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Refill HP 802 Tricolor Cartridge

Refill HP 802 Tricolor Cartridge

This is the tutorial for refilling the HP 802 Tricolor (color/colored) ink cartridge that is available in two variants -- HP802 Tricolor Small and HP 802 Tricolor Large.

Again, the difference between them is physically the size of the sponge and of course the price. In this colored variant,again the large cartridge will pay you more since there'll be less refills and less work to do.

Here's an image of the tricolor cartridge:

So the process of refilling is again the same as the black but now you have to use three colors - i.e Cyan(Blue), Magenta (Red) and Yellow.

Get any good branded ink such as InkTec. Personally, I prefer to use ProMax Ink for the colored cartridgesince they give out good quality prints with vivid colors.

So here's what you'll be needing for the refill

i) 3 syringes - one for each color. DO NOT use the same syringe for all the three colorsii) 3 colored inks - Cyan, Magenta and Yellowiii) Isopropyl Alcoholiv) Soft Tissue Paperv) A soft cloth to tolerate the ink spillsvi) 802 Tricolor Cartridge (of course)

Here's the image for the ink bottles

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Process:

Fill up the syringes with the three colors respectively - 2ml if you want to fill the small cartridge and 4ml ifyou want to fill the large one

Here is the image of the cartridge after the top label sticker removed

Please note the number markings. This image has been taken with the circuit (golden strip) facing away fromself.



Inject Magenta (Red) ink in either of the hole 1 or 1a

Inject Yellow ink in hole 2



Inject Cyan (Blue) ink in hole 3 or 3a

* Please do this slowly and make sure there's no ink leaking out of the printhead at the bottom. If it does,clean it with a tissue paper until the flow of ink stops.

Clean the head with Isopropyl Alcohol using a tissue paper. Let the cartridge stand in the printer for a fewhours and then its ready to print.

NOTE: Do not expect to many photo quality (best quality) images from a SMALL 802 refilled cartridge becausethere's very little ink for each color. If you intend to print images, do get the large version and alsopigmented high quality colored inks since the difference between cheap and high quality inks is very



noticeable in images.



Posted 2 days ago by Refill Man

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The "802 Large" Advantage

Large Black Cartridge

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I recently bought the HP 802 large black cartridge for my printer and noticed that it has a significantly largersponge size ~ 2.5x larger than the one in the small cartridge.

Also, I tried exhaust tests on the cartridge and here are the results for your comparison:

The testing page I used was a document containing 231 words in a Times New Roman, font size 12, nobold/italics. (In a nutshell, it looked like a page of a book).

NO COLOR OR GRAPHICS WERE USED

I gave a 400 page print order and waited for the cartridge to exhaust out:

Results:

HP 802 Small Black (New, not refilled):

Ink Low Warning: 65 pagesInk Exhausted, No output: 87 pages

HP 802 Small Black (New but refilled first time)

Output: 27 Pages

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HP 802 Large Black (New, not refilled)

Ink Low Warning: 147 pagesInk Exhausted, No output: 190 pages

HP 802 Large Black (New but refilled first time)

Output: 96 Pages

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Conclusion:

For heavy volume users, large cartridge (LC) seems a much better option than the small cartridge (SC)because I've noticed very less leakage in the LC and there's significantly more printouts, hence lessheadache (although it comes nowhere near to the claimed 360 pages, but I believe my test document was toocrowded with words to deliver that kind of yield).

So please invest Rs. 450/- additional initially while saving long term running costs.

Posted 13th April by Refill Man



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FAQsFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

First and foremost: Those who have doubts about refilling this cartridge, its extremely easy if you follow theprocedure correctly.

Q) Can I refill my HP 802 Small / Large Colored and Black cartridges ?

A) Yes absolutely. However, do read the precautions on the blog before attempting a refill because there'scertain things that you need to be aware of.

Q) Would I require some special tools?

A) No, just a medical syringe, regular tissue paper and the refill INK (of course) which is easily available atcomputer stores and online stores.

Q) How long does the process take?

A) When you have the materials at hand, it would hardly take 3-5 minutes depending on how used to you areto refilling.

Q) Where do I obtain the syringe and ink from?

A) Syringe can be purchased from a local pharmacy, the ink from any computer store or online store. It'sgenerally available as Inkjet ink/Refill Ink.

Q) Will I damage my printer and cartridge?

A) As far as experience and information goes, this is the most discussed question. But there is lost ofinformation available on the Internet that says that as long as you do it correctly, you'll damage neither theprinter and nor the cartridge.

Q) Will refilling void the warranty of the equipment I am using?

A) NO YOU WILL NOT

Quoted from the HP site is the following paragraph

" For HP printer products, the use of a non-HP ink cartridge or a refilled ink cartridge does not affect

either the warranty to the customer or any HP support contract with the customer. However, if printer

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failure or damage is attributable to the use of a non-HP or refilled ink cartridge, HP will charge its

standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the particular failure or damage."

Q) Will refilling void the warranty of the cartridge I am using?

A) Yes, it will since you are physically tampering with the cartridge. But relax. Once empty, the cartridge

is useless anyway.

Q) I refilled the wrong colors in the wrong place in the colored cartridge. What should I do?

A) Exhaust the cartridge by printing a few pages that will use inks of all the colors so that the sponges are

empty and then refill with the correct color and if you are lucky then the next time you refill, you will

get a correctly functioning cartridge.

Please use this image to exhaust all the colors if you've refilling it wrongly.

Q) The ink leaks out of the head after refilling

A) Place some tissue paper and put the cartridge on it and leave it for a few minutes (1-2) before placing

it into the printer. This should absorb any excess ink that you have put in the cartridge. Beware, don't

place it too long since tissue paper is highly absorbent in nature and will empty the cartirdge.

Q) Will heating a cartridge head help in case my cartridge is blocked?

A) A cartridge is a very sensitive piece of electronic circuit. The printing technology it uses relies on heat

to inject ink from the inside to the outside so do not subject the head to extreme temperatures. Mild

warm water might help but don't use boiling water/

Q) How do I clean a blocked head?

A) Use spirit (Isopropyl alcohol - - it's available at pharmacies and doesn't require a prescription lol). Put

some spirit on a tissue paper and gently wipe the head. That should absorb any drying ink clogged in the

head. If the cartridge hasn't beed used for long and is badly blocked, allow the cartridge head to rest in

spirit (IPA) for a few hours. That should possibly help.

Q) Is there a difference (physical) between the HP 802 small and large cartridges?

A) Yes, the spong inside a HP 802 Large Black cartridge is larger than the sponge on the HP 802 small

black. So refilling a large should be easier since it would allow more ink at a time, more prints at a time

and less leaks due to increased sponge capacity.

Posted 23rd March by Refill Man



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Refill HP 802Refill HP 802 Cartridge

This is a very detailed piece of information meant for beginners. If you have some experience with refillinginkjets, just skip the introduction.

Please read the precautions before attempting a refillThe HP 802 cartridge series is a relatively new series of cartridges being manufactured by HP.

This cartridge is available in India for use in three printer models HP 1050, HP 2050 and the wireless HP 3050(any maybe others).

HP Wireless Deskjet All in One 3050 (Print, Scan, Copy)

About refilling cartridges:

Many people have doubts about refilling their printer's cartridges because of extensive claims being made bymanufacturers regarding quality, printer failure, void warranty and a host of other reasons. Please follow theblog to the end to find a reasonable answer to all these reasons while we first get on with the process ofrefilling for the impatient ones. But just be assured that the process is completely safe.

About HP 802 Cartridges

These new cartridges are available in two variants -- SMALL and LARGE.

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HP 802 Small Black Cartridge

Ink Yields*:HP 802 Small Black [CH561ZZ]: 120 pagesHP 802 Large Black [CH563ZZ]: 360 pages

HP 802 Small Tricolor [CH562ZZ]: 100 pagesHP 802 Large Tricolor [CH564ZZ]: 300 pages

*These yields are measured under standard conditions using an ISO testing suite (a set of pages printedrepeatedly until the ink finishes) and these yields are rated at a coverage of only 5% of a page.

Want to print images and high density text? You could be running out of ink a lot sooner than expected.

At the heart of an 802

The way these cartridges work is that they have a sponge inside the cartridge (and that is what takes upspace inside the cartridge, there's no complicated circuitry involved). When the printer signals the cartirdgethrough the contact pins, portions of the head heat up forcing the ink from inside to outside and onto thepaper (hence the name "thermal inkjet")

The sponge removed from an HP 802 Small Black cartridge.

This sponge (from a small black) measures approximately 3.5 cm * 1.5 cm * 1.5 cm and is inside thecartridge and this is the thing we'd be operating on while refilling the cartridge.

You'll now understand that increasing yields is only about increasing the size of the sponge and injecting afew more ml of ink -- for which the HP guys are charging us a fortune.

Anyways, the job we're supposed to do is getting a syringe needle into this sponge and injecting 1.5 ml (smallblack) or 4 ml (large black) of ink into it.



Refill Process

Take out the black cartridge from the printer and peel off the top sticker from the cartridge to expose therefill hole(s). [Don't worry if you damage the sticker label since it is not necessary to put it back afterrefilling]

802 Cartridge after peeling off the sticker labelThe numbering stands when you hold the cartridge with the golden circuit strip facing away

from you.

Holes 1,2 and 3 have the sponge immediately below them and it is one of these three holes thatwe will use to refill the cartridge. Please DO NOT use HOLES 4 or 5 since you'd dumping inkstraight into the container and probably will damage the cartridge.



Use a standard refill ink brand and any syringe.

A 250ml bottle of black pigmented branded ink should cost you anywhere between Rs. 250 to Rs. 350. 250mlis sufficient ink for more than 2500 pages.

1) Fill up a syringe with 1 to 1.5 ml of ink.

2) Place the needle in HOLE 3 of the cartridge

3) S-L-O-W-L-Y inject ink into the sponge. Make sure you take 20-25 seconds to inject that 2 ml ink since itneeds to get distributed into the sponge. Making it fast would probably make the ink leak out of the headrisking damage of circuit. MAKE SURE you place some tissue below the cartridge since some ink is bound toflow out while refilling.

4) Remove the needle and cap the syringe.

5) Clean the head portion of the cartridge with a tissue paper for any overflowing ink. [Don't use too muchforce, the head is a fragile part]

6) Place the cartridge back in the printer and allow it to stand for 5-6 hours before you attempt printing. Theink needs to reach near the head before you can properly print.

Precautions

1) Do not touch the metallic ink strip or allow any ink to reach that portion or you'll damage the circuit.

2) After refilling, empty the syringe and insert the needle one by one in hole 4 and 5 and pull to suck out anyink that's overflown into the cartridge from the sponge.



3) Do not insert a cartridge into the printer while the ink is flowing out of the print head [bottom part]. Absorbany excess on a soft tissue paper

4) Do not wipe the head with anything except a soft tissue. You may use Isopropyl Alcohol to clean thatportion. Printhead is a very delicate part.

Cost Comparison

Refilling cartridges is a very cheap option when compared to buying a new cartridge every time.

I've been using this cartridge for more than 8 months now. It's a small black 802 which I've refilled way toomany times to remember.

My printer's total page count shows ~ 2100 pages. Discount the 100 pages that were printed with the startercartridge, I've been able to squeeze out 2000 pages from a HP 802 small black. AND it's still going on.

Small Black costs Rs. 425/- and prints about a hundred regular pages making the cost of a print Rs. 4.25/-.

Compare this to a refilled system, assume a page output of 2500 pages per cartridge -- it would cost you 1) Acartridge (Rs. 425/-) and the refill stuff -- syringe, ink bottle, tissue (~ Rs. 300).

Refilled ink would cost you Rs. 725 / 2500 pages, that is approximately 29 paise per page.

Refilled Yields

My personal experience is that a refilled small black would last 40-45 pages so if you're into heavy volumeprinting or you can't bear refilling too frequently, I suggest you get a HP 802 large black which has asignificantly larger sponge. Refilling a large black would require approximately 4-5 ml of ink.



Expected Problems If you get no output OR streaks of black after printing from a refilled cartridge, remove the cartridge from theprinter. Cover the holes with some clean cloth and blow air into the cartridge. This would force the ink nearthe head. Wipe off any excess ink that comes out of the head and then try printing.

I have updated the FAQ(s). Please read.

Posted 19th February by Refill Man

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