Most original (made by the printer makers) ink cartridges are easy to refill using one of our refill kits. This includes all Canon, Lexmark, Dell and many HP printer cartridges. Most ink cartridges, where the printhead is part of the cartridge can be refilled.
Epson and HP individual (one for each colour) original cartridges are not that easy to refill!
All these ink cartridges come fitted with a small memory chip, which records ink level data, generated by the printer software.
Once the chip registers "empty", the printer usually prompts the user to replace the "empty" ink cartridge and refuses to print, or do anything else, until a new cartridge is fitted.
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Refill friendly ink cartridges overcome this problem with special "re-writeable" ink chips. These can be either automatic (ARC) or manual (MRC). A re-writing device (chip resetter) is required for manual reset chips, auto-reset chips don't need any external devices. Some refill friendly cartridges only come with ARC, some only with MRC, some with both. Either way, the end result is same.
If you are keen and want to save a couple of dollars, you can in many cases just replace the chips on original cartridges with refill friendly chips and refill the cartridges you already have. Some oem chips on genuine cartridges (not all) can be manually reset as well, so all you need is a chip resetter.
Indeed, if there is no reliable refill friendly alternative available for your printer model, why not refill the cartridges you have. But if there are refillables available, they are certainly worth a look.
Refill friendly cartridges come in many shapes and sizes, but they all do essentially the same:
Convince the printer it has serviceable ink cartridges installed
Enable resetting of the chip ink levels to full
Store, filter and supply ink to the printhead on demand
Allow for easy refilling
Select your printer make and the reset type your prefer, from the subcategories below, to find more info and/or to buy a set of refill friendly cartridges. Please contact us, if you can't find what you're looking for.
