Ron said:
These are instruction I've posted a bunch of times. I doubt that the tanks
are ruined. Reading the instructions will most likely give you an idea where
your refilling efforts went south. If you will send me a private email, I
can send you a pdf file with these instructions and a couple of photos that
show the refilled cartridges.
BCI-3 and BCI-6 are about the easiest of tanks to refill. Instruction are
With BCI-21 for the BJ2100, I have settled on the following:
1- The "Tank" is really a felt block type pad that holds (wicks)
maybe 3cc (each color) to 5cc (black) of ink fluid. Don't try to
"fill" any of these "tanks" because any will flood and run out
the bottom where each color exit mates with the respective print
head entry, a 1/8" diameter sintered metal lozenge sort of entry
port thingy.
2- The sintered entry port to each print galley has a rubber
seal around it which, I fear, worsens the more times it is
opened. That is, I think it better to NOT remove any cartridge
from the print head for any purpose whatsoever.
3- My recent refills have been into a brand new $50.oo printed,
now used a bit, carrying a black and a tri-color cartridges,
never extracted from the print head.
4- I have removed the plastic cover-case for free access at any
time (and an early preview of all prints are they are evolved).
5- With a moto-tool, I drilled the recommended 1/8" holes into
each of the four cells while they are still mounted in the print
head carriage. For black, yellow and red, I drilled into the top
front face just below the seam, and inward about 1/4" until a
bit of colored fritt emerged. For Blue, I went straight down
3/8" until some blue fritt emerged. I now tape over those holes
with sticky scotch tape.
6- With a calibrated hypo needle (one for each color), I am
adding a cc or two at a time of each color, and 2 to 3 of black
as I intuitively believe I should replenish. I also add Windex
fluid to the tune of about 5% volume to the black ink "to keep
the pipes clean" (no further justification known or sought!).
7- FWIW, the "cleaning" cycles gobbles ink and trashes onto a
huge felt pad laid in the bottom right side of the printer. I
have rescued that pad, (hold onto your trousers) have sopped out
a lot of black ink, and now routineltly salvage ("recycle",
Clyde) with my black hypo from all the cells cast in the unit
bottom, ALL black and multi purple-black ink, adding a bit of
sopping water and a tad of Windex to get good yield. I re-insert
this recycled ink into the black cartridge. The felt pad there
so far is an excellent particle filter.
7- so far so good.
Angelo Campanella