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Refill
Instructions for Lexmark Cartridges
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Refilling
Lexmark 12A1970 & 17G0050 Blank Ink Cartridges
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Remove
cartridge from printer.
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Use
screw-eye provided to enlarge
the vent hole on the top of the
cartridge.
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Take
the bottle and push the needle
slowly into the sponge, taking
care not to squeeze the
bottle.
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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.
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When
the sponge is full, wipe the
printhead, and return to the
printer.
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Run
the head cleaning process
through the printer software.
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Refilling
Lexmark 12A1980 & 17G0060 Colour Ink Cartridges
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Remove
cartridge from printer.
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Carefully
using a knife, prise the cap
from main body of
the cartridge.
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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.
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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.
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When
the cartridge is full, put the
cap back on and attach with
sticky tape.
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Wipe
the printhead, and return to the
printer.
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Run
the head cleaning process
through the printer software.
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Refilling
Lexmark Black Ink Cartridges
(10N0016 and 18L0032)
- Enlarge the small hole on the top of the
cartridge with a hook screw.
- Connect the needle to the syringe and fill
with ink.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reinsert the cartridge into your printer and
run a few test prints and head cleaning cycles as needed.
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Lexmark Colour Ink Cartridges
(10N0026
and 18L0042)
- 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.
- Connect the needle to the syringe and fill
with ink.
- Carefully place the needle into the filling
hole for the correct color. Then, 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.
- 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.
- Repeatedly rinse the syringe with water
until completely clear. Proceed to the next color.
- Use two small pieces of tape to reattach the
cartridge top.
- Reinsert the cartridge into your printer and
run a few test prints.
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