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Answer» A quick question about printer ink: I recently went into my local refill shop & asked for a refill for my HP 840c deskjet (see national history museum for details). They kindly told me that they have discontinued that particular line of ink due to the age. I'm assuming that different manufactures have inks of varying pigments, and that refilling with different ink will result in off colour images. Using an ink not branded for your printer is likely to ruin your printer, don't say you weren't warned. I wouldn't go as far as saying it is "likely" to "ruin" a printer; rather that poor quality or wrongly chosen inks might cause damage e.g. by clogging a print head. Quote from: Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition of LIKELY Good point, maybe likely was a little strong of a word to use. I'm not referring to non-OEM ink being dangerous, but ink not even made for that printer model being dangerous. Sure, it might work, it also might ruin your printer.Quote from: patio on September 27, 2012, 04:56:28 PM I suspect they no longer do it because of pressure from HP... I don't know, remember that we are talking about a 12-14 year old printer here. Does seem reasonable that they would struggle to find demand for that particular ink. Quote from: truenorth on September 27, 2012, 04:34:46 PM Would you consider refilling your own cartridges (provided your cartridges are capable)?truenorth Good point, I forgot about those. Do they still even sell them? As far as I'm aware they disappeared about the time when the refill shops started opening up. I'll have to investigate. Quote from: ninjatex on September 30, 2012, 02:47:36 AM It doesn't hurt to check on Amazon or Ebay to see if any third party retailers sell your ink. Using an ink not branded for your printer is likely to ruin your printer, don't say you weren't warned. What are some inks more viscus than others (Strictly speaking of ink jet inks that is)? At any rate as mentioned before this is a 12-14 year old printer, it's not like it would be the end of the world if I broke it. It would just mean that I would have to buy a laser jet instead, but that would cost money that I'm to tight to spend. And I forgot to mention in my original post, the shop were able to offer me a third party alternative but it was still a bit pricey. Accessless. "I'll have to investigate.". If you are INTERESTED i can provide you with a long standing supplier i have USED many times and recommended to others. That supplier can tell you if your cartridges are refillable and what your options are (there may be a few). I would say this source is only viable if you are in the U.S. or Canada. If you reply with interest i will P.M. you the information required. truenorthQuote from: Accessless on October 01, 2012, 10:14:14 AM What are some inks more viscus than others (Strictly speaking of ink jet inks that is)? At any rate as mentioned before this is a 12-14 year old printer, it's not like it would be the end of the world if I broke it. It would just mean that I would have to buy a laser jet instead, but that would cost money that I'm to tight to spend. Inks and toners are very particular products. It's not like you can just take HP ink or toner x and throw it in any other printer, ask any printer technician and they'll confirm this. Sure, every once and a while you can cross models but most of the time this isn't the case. Think of it this way: The printer manufacturers make money off the sale of inks, the devices can print to the accuracy of hundreds of a millimeter at the minimum, you think you can throw just any ink in there? It's not pen ink, it's a very advanced product made under very stringent requirements.Quote from: truenorth on October 01, 2012, 06:12:08 PM Accessless. "I'll have to investigate.". If you are interested i can provide you with a long standing supplier i have used many times and recommended to others. That supplier can tell you if your cartridges are refillable and what your options are (there may be a few). I would say this source is only viable if you are in the U.S. or Canada. If you reply with interest i will P.M. you the information required. truenorth I could get to one of those shops for about $750 lol. No sorry they're a little out of my way. Quote from: ninjatex on October 03, 2012, 04:23:12 AM Inks and toners are very particular products. It's not like you can just take HP ink or toner x and throw it in any other printer, ask any printer technician and they'll confirm this. Sure, every once and a while you can cross models but most of the time this isn't the case. Think of it this way: The printer manufacturers make money off the sale of inks, the devices can print to the accuracy of hundreds of a millimeter at the minimum, you think you can throw just any ink in there? It's not pen ink, it's a very advanced product made under very stringent requirements. They only charge that much to make a higher profits, they sell us cheap printers and some token ink & then we're hooked on their over priced ink. I'll prove it by emptying my Biro into the printer. It's all scams, lies & other corporate ramblings. (Just in case someone takes this seriously for some reason I'm joking) |
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