[SML] Fwd: refill inks for plotters

[Dale Farmer]

    I've tried the refill thing for ink jet printers at home. Quality of 
the inks is erratic, some of them clogging and giving all sorts of 
hassles, others quite good.  Also, it seems that the inks in the refill 
kits are a lot more reliable if the printer is getting lots of use in a 
more commercial enviroment.   My home use, where the printer will sit 
for weeks between print jobs, had ink dryout and clogging issues.

    And yes, you will get the ink all over your hands, the counter, and 
sink when you refill.  Converting the cartridge seems to include things 
like drilling holes and resealing them after, and it's easy to under and 
overfill.  I suggest getting a tray or some such, line the bottom with 
lots of absorbent paper to catch spills, and have a sink handy.  Wear 
some gloves and don't wear a nice shirt, just in case.

   ON a semi-related note.  Has anyone tried one of those aftermarket 
large ink tank kits?   The ones where you have a set of tubes that go 
from the print head to a rack with large bottles of ink that you buy in 
pint, quart and gallon sizes.  One web site said that if you got the 
gallon of black ink and the quart bottles of the colors, it would be a 
lifetime (of the printer) supply of ink, and the printer would wear out 
about the same time the ink ran out.

    The idea of buying one of these kits and never having to worry about 
replacing ink cartridges for a few years does have it's appeal.    But 
nobody I know has actually done this, I don't like being an early 
adopter, as sometimes one gets stuck with junk.

   --Dale



On 1/8/2015 7:48 AM, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft wrote:
> Rather than doing it yourself which sounds like more mess than anyone
> is interested in, perhaps a seller of refurbed cartridges is what
> you're after. Not a real comparison with your device, but I've been
> getting HP88 compatible cartridges from Comp and Save and have had not
> trouble with how they work in my old HP K550. www.compandsave.com.
> Steve Rees
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I have an old HP 450C inkjet plotter and I'm considering using an ink refill
>> kit to fill the cartridges. As the plotter is way out of warranty, voiding
>> such is not an issue.
>> Does anyone have experience and/or recommendations as to refill kits?
>>
>> THanks, Scott
>>
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