Help! The ink in my laser jet printer has exploded! What am I to do????!
The laser jet printer I have at home is the HP Laserjet Pro 200 color M25lnw.
I save money on ink by purchasing recycled ink from this company called V4ink. In all the years I've been buying from them I never had a bad cartridge until now. Of course this had to happen after I promised to meet someone with finished product in an hour or so. It wasn't a total disaster, I work at a print shop and I do have keys to go in after hours. I didn't feel like going back in a mild snowstorm and waiting like 10 minutes for the printer and computer to boot and warm up.
When I installed the new set of ink, the printer was taking longer than normal to calibrate and made an awful screeching noise that definitely was not normal. I ran a test page and instead of the ink levels being on the lines it was supposed to the whole page was a shade of magenta! It was very surprising and caught me off guard. It was a mess on both sides of the paper.
Pictured to the left was the front test page in all of it's magenta glory. Right is an example of the back of the sheet.
I ran two test copies hoping that problem would go away or improve. It did not.
The middle sheet is what it is supposed to look like and an example of the cleanup I did.
I've been working in the print industry for several years now and can do some printer repairs. My test pages my first clue was to inspect the magenta cartridge. I lifted the flap protecting the roller, turned out the magenta ink was all over the ink roller. I took a tissue and wiped the entire roller. I used pliers to gently turn the roller turner things on the side. I checked the other cartridges as well and they looked ok and I did not need to clean them.
Once I installed the cleaned cartridge I let the printer calibrate. Ran the test page,
but then ran a head cleaning for good measure.
I was able to fix this minor problem and didn't have to send the ink back.
Which would of taken more than a week to get a replacement or credit.
Tada~
Simple problem solving to fix the problem!
From messing around with my other old printer...I've learned things about buying non-oem cartridges.
- It is ideal you replace all the cartridges at once.
- Make sure it is the same brand, don't mix brands.
Reason being is the ink colors won't mix, won't bind and dry to the paper properly.
-Make sure the company is reputable and has good reviews.
Don't experiment with an unknown if you can avoid it.
Hope these tips help!
The laser jet printer I have at home is the HP Laserjet Pro 200 color M25lnw.
I save money on ink by purchasing recycled ink from this company called V4ink. In all the years I've been buying from them I never had a bad cartridge until now. Of course this had to happen after I promised to meet someone with finished product in an hour or so. It wasn't a total disaster, I work at a print shop and I do have keys to go in after hours. I didn't feel like going back in a mild snowstorm and waiting like 10 minutes for the printer and computer to boot and warm up.
When I installed the new set of ink, the printer was taking longer than normal to calibrate and made an awful screeching noise that definitely was not normal. I ran a test page and instead of the ink levels being on the lines it was supposed to the whole page was a shade of magenta! It was very surprising and caught me off guard. It was a mess on both sides of the paper.
Pictured to the left was the front test page in all of it's magenta glory. Right is an example of the back of the sheet.
I ran two test copies hoping that problem would go away or improve. It did not.
The middle sheet is what it is supposed to look like and an example of the cleanup I did.
I've been working in the print industry for several years now and can do some printer repairs. My test pages my first clue was to inspect the magenta cartridge. I lifted the flap protecting the roller, turned out the magenta ink was all over the ink roller. I took a tissue and wiped the entire roller. I used pliers to gently turn the roller turner things on the side. I checked the other cartridges as well and they looked ok and I did not need to clean them.
Once I installed the cleaned cartridge I let the printer calibrate. Ran the test page,
but then ran a head cleaning for good measure.
I was able to fix this minor problem and didn't have to send the ink back.
Which would of taken more than a week to get a replacement or credit.
Tada~
Simple problem solving to fix the problem!
From messing around with my other old printer...I've learned things about buying non-oem cartridges.
- It is ideal you replace all the cartridges at once.
- Make sure it is the same brand, don't mix brands.
Reason being is the ink colors won't mix, won't bind and dry to the paper properly.
-Make sure the company is reputable and has good reviews.
Don't experiment with an unknown if you can avoid it.
Hope these tips help!
Pretty cool that the ink cartridges are in this pull out drawer when you open the front door.
Before I forget again I entered artwork for the
18th Annual Millicent Rodgers Museum Miniature Show.
The opening is February 7th.
Make it if you can!
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