Max wrote in with his simple solution.
He wasnt as interested in refilling his cartridges as he was in getting all the ink out of them.
If the print smears the ink is obviously water soluble.
The top of the printer cartridge generally has the manufacturers label attached.
It covers tiny holes through which the ink was injected into the cartridge during manufacture.
Each of the ink chambers contains a small sponge which holds a miserably tiny quantity of ink.
When the ink runs out it is only the water content that is missing.
There is still plenty of color left in the sponge.
How do you remedy this dried up sponge problem?
Poke the needle through the paper into the hole and inject about 3ml of water into the sponge chamber.
This method just about doubles the life of a cartridge and doesn’t appear to damage the printer.
Its also a good step between squeezing extra life out of the cartridges and outright refilling them.
Thanks for sharing Max!
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