Need Help CJV 150 please help me with this stupid disaster

I've pulled about 20 ml of ink from cyan cartridge and injected to complete the other cyan, with same expiry date. Then as I keep on printing, cyan ink was gradually disappearing and then, I did a test print and boom, no cyan visible! Tried the fill up ink option, but it popped error, low ink level as cyan is 9%. SS21 original mimaki ink.

Do you think I've destroyed the printhead or a new cartridge is enough to solve it? I injected the ink slowly, I'm pretty sure the was no air bubble in the syringe...

P.S: there was already 1 magenta and 1 cyan line missing, but after injecting ink in cartridge, the last cyan disappeared.

Gonna visually inspect for air in the lines, be right back

 

Yes, seems air in the cyan line ... you think my printhead will damage if I wait about 20 hours to get a new cartridge and fill up ink? Is fill up enough to remove air in the line or it's not that simple?

 

Thanks a lot jimmmi , I got the tech come and solve it

 

He did exactly what you said: disconnected the damper and pulled the ink with a syringe, tapping the damper side until all air was gone. Lost about 10 ml of ink plus some ink in the fill up afterwards. I didn't want to try it myself, beucase I messed up enough things already. But I still wonder if there's a safe way of refilling those cartridges safely... If anyone knows, please tell us.

 

Yes, I'd like to refill the original mimaki SS21 cartridges... usually it lefts 20 to 40 ml over in each cartridge and I want to, let's say, recycle that residual ink...

 

Yeah, you're right, maybe only because I did it the wrong way. But unless I know exactly how to do it properly, yes, it's stupid idea

 

Yes, you guessed right, still, I'd like to use every drop of ink Not only to save money, but also to generate less waste.
I never thought about using third party inks before, but actually I'll start considering this possibility, since using one of the most expensive Mimaki inks, I have my printhead missing 2 entire lines after only 2 years of having this machine, bought brand new, so, I'm not sure it's really worth it using OEM inks

 

Wow, that's good. And what ink do you use iPrintStuff , so I can learn more about it?