Re: Refillable Inkjet cartridges for Canon

Before Measekite posts one of his edicts about using only OEM Canon
cartridges, here's a little problem I encountered this evening. I was
printing a large number of portrait photos on my iP4000 using refilled,
non-OEM tanks. The black started running low and since the photos had large
areas of black I decided to install one of the new Canon OEM tanks I had. I
wanted to compare the output between the two tanks. Within a very short time
the colors were way off. What was the cause? The magenta and yellow tanks
had sucked up black ink from the LEAKING OEM CANON cartridge. I refilled the
inexpensive 3rd party non-OEM cartridge with bulk Formulabs ink and after
printing several pages of solid yellow and magenta, the black ink from the
leaking Canon cartridge was purged. BTW, the output using the inexpensive
cartridges which were refilled with bulk non-Canon ink is excellent. I've
been a refiller for many years and nearly four years with my various Canon
printers. The only ink problems I've ever encountered have come from OEM
Canon cartridges (this was the worst), but I've had a clog or two with Canon
inks. Using 3rd party tanks and refilling using 3rd party inks I've never
had an ink problem and the color match has been as close to Canon inks as I
can see. Bottom line is that Canon occasionally can and does make a
defective cartridge and their inks can and do occasionally cause clogs. In
my case I've had a couple of minor problems with OEM Canon tanks which is a
couple more than I've had with third party tanks and subsequent refilling.
--
Ron

"Burt" <sfbjgNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:whaOe.129$dw4.128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In addition to refilling instructions available on all the web sites of
> vendors that sell bulk inks for refilling carts, you can get lots of info
> from the following sites:
> http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html
>
> http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/
>
> Although there are a lot of "tips" you would do well to learn from the
> above sites, the basics are 1) seal the cart outlet 2) open the fill hole
> 3) inject ink into the reservoir leaving a few millimeters of space at the
> top 4) seal the fill hole 5) open the outlet and let drip till it stops 6)
> blot the outlet against a piece of toweling paper on a flat surface so
> that the paper doesn't touch the outlet sponge 7) replace in the printer
> after the cart no longer drips. Best to use two or more sets of carts so
> you can remove and replace a complete set and then refill the one you took
> out of the printer. That way the print head won't dry out from leaving
> the cart out too long. Be sure to seal the outlet when storing carts
> that are out of the printer. They can be stored in a sealed food storage
> container. If you will be storing them a long time you can also seal the
> air vent hole, but remember to remove that seal when installing the cart
> into the printer. You can also put a damp piece of toweling paper into the
> food container to prevent evaporation and drying of the stored carts.
>
> I've used MIS inks with good results and no clogs. Others have used
> Hobbicolors or Formulabs bulk inks successfully. As mentioned in another
> answer to your post, do not use universal inks. AND - you will probably
> see this post followed by one from Measekite who has never used anything
> but Canon inks but ALWAYS warns people against using aftermarket inks. He
> has no experience on which to make his claims.
>
>
>
>
>
> " DC" <dci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ato6g19ka8f3tev2aojpprrncrrthouf1n@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>> OK. Thank again. Will apply your advice.
>>
>> "Dan G" <Dan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>As I said, any decent refill kit should come with instructions. If you're
>>>using some generic refill kit and ink, I suggest you stop.
>>>You need to re-seal the fill hole when you're done so the ink doesn't run
>>>out the bottom. Once in the printer, the tank won't leak.
>>>www.alotofthings.com and www.inkjetsaver.com have detailed instructions
>>>online.
>>>
>>>Also, don't leave the printer sitting without a tank in it for more than
>>>a
>>>few minutes.
>>>
>>>
>>>"DC" <dci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:f9g6g1ddolp4hhp2je4niopfe7dh7eiekn@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> "Dan G" <Dan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >The hole on the bottom must be blocked when you have the top open.
>>>Easiest
>>>> >way is to save the orange clips from the original Canon tanks and use
>>>them
>>>> >with a rubber band to close the hole. Any decent refill kit should
>>>> >come
>>>with
>>>> >the tools and instructions for doing this. Check out
>>>> >www.alotofthings.com
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >"DC" <dci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> >news:gl46g1l69q0j0r2d3tcv5u5fc2iaai4bun@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >> I bought some refill ink for Canon i4000. I poked the needle in the
>>>> >> ink
>>>> >chamber
>>>> >> and filled it. Easy. When I did the same to photo black the ink
>>>> >> started
>>>> >oozing
>>>> >> out the same time from the bottom nozzle pad.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Is the a better technique?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Thank for the reply. That should end dripping but when I place the
>>>cartridge in
>>>> the print won't it start dripping there?
>>>
>>
>
>


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