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Can I Use Black Ink In a Colour Print Cartridge?
Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but can I use a black ink
refill in my coulour cartridge? I have an HP deskjet 3520, and only received a colour ink cartridge (even though there is space for a seperate al black cartridge) with the purchase. I have a home ink refilling kit, and would like to use that instead of paying ~$33US for a new cartridge. Thanks for the help. |
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First, most HP blacks are pigment based,
and so they could quickly clog a cartridge designed for dye based inks. Assuming you have a dye based photo black, there still might be some chemical reaction between the color and black inks. But if you got an empty color cartridge, the most you can lose is the cost of the refill. Even if it works (which is a very tall order in itself) it probably won't get you what you expect, but it may actually work to some degree. wrote in message oups.com... Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but can I use a black ink refill in my coulour cartridge? I have an HP deskjet 3520, and only received a colour ink cartridge (even though there is space for a seperate al black cartridge) with the purchase. I have a home ink refilling kit, and would like to use that instead of paying ~$33US for a new cartridge. Thanks for the help. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but can I use a black ink refill in my coulour cartridge? I have an HP deskjet 3520, and only received a colour ink cartridge (even though there is space for a seperate al black cartridge) with the purchase. I have a home ink refilling kit, and would like to use that instead of paying ~$33US for a new cartridge. The #27 black cartridge has a list price of $17.99 US, see http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...800-79805.html. HP's black ink will react with the color ink on the paper to keep sharp black to color transitions, such as when printing a spreadsheet with colored cells or highlighted text. If you were to put HP black ink into the color cartridge you would cause this reaction in the cartridge, clogging the printhead and contaminating the service station and thus ruining future good color cartridges. Your home ink may or may not have these properties. It sounds like a rather poor idea to me.... Regards, Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP |
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