Reinstalling a partially used ink cartridge
Reinstalling a partially used ink cartridge
I approached the issue by swapping out the partially used black ink cartridge in my inkjet printer. It didn’t resolve the problem. Now I have what seems like a decent half-used cartridge left. I’m aware it’s safe to keep it, though it might dry out and stop functioning later.
I have two questions:
First, is this a case where trying again could work, or could reinstalling a dried cartridge cause more trouble than it’s worth?
Second, how quickly does a cartridge typically dry, and are there ways to prevent or slow that down?
I made and model printer?
Cartridge(s): Manufacturer original? Refillable by maker? Third party/generic cartridge?
In general, it seems that printer makers sell physical printers at a reduced price and actually profit from the ink cartridges.
Last year, my neighbor and I found out that our identical Canon All-in-ones wouldn’t even allow EOM cartridge swaps between the two printers.
When my Canon stopped working (TL;DR), I had no choice but to take the different ink cartridges to a nearby Staples store to collect recycling rewards points.
Now I own an HP printer. I joined the automatic ink refreshing program because it was far cheaper than buying new HP cartridges. Especially now.
[But it appears that by setting my plan to limit me to 100 pages per month, I’m restricted—paying more for more pages is possible, but I rarely print more than a couple each day. Figuring out how the page count works is tricky.]
The inks might not fully dry out, but the nozzles and ink tend to become sticky and won’t function properly on other printers either.
Just recycle the cartridges—if one leaks, it can cause a big mess...
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