cano 30 black hp 61 black

[mrelmo]

when i filled these 2 cartridges for a friend both cartridges will not stop bleeding ink the canon more so than the hp, i did place a piece of tape over the hole i made in the canon cartridge and i replaced the label for the hp cartridge, so did i do something wrong or could it have been that i used dye ink in cartridges that take pigment thus a different viscosity

 

[The Hat]

when i filled these 2 cartridges for a friend both cartridges will not stop bleeding ink the canon more so than the hp, i did place a piece of tape over the hole i made in the canon cartridge and i replaced the label for the hp cartridge, so did i do something wrong or could it have been that i used dye ink in cartridges that take pigment thus a different viscosity

When you top fill a Canon cartridge the hole has to be plugged afterwards 100% and no less.
Putting tape over the hole isnt sufficient enough to prevent the cartridge leaking later.

Try using Blue Tac or hot glue even a homemade rubber plug either way it has to be an air tight seal..

 

[inkoholic]

when i filled these 2 cartridges for a friend both cartridges will not stop bleeding ink the canon more so than the hp, i did place a piece of tape over the hole i made in the canon cartridge and i replaced the label for the hp cartridge, so did i do something wrong or could it have been that i used dye ink in cartridges that take pigment thus a different viscosity

When you top fill a Canon cartridge the hole has to be plugged afterwards 100% and no less.
Putting tape over the hole isnt sufficient enough to prevent the cartridge leaking later.

Try using Blue Tac or hot glue even a homemade rubber plug either way it has to be an air tight seal..

I found out about this the hard way too. The cartridges kept leaking and I had no idea why. The rubber plugs that came with the cartridges didn't really help either. So if you want no mess at all, try the hot glue gun. Soon I'll be trying to refill my cartridges again and I think I'll try durchstich on genuine carts this time, which should minimize the chances of leaking from what I've read.

 

[PeterBJ]

The cartridges are sponge type cartridges with built in print head, so air leak should not be an issue. I guess they are leaking due to overfill. You could try using the syringe to remove a few millilitres from each cartridge.

You find refill instructions here: http://www.refillinstructions.com/Canon/C24.htm and here: http://www.refillinstructions.com/HP/H46.htm

 

[The Hat]

The cartridges are sponge type cartridges with built in print head, so air leak should not be an issue. I guess they are leaking due to overfill. You could try using the syringe to remove a few millilitres from each cartridge.

You find refill instructions here: http://www.refillinstructions.com/Canon/C24.htm and here: http://www.refillinstructions.com/HP/H46.htm

I think I must have missed the build in print head bit somewhere, ops sorry..

 

[mrelmo]

on the canon cartridge i used the hot glue after some time seemed to help, on the hp the label covered the refill hole which has a very small serpentine air passage. one thing i noticed if i put the cartridges on end (so the print head is in the 3 or 9 oclock position) the leaking stopped, in the future i will let it rest in this position so the ink may distribute through the sponge completely, the links in thread #4 are the instructions that i used, i would like to hear from other people who refill these cartridges

 

[PeterBJ]

The cartridges need to take in air to replace used ink, else they will develop a vacuum and they will stop printing, so it is not a good idea to seal the vent holes/serpentine path. I'm rather sure the cartridges are leaking due to overfill.

There are different versions of instructions depending on which refill kit you buy and some instructions are more complete than others. Here is a link to an instruction that tells about overfill, see paragraph marked 2 : http://www.inkbank.com.au/category24_1.htm

I have some old HP printers and have refilled many HP cartridges, mostly the 45, 78, 56 and 57 families of cartridges. I don't know the cartridges you refilled, but they appear similar to the HP type 56 black. I have had a 56 leaking after refill, and removing a few ml of ink stopped the leaking.

Many HP cartridges are made in a standard version and an XL version with higher capacity, so it is important to know which type you are refilling. Not all the cartridges are marked with capacity, but you can find out from HP website. If a cartridge has a rated capacity of say 15 ml, then it should be refilled with only 80% of this or 12 ml. The reason is that when the cartridge stops printing there is still some ink left in the sponge, and the 15 ml is the amount used when manufacturing the cartridge.

These opaque sponge type cartridges with built in print head are much more difficult to refill properly than the transparent Canon BCI 3/6 and PGI5/CLI8. I admit my success rate with HP cartridges is well below 50%.

Please try and remove about 2ml's of ink from both cartridges and tell if that stopped the leaking. Good luck