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From: coffey@ucselx.sdsu.edu (pat coffey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: REFILLING HP DeskJet INK CARTRIDGES -- a warning...
Message-ID: <4056@ucselx.sdsu.edu>
Date: 26 Sep 89 21:11:05 GMT
References: <890922.08325265.044109@SFA.CP6>
Reply-To: coffey@ucselx.UUCP (pat coffey)
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services
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In article <890922.08325265.044109@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:
>    Here is the official warning from Hewlett Packard.  Refilling the
>ink cartridges will probably void your warranty.  SUPPOSEDLY, any ink
>used other than HP's ink will result in the priming tube clogging
>meaning that the prime functions will begin to die.  You would then
>    To enforce their view further, they state that non-HP ink will
>'crust'.
>    Ok, as far as crusting is concerned which can clog the tubes
>and make a general mess of things.....  I've yet to see crusting
>that is differant than that of the HP crusting. 

I've been refilling my hp carteidges for about 6 months now, and,
last weekend, my dj stopped printing.  I put in a brand new cartreidge
that had an expiration date of 12/90 and it printed about 10 pages
and then died.  Ususally when the cart. is running out of ink, it
starts skipping and printing lightly.  This time, it just stopped 
printing all together.  I cleaned it as well as I could, but, alas,
nothing.  I am trying to get it repaired now.

I hope I didn't break it by refilling; but I may have. :-(



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     _   _        Ms. Pat Coffey    
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