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can you just use colored for printer
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Posted by finchelover (My Page) on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 20:57
| I an running low on my black printer ink I have a Dell and a all-in one printer. I would like to use up my colored ink,how do I do this. |
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RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| Depends on which printer you have. Some printers want them both in. |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| Good luck finding a consumer-grade printer that will allow this. The last two I've bought won't...that's how they get you in the habit of continually buying replacements. You could look into the option of buying a refill kit. |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| I have an HP printer. I ran out of colored ink years ago and just left the empty color cartridge in, so the printer thinks I use both. Black ink only works fine. I'm guessing, if you put in an empty black ink cartridge and just use the colored one, it might work the same in your printer. Dee |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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You know, that might work, been in the same situation myself, but I do prefer to have colors for inks sometimes, so keep up with the both of them. I get refills of ink from Walgreens, much cheaper, unless there is a special on ink refills at WM, or Staples, wherever I can find it.
Also, sometimes, cleaning the spots where the ink comes out of the little holder, with a Q-tip, and some alcohol, sometimes allows more ink to come out of the printer, but don't use anything but alcohol! Also, never touch that area, as even the oil from your fingers can plug those fine holes! |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| I am confident you are recommending denatured alcohol rather than isopropyl. DA |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| My old printer will let me do this, but my newer all-in-one won't. |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| Just thought of this, if you use an empty black cartridge what happens when you are printing and black is required? Is it a matter of the three primary colors being combined and a "black" being created? DA |
RE: can you just use colored for printer
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| I know a woman who prints announcement, menus etc. for the senior center and she just swaps cartridges when she runs out of black. I've no idea what kind of printer it is but I presume it is old. BTW, a blue or red menu at the senior center doesn't even get a second glance. |
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