| 971 | Start Your Own Inkjet Refilling Business Preview: Ever wondered how you can get on the bandwagon and start your own inkjet refilling business? Many people have but when it comes right down to it they don't know where to start. I have been asked this question so many times that my response is memorized. But I'm not going to give you my typical response here, I'll go one step better. I'm going to ... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 972 | How To Kill Your Printer Preview: Are you tired of trying to convince your spouse that you need another printer? Tired of using the old sluggish ink hog that you got 10 years ago as a hand-me-down from your cousin that only came to visit once just after you bought that new Beer Meister? After you get through with your printer, with my expert guidance, your partner will probably ... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 973 | How Much Are You Saving by Refilling? Preview: There is a formula for figuring out exactly how much money you can save by using a refill kit. You already know how expensive OEM inkjet cartridges are and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that you can save money by using them. But how many people know EXACTLY how much money they are saving? If you really knew I'd be willing to bet... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 974 | Installing Printer Drivers Preview: A printer driver is a piece of software that allows the computer to talk to the printer. Without it the printer would be hopelessly lost since they do not speak the same language. Many times the printer manufacturer will find new and better ways to communicate with the printer and offer improved printer drivers for their customers to install. Thi... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 975 | Cleaning Epson Print Heads Preview: Epson print heads are not removable by the user so I found a procedure that works most of the time. Epson does not support this procedure so only use it if you are ready to buy another printer or send yours in for repair. The Windex Solution For Unclogging Epson Print Heads Tools needed: 1 - 10cc Injector 1 - 4" - 5" of fish tank air line tubi... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 976 | Troubleshooting Printer Problems Preview: Printers are great when they work but when something goes wrong all of a sudden they are "crappy printers", "piece of junk" and so forth. Actually the technology is pretty impressive and if you ask me I think it's nothing short of magic. All that said lets explore some of the more common problems that cause the 45% of the help centers phone calls... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 977 | Remanufactured Inkjet Cartridges Preview: Ever wanted to know how the big boys make remanufactured inkjet cartridges? Read on and I'll give you a quick outline of what you actually get when you buy a remanufactured inkjet cartridge. The first thing to realize is that refillers, or Remanufacturers only remanufacture inkjet cartridges that contain a print head. Those include Hewlett Packa... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 978 | Repair Your Own Laser Printer Preview: Having a printer repaired by a service company can be a pretty expensive proposition so we've compiled a checklist below that may assist you in fixing it yourself. Paper Jams Paper jams are common. To clear the jam pull the paper out gently in the same direction it was headed and then check for any obvious obstructions. If the jams persist the us... (more) Published By: RJ Geyer Submitted: 19 March,2005 |
| 979 | To Seal Or Not To Seal Preview: I get many emails from people with refilling problems and one of the 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 ... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 980 | Your Refilled Cartridges Can Pay Some Bills Preview: Ever thought about putting your refilling talent to work for you? I'm not talking about starting an inkjet refilling business, however, there's nothing stopping you from doing that. What I mean is if you enjoy refilling inkjet cartridges there are ways that you can sell them and make some money without a whole lot of effort. Many people think th... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 981 | The Dell Syndrome Preview: From information I have gathered from different sources I have come to the conclusion that Dell cartridges are exactly the same as Lexmark cartridges EXCEPT for the cap. For owners of Dell printers this should be cause for celebration. Now bear in mind that I have not confirmed any of these findings with my own tests. However, the information do... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 982 | Overfilling HP Color Ink Cartridges Preview: There is a situation that concerns most HP refillers. In our refilling instructions we use a suggested amount of ink that TYPICALLY will sufficiently charge the cartridge without overfilling it. This is just a guide and sometimes an overfill can occur. What do you do then? When you overfill a cartridge there is a great risk of one color overflo... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 983 | Having Fun With The Printer Support Techs Preview: Many years ago when I was a copier technician my boss would always tell us to push our companies supplies, paper, toner etc.. Of course they wanted to sell more supplies and make more money but their techniques were very questionable. Just like printers you could go out and purchase generic supplies and some worked better than others naturally. We... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 984 | Gravity Method For Refilling Preview: Gravity refilling was introduced as a method of refilling those pesky HP color cartridges. Since HP color cartridges are so susceptible to air pockets when refilling in the conventional manor a better refilling method was devised that all but eliminated the air pockets. It's not just for HP color cartridges. People have been reporting success ref... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 985 | Can You Refill A Rock? Preview: Before you begin refilling your inkjet cartridges bear in mind one thing, most inkjet cartridges have sponges in them. When the sponges dry out they can become rock hard. After removing a spent cartridge from your printer don't just throw it in a drawer and expect to be able to refill it in a month or even a year, judging by some of the email I ... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 986 | Refilling Using The Gravity Method Preview: What seems to be the most frustrating thing to refillers is probably the most easiest thing to remedy. The problem is many people don't have the patients to do it this way. I'm talking about gravity refilling. One of the biggest problems facing refillers is injecting the ink too fast into the cartridge. This causes tiny air bubbles to get into t... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 987 | Refilling Laser Cartridges Preview: Laser cartridges are much more sophisticated than inkjet cartridges. They have many moving parts but they all have some things in common. Laser cartridges do not use ink, they use toner. Toner is a dry black powdery substance with the consistency of baking flour. All laser cartridges consist of a drum, toner, corona wires and cleaning blades amo... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 988 | When Is Black Not Black? Preview: Did you notice how many different black inks there are available? At last count we have forty different black inks listed on our web site. You may be wondering how many shades of black can there be? Well there are actually different shades of black which I will explain in a bit. The biggest difference is not in the shade of black but the chemistr... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 989 | Using Print Head Sealing Tape Preview: There is a lot of confusion when it comes to using print head sealing tape. When you refill a cartridge that contains a print head, Lexmark and HP in particular, you need to seal the print head to #1 protect it and #2 keep it from drying out. The combination of sealing tape and a cartridge clip can't be beat for sealing cartridges for storage or t... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 990 | Emerging Printer Interfaces Preview: There are some new and exciting technologies for printers that we will all be enjoying in the very near future. Actually the technology is available right now but many people do not understand it or know how to use it. The technology that I will focus on here is IrDA and Bluetooth interfaces. Gone will be the wires which extends a lot of possibil... (more) Published By: Barry Shultz Submitted: 21 March,2005 |