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From: akm@cs.uoregon.edu (Anant Kartik Mithal)
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Subject: Re: Anyone with experience refilling HP Deskjet ink cartridges.
Summary: its real easy...
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Date: 26 Nov 90 22:29:56 GMT
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In article <9176@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> cyee@argon.berkeley.edu (Clayton Yee) writes:
>
>I'm considering purchasing the Deskjet 500.  The only concern i have
>is the $17-$20 price tag for the ink cartridges which last only 200-250
>pages of letter quality printing.
>
>I have seen refill kits, one in a Lyben Computer Systems catalog
>for $9/refill, and another elsewhere for $20, good for 4 refills.
>Has anyone tried these or similar kits with success?
>Is the ink the same waterproofness?

I've been refilling deskjet carts for a while now... I first learnt
about it from a very short text file that I found on Simtel20 (and
wuarchive.wustl.edu, which is a simtel mirror). There is a directory
called deskjet, which has this file (don't remember the name) All you
need is a syringe, needle, and good fountain pen ink. The inside of
the cart is sponge, so push the needle into the sponge and fill it
with ink. 

The major problem I face(d) is getting a syringe. These days, what
with IV drug use and so on, I didn't know how to get a syringe.
Fortunately found one in an old vinyl repair kit I had...

kartik

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