I'm changing inkjet printer cartridge HP21, can I replace with HP56?

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   picker620posted 14 years ago

   I have an HP PSC 1410v All-in-One inkjet printer which uses HP21 black ink cartridges. They don't last very long and are expensive to buy. I have been told the HP56 black ink cartridge holds almost 3 times the amount of ink and is the exact same dimensions as the HP21. If I replace my HP21 cartridge with a HP56 cartridge, will it work right? I can't get an answer from HP and I hate to spend the money only to find out the HP56 won't work in my printer. Please help!

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      RedmanBrendanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I hope your question has been answered already, but just in case it hasn't, the 56 is physically identical, but the little sensors on the back are in a different configuration, so it won't work

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         picker620posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Brendan,
         No, my question has not been answered yet. Thanks for the reply. Now I know not to waste my money on the HP56 ink cartridge.
         

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         picker620posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Brendan,
         No, my question has not been answered yet. Thanks for the reply. Now I know not to waste my money on the HP56 ink cartridge.
         

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   Smith Rogerposted 5 years ago

   I was facing a similar issue associated with cartridge on my epson printer as well, I was having errors while printing multiple pages, however, I have figured out it to be an Epson Error Code 0x97 which was causing the issue.

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   Tlgalensonposted 5 years ago

   In general you can't "cross cartridge" on HP Ink Jet printers.  However places like Office Depot/Office Max offer generic branded cartridges at a discount.  You may also find that you can get an HP21 "eXtra" which has a lot more ink in it.
   HTH,
   Tom

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