refilling hp61 tricolor

[JohnF]

Just got an hp envy 4500 (from Staples), and ebay'ed
hp61 refill kits from seller: cartridgepool.
Contradictory info about refill holes from the printed
instructions that come along with their kits, and from
http://www.printerfillingstation.com/Refill-Instructions/HP/H47.htm
for tricolor cartridge, as follows...
***printed info*** ***above url***
O <--yellow magenta--> O
O O yellow--> O O <--cyan
magenta--> O O <--cyan O O
Can anybody clear that up? Thanks,

 

[JohnF]

Just got an hp envy 4500 (from Staples), and ebay'ed
hp61 refill kits from seller: cartridgepool.
Contradictory info about refill holes from the printed
instructions that come along with their kits, and from
http://www.printerfillingstation.com/Refill-Instructions/HP/H47.htm
for tricolor cartridge, as follows...
***printed info*** ***above url***
O <--yellow magenta--> O
O O yellow--> O O <--cyan
magenta--> O O <--cyan O O
Can anybody clear that up? Thanks,

Sorry for following myself up,
but now I found a third opinion at
http://www.secure.datatekusa.com/instructions/HP61v3.doc.pdf
***datatekusa***
magenta--> O
O O
yellow--> O O <--cyan
Almost the same as "printerfillingstation" above,
but using the bottom two holes instead of middle holes.

By the way, I also found instructions at
http://www.inksupply.com/instructions/instructions_HP_61.pdf
and these agree with the "printed info" diagram above.
Color me confused.

 

[Charlie+]

Sorry for following myself up,
but now I found a third opinion at
http://www.secure.datatekusa.com/instructions/HP61v3.doc.pdf
***datatekusa***
magenta--> O
O O
yellow--> O O <--cyan
Almost the same as "printerfillingstation" above,
but using the bottom two holes instead of middle holes.

By the way, I also found instructions at
http://www.inksupply.com/instructions/instructions_HP_61.pdf
and these agree with the "printed info" diagram above.
Color me confused.

If I were doing this with conflicting information - I would first put an
ordinary clean sewing needle into the foam etc and believe only the
colour that comes back out on that! Sometimes if the foam is dry you
cant see until you wipe the needle on a white tissue... C+

 

[JohnF]

If I were doing this with conflicting information - I would first put an
ordinary clean sewing needle into the foam etc and believe only the
colour that comes back out on that! Sometimes if the foam is dry you
cant see until you wipe the needle on a white tissue... C+

Thanks, Charlie. I did exactly as you suggested.
Had to put the needle in backwards, with eye-end down and
a piece of thread through the eye. The needle alone came
out clean, as far as I could see, but attached thread clearly
showed the colors. Fyi, printed instructions were correct.

 

[Charlie+]

Thanks, Charlie. I did exactly as you suggested.
Had to put the needle in backwards, with eye-end down and
a piece of thread through the eye. The needle alone came
out clean, as far as I could see, but attached thread clearly
showed the colors. Fyi, printed instructions were correct.

Well thaught through!
C+