Refilling Ink Cartridge

parkgirl · 12-03-2008, 07:48 PM

I have a wireless Lexmark printer. I tried to refill my my ink cartrage as I have done in the past and it is not recognized by the system. I have no clue why this would be!

Any thoughts??

sportyinc · 12-04-2008, 03:33 AM

Parkgirl,
If your Lexmark uses ink cartridges with built-in print heads like a lot of the HP cartridges and some Canon, I have found your problem to be mainly with the electrical contacts. Some cartridges without print heads, like some Epsons and Canons, also have a chip with electrical contacts that can get dirty, causing the printer to not "see" the cartridge.
Cartridges with built-in print heads have a set of many electrical contacts that when dirty, do not allow the printer to recognize the cartridge. You must clean these contacts.
Manufacturers instructions usually instruct you to clean the contacts (both on the cartridge and the printer) with clean water and a soft rag. I usually use isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip, being careful to not leave any cotton from the Q-tip on the contacts.
As a last resort you can try cleaning the contacts with bleach. Clean with water or alcohol after cleaning with bleach.

parkgirl · 12-04-2008, 10:46 AM

Will give that a try. I was reading that now some mfg.s code thier cartridges so that it can only be used one time!! I sure hope that is not the case.

THANKS!!!

Bobbyrae · 06-02-2009, 08:11 AM

sometimes there are ways to reset the printer so that you can trick it into accepting the new cartridges. here's something I found:

Lexmark Printers - Reset Methods

Bobbyrae · 10-07-2009, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickySmith

There is hole on upper side of it.From there,you can push the ink form any syringe.

I am pretty sure that she was able to get the ink in the cartridge, but the printer won't accept the cartridge now. It's a software thing.