Hello, Jasen.

 JH> Anyone here have any experience with bringing dried-up HP ink
 JH> cartridges back to life?

 JB> Take the head out of the printer and put the ouput end on a kleenex
 JB> soaked in hot water for a couple of minutes.  (guy in an ink shop told
 JB> me that)

You're a winner, as this ended up similar to what finally worked for me.
FWIW, BIR I tried the brief soaking and wiping before the overnight
soak.  But, anyway - -

 JB> Hmm, they call it "professional series" and then sell you
a new head
 JB> with every ink bottle = sounds  like doubletalk to me...
 JB> prolly charge more for the ink than for the rest of the printer too.

Since I got the printer for $15, used, that is definitely the case
for me.  I dunno where they get that "professional" part.  Duty cycle is
3000 copies per month, which is under 15 per day for 5 day work week.

- - -  JimH.

... Jim, that cartridge cost you more than the whole printer did.- - Bubba
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