What printers can you refill yourself

Printing documents or images using a printer has long been a familiar process. When purchasing office equipment, you involuntarily think about its maintenance. The simplicity of refilling cartridges of multifunctional printing devices is an important criterion when choosing equipment.

Features printers that you can refill yourself

By the principle of work, office equipment for printing is:

• matrix;
• jet;
• laser.

Matrix printers are rarely met today, because they print slowly, and the noise during their work prevents two interlocutors standing next to each other to clearly hear each other.

REFERENCE! The simplicity of servicing such a technique came down to replacing the tape, which everyone could perform independently.

The convenience of using more modern models has led to the fact that dot-matrix printers have been ousted from the consumer market.

The principle of operation of inkjet printing devices practically does not differ from the matrix. Only instead of a tape, replaceable cartridges are used, inside of which there is a dye and a cylindrical device for printing the desired image.

Ink is dispensed with thin streams when the corresponding command is received. The result is a desired image or a document is printed. Cartridges are charged with powder or liquid dyes.

Among manufacturers of printing devices, Epson, HP, Canon, Lexmark and some others are especially popular. Cartridge of these printers is refilled with ink, as far as consumption. To do this, pull it out, find the filling window and, using a syringe, pour the dye. At the same time observe accuracy, and do not allow spills on other surfaces. The unpleasant moment is the overflow of fluid into the cartridge. It will need to be wiped thoroughly after this so that the paint does not get onto other surfaces.

ATTENTION! Self-refilling of the cartridge with a special powder is performed in a separate room. This is due to the fact that graphite dust is harmful to humans, and its distribution, during maintenance, cannot be excluded.

There are models of printers equipped with a continuous ink supply system (CISS). Such printing devices are large, and due to the supply of liquid to the print area, there is no need to maintain the cartridges. When working with such equipment, they monitor the level of dyes in special containers. As required - add the used colors.

Laser printers have a more sophisticated printing technique and an electronic control system with integrated chips. In the event of failure of such a device, replace the cartridge or contact the experts who can restore the equipment.

REFERENCE! The service life of a laser printer is more than 10 years, and the number of printed products that it can produce is several times higher than the capabilities of inkjet equipment.

Advantages and disadvantages of refillable cartridges

Refilling the printing device with a liquid or powder dye has the following advantages:

• reducing printer maintenance costs;
• increase cartridge life;
• reduction of refueling time, because you do not need to go anywhere;
• ease of removal and installation of the cartridge;
• low cost of equipment and reasonable price for dyes.

The disadvantages of gas stations include:

• the need for a special room when replacing powder dye;
• high probability of depressurization of the filling capacity of the cartridge;
• high cost of spare parts when equipment fails.

The cost of printing a single A4 sheet of inkjet printers will be higher than that of laser printers. This is due to the huge advantage in the resource of work of the latter and the constant need to add dyes of refueled models. For any workflow in office use mode, it will be more advantageous to use laser devices.

Which printers with the ability to refill the cartridge should pay attention

To purchase devices for color and black-and-white printing fit, tailored to their own needs and the possibility of placement. For home use, an inkjet printer is best, but if it is equipped with a CISS, it will take more space and cost much more. Compactness is typical for devices that are not equipped with a continuous supply of ink.

In addition, find out the type of ink used. They are:

• pigment;
• solvent;
• oil;
• water.

The most acceptable and inexpensive, will be the last type of dyes for printing, the rest are more used in industry. The popular device manufacturers are Canon and Hewlett Packard. The ability to refill the cartridges of these printers will quickly and inexpensively add ink at the right time. It is necessary to acquire equipment of well-known manufacturers, since spare parts for equipment of less common brands will be more expensive.