Here is the step to refill the ink cartridges Lexmark 16 black in home, save money.
The 16 Lexmark black ink cartridges are ink cartridges of really good performance in comparison with their price, these ink cartridges are rated for about 190 pages when new and 170 pages after being refilled.
As it can be seen there is not a big difference in quantity of pages since they have a very resistant sponge. These cartridges are compatible with i3 / X74 / X75 / X1100 / X1200 / X2200 / Z13 / Z23 / Z25 / Z33 / Z35 / Z500 / Z600 printers and can be refilled about 5 times still having the same quality.
These Lexmark ink cartridges can be refilled with the same type of ink used for the HP and Canon cartridges they are not demanding when talking about ink. Follow well the procedure show next in case of questions leave a comment in this post.
It is recommended to place the cartridge in a place where ink spilling does not become a problem, it is also recommended to use a piece of black fabric, fabric that is not going to be needed in the future.
In case you get spilled with ink from the cartridges look on how to take the stain of from your clothes and skin.
As it can be seen there is not a big difference in quantity of pages since they have a very resistant sponge. These cartridges are compatible with i3 / X74 / X75 / X1100 / X1200 / X2200 / Z13 / Z23 / Z25 / Z33 / Z35 / Z500 / Z600 printers and can be refilled about 5 times still having the same quality.
These Lexmark ink cartridges can be refilled with the same type of ink used for the HP and Canon cartridges they are not demanding when talking about ink. Follow well the procedure show next in case of questions leave a comment in this post.
It is recommended to place the cartridge in a place where ink spilling does not become a problem, it is also recommended to use a piece of black fabric, fabric that is not going to be needed in the future.
In case you get spilled with ink from the cartridges look on how to take the stain of from your clothes and skin.
Procedure to refill 16 Lexmark black ink cartridges:
You can also be interested in seeing the procedure to refill the 27 tricolor Lexmark ink cartridge. Normally these cartridges have the holes on the top part and you can see them, you have to bigger these holes with a drill. see image of the drill...
drill to perforate the 16 Lexmark black ink cartridge |
Try looking for a no too big drill so the hole is not too big either avoiding ink evaporation.
Make this hole really slowly to prevent damages in the cartridge sponge the hole has to be done just where it is indicated with a small hole it has from factory. see the following image...
place where to perforate the 16 Lexmark black cartridge |
Proceed to provide the corresponding black ink to the cartridge, to do so you will need one syringe.
In the syringe you will need about 10ml of ink and with this amount of ink the cartridge will have a good rate and perform well when printing. The same syringe must not be use for all the colors.
black cartridge |
Always provide ink to the cartridges as S-L-O-W as possible, this case cannot be the exception, you have to do this process really slowly and with calm take all the time you can in this step, we advise the slowness so the sponge can be completely full.
After the refilling of the cartridge is finished several cleaning processes must be done with the printer, in case you do not know how to do them we advise to visit our test page, look how the colors should be and so you can determine if there is any problem with the cartridges, in case the color does not come out correctly clean the cartridges or try to unclog the ink cartridge.
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