Can I use pigment based ink for MOH50A printheads?

[Ankan_]

Is it possible to use pigment based ink for MOH50A printheads or I have to use onk dye based ink?

[Dvortex]

Hello, @Ankan_ – Greetings 🙂
 

Allow me to welcome to HP Support Forums! It is a great platform to get help from the community, get suggestions and find what has worked for others!

By design, the Deskjet GT 5810 printer uses pigment-based ink and not the dye-based ink. The GT black, cyan, yellow, and magenta ink bottles are all pigment based when compared to the normal dye-based inkjet printers.

You can check the ink cartridge specifications here: https://www.hp.com/in-en/shop/ink-toner.html

Let me know if that helps!

Good luck 🙂
 

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[Ankan_]

Well thank you for welcoming me in this forum.
Website shows that cyan, yellow and magenta are dye based. Need more clarification about pigment based ink usage for these colors.

[Dvortex · Accepted solution]

Hello, @Ankan_

Thanks for the update! My bad, the colors are in fact dye-based ink.

I did check with few of the engineers here with your issue and all agree upon using the dye-based ink for colors as the print head is designed to accommodate the density of dye-based ink droplets.

Having said that, you can try to use the pigment-based ink. But please note that the usage of both refilled cartridges and the pigment-based ink is not recommended by HP. HP has not tested the same and you will have to do it at your own risk.

Hope that helps! 

Cheers 🙂

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[Ankan_]

One more thing can I change that printhead, I mean does HP have any other printhead for this printer to accommodate pigment based ink? Or Somehow we can convert it from dye based type to pigment based type?

[Dvortex]

Hello, @Ankan_

No, HP does not have any other print head for this machine which is designed to use the pigment-based ink.

Also, you will have to use the refilled cartridges to have the pigment-based ink. But like I mentioned in my previous post, this is not tested on this machine. You have to try it at your own risk.

Visit us again if you have any concerns!

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[Ankan_]

Thank you 🙂