Brother MFC-J6910DW

 

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Contents

Brother MFC-J6910DW... 1

How to refill ink. 1

Theory. 1

How to do – step by step. 3

Possible problems with this method. 4

Remarks. 4

Responsibility. 4

 

 

How to refill ink

Theory

As the ink cartridges for this device do not have a chip, you can use cheap rebuilds easily. Cheapest, however, is to refill the ink yourself. In the internet you can find a lot of manuals to do this. But all of them – which I found – have the disadvantage that the housing of the ink cartridge is to be opened, at least, if it is an original brother cartridge. This page shows how to do it faster.

 

This manual is for cartridges of type brother LC1220, LC1240 and LC1280XL. I assume that this way is possible for many other cartridges of brother, too. Also for rebuilds it should work.

 

  

 

The left picture shows an original starter ink cartridge of brother. Near to the top right corner there is the air ventilation opening. If the pen within this opening is pressed (as it is, if the cartridge is applied to the device), the valve opens to enable the air to flow in, if ink is used. 

 

 

How to do – step by step

1.      During the whole procedure: hold the cartridge in the position you can see in the above pictures. Both openings must be at the top always! Wearing gloves and clothing for which you can accept some ink splashes. Glasses may avoid ink splashing into the eyes. Cover the working place with paper und fetch some absorbent paper.

2.      Step:

a.       For original cartridges and similar rebuilds: Use a short screw (type M8) or any other thing (maximum diameter: 10mm) and a tape. Push the screw as far as possible into the ventilation opening (without using too much force). Now fix the screw in this position with the tape (right picture).

b.      Some rebuild cartridges do not have the air ventilation valve, but a hole, which is open permanently, but covered by a tape when you buy it. In this case, you cannot do step 2a. Instead ensure that the hole is not covered by a tape and always hold the cartridge in such a position that the ink cannot flow out of any opening.

3.      Step: Now you need a syringe with a not too weak needle. Fill the syringe with ink. It is very important that the plunger of the syringe moves very smoothly. If the initial resistance of the plunger is too big, you could produce ink fountains. Test the syringe by pressing some ink back into the ink bottle. If it is easy to move the plunger, insert the needle into the ink output opening besides the central pen. If you press enough strongly (press the syringe, NOT the plunger!), you can see the valve pen moving down. (If you do this for the first time, it may be a good idea to practice this using an empty syringe.) Now press the needle with medium power as far as possible into the opening. In this position, move the plunger of the syringe VERY SLOWLY downwards, to press the ink into the cartridge. This may take 1 to 2 minutes. Various things may happen during this action: Air bubbles may come out of the opening, burst and produce some small ink splashes. If you press too quickly, the ink cannot flow into the cartridge quickly enough and you will see this surely. In this case, pause a while until the ink is completely flown into the cartridge. If this should not happen, the ventilation valve may be closed.

4.      Step: When you have filled in enough ink (amounts see below), pull the syringe out of the opening together with the needle. Remove the screw and the tape. Also remove the ink, if there is any at the outer face of the cartridge. Both openings should be cleaned at least so far, that there does not swim ink within them. Avoid inserting any dirt into those openings, as this could clog the nozzles of the print head or make the valves no longer working. Now apply the cartridge to the device.

 

How much ink should be filled in? This are maximum values. Depending on the rest of ink in the cartridge, fill in less than those maximum values. In this case, LESS improves the safety. Who would like to risk ink flowing out without control?

 

Possible problems with this method

It could happen that the valve or a sealing rubber is damaged by the insertion of the needle. If the cartridge is built in the printer, this should not harm, as the valve is opened anyway. But when storing it outside of the printer, this could cause ink coming out.  

 

Remarks

Actually I have little experience using this method. I will report more experiences here, after a while. YOU are asked to send me your experiences or improvements. If you like the method, please tell it to other people for simplifying their life.

 

For technicians: The trick of step 3 is: The ink opening contains a small part to inhibit ink refluxing from the outside into the cartridge. Therefore you cannot fill in the ink quickly. But if you do this very slowly, the inhibitor does not work, as it needs a certain pressure difference to close the valve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responsibility

DENIAL OF LIABILITY

Any user of this method is responsible himself for the results and anything else which is caused by this method or his actions. EDV Abmayr herewith denies any liability of the company or any person of it for any damage that may be caused by this method or its users.

Probably you will lose the warranty of the manufacturer of the printer and cartridges if you use this refill method.

Visitors since May, 27th 2014:

 

Responsible: Bernhard Abmayr, www.edv-abmayr.de, Last change: May, 27th 2014


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