How to prime the HP Ink Cartridge?

[Adams Family]

Can you tell me how to prime the HP Ink Cartridge nozzle?
Is there any way to suck the ink so that the filled cartridge can work on
the HP printers? I refilled the cartridge but printer ink light keeps
blinking.
Thank you.

 

[Nicolaas Hawkins]

Can you tell me how to prime the HP Ink Cartridge nozzle?
Is there any way to suck the ink so that the filled cartridge can
work on the HP printers? I refilled the cartridge but printer ink
light keeps blinking.
Thank you.

Are they not self-priming?

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Regards,
Nicolaas.


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[Dan G]

Printer model? Cartridge number?

With many of them, centrifugal force will do the job, but may also decorate
your ceiling.

 

[Adams Family]

I am using the HP black ink cartridge 45 and tri-color cartridge 78 for HP
Deskjet 970cxi printer. I am sure there are inks still inside the cartridge.
When I shake it, I can hear ink still inside the cartridge.
Because I bought it less than 2 months ago and I only print around 3 pages
per week max. But the HP printer orange ink light keeps blinking.
When I run HP Deskjet 970 Toolbox, the estimate ink level is 90%

 

[Adams Family]

I am using the HP black ink cartridge 45 and tri-color cartridge 78 for HP
Deskjet 970cxi printer. I am sure there are inks still inside the cartridge.
When I shake it, I can hear ink still inside the cartridge.
Because I bought it less than 2 months ago and I only print around 3 pages
per week max. But the HP printer orange ink light keeps blinking.
When I run HP Deskjet 970 Toolbox, the estimate ink level is 90%

 

[Impmon]

I am using the HP black ink cartridge 45 and tri-color cartridge 78 for HP
Deskjet 970cxi printer. I am sure there are inks still inside the cartridge.
When I shake it, I can hear ink still inside the cartridge.
Because I bought it less than 2 months ago and I only print around 3 pages
per week max. But the HP printer orange ink light keeps blinking.
When I run HP Deskjet 970 Toolbox, the estimate ink level is 90%

Sounds like bad contact between the cart and the printer. Try
cleaning the contact on the back of the cart (not the bottom with
nozzles) and try it. If the orange light still won't go away and you
still have older carts around, insert that, close the cover and let
the printer do its business. Then take older carts out and put your
refilled carts back in.

My printer (940c) uses 17 Black (similiar to 45) and 78 color and I
haven't needed to do anything with the nozzles. A nozzle cleaning
option within the printer control panel is usually all it needs after
a refill.

 

[housetrained]

Can you tell me how to prime the HP Ink Cartridge nozzle?
Is there any way to suck the ink so that the filled cartridge can work on
the HP printers? I refilled the cartridge but printer ink light keeps
blinking.
Thank you.

If sometimes you allow the cart to dry out before refilling, the ink will
not soak through the foam. After all else fails I blow into the filler hole
until ink comes out of the nozzles then tape over the hole, leave overnight
and this has always worked fro me.

 

[George E. Cawthon]

I am using the HP black ink cartridge 45 and tri-color cartridge 78 for HP
Deskjet 970cxi printer. I am sure there are inks still inside the cartridge.
When I shake it, I can hear ink still inside the cartridge.
Because I bought it less than 2 months ago and I only print around 3 pages
per week max. But the HP printer orange ink light keeps blinking.
When I run HP Deskjet 970 Toolbox, the estimate ink level is 90%

Priming the cartridge is not your problem, the
machine can't know anything about priming.

The 970 doesn't know anything about the ink level
in the cartridge, it just estimates the amount
that should be there based on printing. If you
refill a cartridge and put it back, the machine
can't know that without you going through special
procedures. You report that your refilled it and
your cartridge says 90 percent full. Unless you
went through some process to set the cartridge as
new (full), that doesn't make sense. The toolbox
would continue to report the ink level that
existed before you refilled it.

Refilling the 45 is easy, but you should use a
tool that fills through the printhead. That way
you don't get the ink in the right place, don't
get bubbles in the cartridge or have problems with
priming.

Back to your problem, when you open the top cover,
where does the yellow arrow point? Problem with
black cartridge ( dot for black and a frown face)
or low ink (dot for black and a low ink level)?
Since the tool box say 90 percent full, it can't
be the latter. If it stops at the former, that
can mean the cartridge is missing, improperly
installed, wrong cartridge, or cartridge defective.

If the contacts are corroded or unclean, you can
gently wipe the contacts with distilled water and
reinsert. If that doesn't work, The cartridge is
probably have damaged.

My 970 with a (42ml cartridge) lasts for at least
1 year and will print hundreds of pages. Even if
you have the smaller quantity black cartridge you
would not run out of black ink printing only 24
pages (your estimate 2 months x 3pg/week). Time
to buy a new cartridge probably, or maybe your
used printer has a problem.

 

[Bob Headrick]

Can you tell me how to prime the HP Ink Cartridge nozzle?
Is there any way to suck the ink so that the filled cartridge can work
on
the HP printers? I refilled the cartridge but printer ink light keeps
blinking.

As others have noted the problem with the blinking light is not the
priming of the cartridge, it is likely an electrical issue. See the
following:

<http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpa02060>
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=bpd09173>

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[George E. Cawthon]

If sometimes you allow the cart to dry out before refilling, the ink will
not soak through the foam. After all else fails I blow into the filler hole
until ink comes out of the nozzles then tape over the hole, leave overnight
and this has always worked fro me.

There is no foam in an HP 45; the ink is contained
in a bladder.

 

[Adams Family]

Thank you George.

I have bought a new HP #45 ink cartridge and printer now works fine.

But the old HP #45 ink cartridge, its same orange light blinking problem.
This cartridge is HP 51645G with black dot at top of label.
Its 21ml. There is no yellow arrow or frown face.
I cleaned the contacts and wiped both the contacts and nozzle.
There are black ink come out at the bottom nozzle.
When I shake it, I can hear ink rattle noise inside.

 

[Adams Family]

George,
OK, insert the old problem ink cartridge, I open the cover.
The yellow arrow now points at the "single dot frown face".
That means I still have problem with this black ink cartridge.
In fact this #45 cartridge is practically new and hardly used at all.
This is an original HP cartridge I bought at Office Depot.

 

[Adams Family]

George, Is that the reason why the re-inking of HP #45 black cartridge
instruction show drilling a hole at the bottom of the cartridge instead of
hole at top to refill?
I was thinking of buying this black re-inking kit at Frys for $10.

 

[George E. Cawthon]

George,
OK, insert the old problem ink cartridge, I open the cover.
The yellow arrow now points at the "single dot frown face".
That means I still have problem with this black ink cartridge.
In fact this #45 cartridge is practically new and hardly used at all.
This is an original HP cartridge I bought at Office Depot.

Don't know what the problem is but if you cleaned
the contacts, and reinsert (several times) and get
the blinking light each time, there isn't much you
can do. Did you check the HP links that Bob
Headrick listed?

 

[George E. Cawthon]

George, Is that the reason why the re-inking of HP #45 black cartridge
instruction show drilling a hole at the bottom of the cartridge instead of
hole at top to refill?
I was thinking of buying this black re-inking kit at Frys for $10.

There are two ways to fill the 45, but most
recommend filling through the head. I have always
used the fill through the head type and have never
had any problem. In contrast, those who fill by
drilling a hole seem to have irregular success.

Check here or another ink supply source for
instructions filling the 45 cartridge with a "snap
an fill" tool and compare it to what Fry's kit has.

 

[Adams Family]

Geroge,
Yes, I have followed Bob's HP links and clean the contacts both at the
cartridge and printer. Same orange blinking light.

 

[Adams Family]

George, I see your instruction fill through the nozzle head is different.
All other refilling kits either drill hole at top of bottom to refill.
Where can I buy a kit like this in Silicon Valley and how much?

 

[Dan G]

I used to get this on my 970 when re-filling carts. Sometimes I felt it was
due to a burned out head in the cart. There's a re-set function on the
printer, I think it's holding down the 2 outside buttons. The way to reset
the cart memory is to cycle 3 carts through the printer.

The yellow blinking light means that cart is defective or not installed
correctly, so maybe it is defective. If you allowed the cart to run out of
ink before filling, it may well have burned out.

As my 970 got older, I would have this issue more often with refilled carts,
and I finally replaced it with a Canon. I've never missed the HP.

 

[Dan G]

George, I see your instruction fill through the nozzle head is different.
All other refilling kits either drill hole at top of bottom to refill.
Where can I buy a kit like this in Silicon Valley and how much?

He's right, this is the ONLY good way to refill a 45. I used to get them at
http://www.inkjetsaver.com/

 

[George E. Cawthon]

He's right, this is the ONLY good way to refill a 45. I used to get them at
http://www.inkjetsaver.com/

Right, or any good ink seller.