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X-Fill Refill Concept

Figure 1

The inside structure of the cartridge

Figure 2

The chamber condition in a good state

Figure 3

The dried ink inside the chamber

In general, the inside structure of the cartridge (Figure 1) has four important parts (Figure 2). These four parts have their distinctive functions supporting each other.

The first part is a sponge in the form of a shape which is compatible to the cartridge and functions to absorb the ink injected into the cartridge.

The second part is a filter (mesh) in the form of thin strip located in each part partition inside the cartridge functioning to filter the sponge residue & ink waste from the sponge to be streamed into the chamber under the filter (chamber) in order to not to be conveyed to the chamber.

The third part is a chamber (chamber for collecting ink) located under each mesh and functions as a container for collecting ink after being filtered and be ready to be streamed to a nozzle. It is not allowed for ink to get dry or becomes gel inside the chamber because it will lead to the clogging of the ink flow to the nozzle.

This condition of clogged ink is caused by the cartridge has not been used during a long time (Figure 3), so that another Refill Centre is not able to refill such cartridge because the ink cannot flow to the chamber & it is automatically cannot be released from the cartridge Nozzle

The fourth part is nozzle. Nozzle is located on the bottom part of the cartridge and functions to spray the ink to the surface of papers to be printed.

The condition of the Nozzle should be in a good state and scratches are not allowed to be present because the printing quality depends much on the condition of the Nozzle. If the printings are not in a good result, it may caused by the clogged or scratched nozzle.

	X-fill	Others
1	The system of ink-refilling uses a machine with the most up-to-date technology passing 100% through nozzle and it is the only one in the world.	The system of refilling is conventional & left behind which is not subjected to improvement and development of system during last 10 years, so that with this system the service of a refill centre is not needed because you can conduct this conventional process by yourselves in your house.
2	The sponge can be optimally injected by the ink in compliance with standard capacity.	There will be a part of sponge which cannot be injected by the ink because of the presence of air entering the sponge (dry sponge), and the longer time passes the weaker the absorbance ability of the sponge.
3	The process of refilling also functions to clean the Nozzle, Chamber & Mesh because this process of refilling passes through the Nozzle.	The process of refilling only increases the ink volume & there is no process of cleaning of Nozzle, Chamber & Mesh in the cartridge. The process of refilling will not assure if the ink can be released from the Nozzle or not.
4	The process of suction cartridge is available to prevent the mixture of the ink residue in the cartridge and the new ink to be refilled.	There is no process of suction cartridge so that it has risk of mixture the ink residue in the cartridge with the refilled ink; consequently the volume of ink to be refilled is not optimal because of the presence of the gel in sponge.
5	The body of cartridge is not perforated or the condition of the same is not damaged so that a sticker of seal is not needed over the cartridge.	This conventional system of refilling cannot be seen by the customers because the cartridge must be damaged or perforated. Accordingly, a seal sticker is needed to cover the said perforation with the reason of writing of guarantee date.
6	Care of the condition of the cartridge during & after the process of refilling, so that it assures the longer durability of the cartridge & the condition after refilling is the same as the condition before refilling.	It focus only on the ink-refilling without caring of the cartridge condition after being refilled (the condition of cartridge will be worse). Consequently the condition of cartridge customer changes, easily broken, and not durable.

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X-fill Refill Procedure

	1. Contact Point Check - To assure if the contact point is still in a good condition and the cartridge can be detected by the printer.
	2. Nozzle Check - To check the condition of the Nozzle by using digital microscope, to investigate if it is still proper or not.
	3. Cleaning (Test Print when needed) - Cleaning is done if the nozzle is still proper to use. - Cleaning is done with Ultra sonic Clean. - After the cleaning of nozzle is done, then it is done a test of printing result on papers, if the result is not good then the cartridge will not be refilled.
	4. Suction - To make empty the ink residue contained inside the cartridge by using Suction Machine, so that it is only the premium-quality x-fill ink refilled into the cartridge.
	5. Cartridge Weight Scale (Before refilling) - To scale the weight of cartridge in an empty state in compliance with manufacture standard volume so that the customers can see & know the volume of ink has been empty in the cartridge.
	6. Refill - To refill ink into the cartridge by using X-fill machine in just +- 1 minute.
	7. Cartridge Weight Scale (After refilling) - To scale the weight of cartridge after being refilled by ink in compliance with manufacture standard volume.
	8. Test Print - To test the printing result on papers. - If the result of printing is not good, then back to the Procedure stage 3. - If the result of printing is good, then continue to the next stage.
	9. Packing - To put a clip on the cartridge so that the ink will not be dry and the colour of ink is not mixed. - Cartridge is packed into a package of transparent plastic then be sealed by using sealer to prevent ink from dryness and to make it be durable.

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X-Fill Fact Finding

X-Fill	Others
HP 21 & 22 The system of refilling in X-fill is passed through Nozzle, so that it makes no perforation on or under the cartridge. The result is that the cartridge looks like the original one, will not be leaky & the cartridge will be more durable.	HP 21 & 22 The original cartridge HP 21 & 22 has an air perforation on the above covered by a cartridge sticker. However, the system of refilling in other Refill Centers is by opening the said sticker then by injection refilling the ink through the said perforation. After refilling, the sticker is attached again & a seal sticker is attached on it to cover the perforation. This condition causes the cartridge is no longer look like the original, easily leaky, easily broken & not in good appearance.
PG 40 & CL 41 By using X-fill machine then the refilling of each ink colour on the cartridge Canon CL 41 is done simultaneously. X-fill operator does not need a long time for the process of refilling & the customers do not have to wait for a long time to refill the cartridge.	PG 40 & CL 41 On the cartridge of Canon PG 40 & CL 41 there is a small perforation on the above functioning as an air perforation. This is the perforation being drilled bigger so that a needle can be injected to the process of refilling. It can be imagined how the cartridge is damaged without initially asking for permission to the customers & how long the process of refilling because the technician should refill each colour one by one. It can be assured that the customers will be waiting for so long & consequently the cartridge will be easily to be leaky which lead to the bad result to the cartridge and printer.
HP 45 Refill Center of X-fill makes no perforation on the bottom part of the cartridge HP 45, so that the condition of cartridge is assured to be not leaky & can be refilled repeatedly until the cartridge cannot be used anymore. It is definite that the cartridge is more durable.	HP 45 The process of manual refilling on the cartridge of HP 45 looks worse and dangerous. The process of refilling is done through the perforation on the bottom part of the cartridge with covering rubber. This rubber is perforated or removed then a small iron ball is released or pushed into the cartridge to facilitate the process of manual refilling, then it is seal with a sticker of refilling date. The state of cartridge is definitely damaged, easily to be leaky on the nozzle & will not be durable.
HP 78 Refill HP 78 is done from Nozzle & do not perforate the cartridge at all. The state of the sponge inside the cartridge is the same as the original one so that the cartridge is durable.	HP 78 On the cartridge of HP 78, it is done as well the same process of manual refilling. On the upper part of the cartridge there are 3 coverings to be drilled to filling perforations for 3 colours. The technician only adds the new ink without removing the ink residue inside the cartridge. It causes the mixture of the ink so that the formation of gel in sponge will be easily to happen and makes it difficult to absorb the ink. Consequently, the leak of ink will happen & the durability of cartridge is short since the amount of air trapped inside the cartridge exceed the manufacture standard.

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CISS

a) As with all refilling, DIY refills always damage printhead.
It need to be warned that such CISS and DIY ink refill system had caused a unprecedented record number of printer (printhead) damage. Printhead lifespan had been shortened considerably due to DIY ink refill proliferation.

b) CISS ink tanks leaking non-stop: (above picture)
As the printer prints, the ink level will never be in perfect equilibrium.
When the pressure from the ink tank is higher, ink will leak through the cartridge. 1cm of height = 40ml of ink leak. Many CISS user find their printer soaked in a pool of ink the next morning.

c) CISS ink backflow into tank. Printhead damage. (above picture)
When the cartridge is higher level that the ink tank, the air pressure in ink tank is lower, ink will backflow into the tank, and air enters from the printhead into the cartridge. When the printer prints without any ink at the printhead, the printhead overheats and burn.
As there could never be perfect equilibrium, 1) immediately after setup, 2) when the printer is in motion (during printing), 3) following a refill procedure (the plugs are opened and then closed, some / sufficient amount of ink needs to leak out until negative pressure exist in the ink tank)