recognized

Written by Barry Shultz


Sometimes when you refill a HP or Lexmark cartridge you getrepparttar dreaded message "Cartridge Not Recognized". What does this mean? It recognizedrepparttar 107183 cartridge before I refilled it!

HP and Lexmark haverepparttar 107184 print heads right onrepparttar 107185 cartridge and if you'll notice there is some circuitry onrepparttar 107186 side which also has electrical contacts that connectrepparttar 107187 print head torepparttar 107188 printer. There are many contact points that must be made betweenrepparttar 107189 cartridge andrepparttar 107190 printer. Ifrepparttar 107191 connection isn't perfect you will getrepparttar 107192 error message.

There are a couple of things you can do to rectify this. First try snapping repparttar 107193 cartridge in and out a few times. If that doesn't work removerepparttar 107194 cartridge and clean offrepparttar 107195 foil contacts with a Q-Tip dampened with alcohol.

Be careful not to wiperepparttar 107196 nozzles, whererepparttar 107197 ink comes out, or you might contaminaterepparttar 107198 ink insiderepparttar 107199 cartridge.

Before you putrepparttar 107200 cartridge back in use another Q-Tip dampened with alcohol and clean offrepparttar 107201 contacts inside your printer whererepparttar 107202 cartridge connects.

To Seal Or Not To Seal

Written by Barry Shultz


I get many emails from people with refilling problems and one ofrepparttar biggest is cartridges that just won't print after refilling them. There are many reasons for this but one problem in particular has been popping up with frequency lately. People are sealing cartridges that must not be sealed in order for them to work properly, or at all for that matter.

If you are ever in question as to weather to sealrepparttar 107182 refilling holes on your cartridge here are some tips. Ifrepparttar 107183 refilling hole is onrepparttar 107184 bottom ofrepparttar 107185 cartridge you better seal it because if you don't it will obviously leak inside your printer. In these casesrepparttar 107186 breather holes onrepparttar 107187 top ofrepparttar 107188 cartridge have not been disturbed so it should work properly if no other problems exist.

Ifrepparttar 107189 cartridge is a Canon BCI-3e or BCI-6 you better seal it and seal it good! For some reason these cartridges must have an air tight seal over any refilling hole orrepparttar 107190 ink will completely drain out ofrepparttar 107191 ink port that feedsrepparttar 107192 ink into your printer which causes quite a mess. These seem to defy physics. A dab of hot glue works well for these cartridges andrepparttar 107193 "dimple" of glue comes off easily with your fingernail when you want to refill again.

Cartridges that should NOT be sealed are all HP color cartridges. In particular isrepparttar 107194 C6578. This cartridge is deceptive because when you refill you are instructed to punchrepparttar 107195 little plugs in that are onrepparttar 107196 top ofrepparttar 107197 cartridge. While these plugs may look to be completely sealed they are not. A close inspection will reveal that these plugs are actually vented. So people looking to restorerepparttar 107198 cartridge to its original condition will seal these holes. Bad move,repparttar 107199 result is vapor lock and no print.

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