| Does your printer use the HP 88 Cartridge? | | | | Why is this important? |
| If you're looking to save money on printing with | | | | Refillable cartridges made to replace an hp 88 |
| your Office jet printer and you've considered | | | | cartridge do not, I repeat DO NOT have this |
| import refillable cartridges, you should really take a | | | | pump. They rely solely on gravity to provide ink |
| moment to read this article. | | | | flow to the printhead. With the cost of an hp 88 |
| Take a quick look at the bottom of one of your | | | | printhead being upwards of fifty bucks from hp, |
| hp 88 cartridges. You'll see that there is a black | | | | you should really consider what I'm telling you |
| rubber area on the bottom. This black rubber area | | | | here. Refillable cartridges are very tempting, |
| is actually a rubber ball that pumps the ink out of | | | | however the money that you save in the |
| the cartridge and into the ink supply lines in your | | | | beginning will be more than made up for when |
| printer which ultimately leads to the hp 88 | | | | you have to buy a 120.00 set of hp 88 printheads |
| printhead. This black rubber pump works with a | | | | because your 'refillable' cartridges allowed air to |
| one way valve in the cartridge. | | | | get into your ink supply lines. To see the ink |
| Ink goes out - and stays at a constant pressure | | | | supply lines for yourself, which carry the ink from |
| at the printhead to prevent air from entering the | | | | the hp 88 cartridges to the printheads, simply |
| print nozzles. If air gets into the print nozzles, the | | | | open your printer - you'll see that there are four |
| printhead will overheat as it relies on a constant | | | | ink tubes that move with the printheads. |
| supply of ink to keep it cool. | | | | |