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If you need smudge proof and waterproof, I would start with a very good glossy photo paper like the Costco Kirkland brand that many of us use. It is about the best and I find it far better than some printer-brand papers. It is also one of the most, if not the most, economical of the glossy...

I first reported on my "Spring Float" CIS system in the middle of November, 2007. Now in the middle of April, 2010, that system is still feeding ink to my Canon iP4200. That is 2 years and 5 months. It has not always worked without a printhead cleaning cycle, but that is all it usually took...

In my experience, any constant pressure CIS system working with a Canon printer should have the CIS tank height set just right. The top of the ink in the constant pressure output section of the CIS system should be essentially at the same level as the input ports of the printhead. There is...

Hold one of your shorter cartridges alongside a Canon cartridge and look for any dimensional difference in the area of the chip mounting. You are probably not getting contact with the chip and it is the fault of the short cartridge. Tell your CIS supplier what is wrong and ask for a solution...

I am a little late seeing your happy announcement, but my congratulations are sincere. The best of health and happiness to the three of you. Canonfodder

I am using Image Specialist inks purchased through PrecisionColors. The ink is getting a bit old now. Probably 2 years old. I have a new idea about the clogging. It does not explain the color preference, but I think it explains why my un-clogging method is working. Since I successfully...

So why? Why should one color be the biggest problem? Perhaps the formulation of Canon's cyan for CLI-8 cartridges is different in some property or properties that makes it more subject to some form of clogging. What do you know? Here is what happens: With my CIS primed and doing fine nozzle...

I first assumed you were asking about the printer case, but some assumed otherwise. Are you speaking of the printer case or the ink cartridge body ?

Number21, I have no previous experience, but think about this. I believe you will harm the ink if you place the cartriges in a vacuum. The ink is mostly water and the water will easily evaporate under the reduced pressure of a vacuum. What you probably need to do is prevent evaporation as...

I do worry about atmospheric pressure changes. Perhaps too much. I am still running my "Spring Float" system which keeps constant ink level and is not affected by atmospheric pressure. See: http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2498 WARNING ! The following is way too wordy for...

Back to the topic for just a moment. Well, it will take me longer than a moment, but that's not new, for me. With the natural curiosity of an engineer, I proceeded to experiment with lubricants for my 50mL Mono-Ject syringe. This syringe uses a rubber or rubber-like seal. Apparently the...

Both Refillers and CIS users may make use of these plastic syringes. After a time, they seem to degrade somehow, becoming sticky or difficult to operate, with distinctly greater operating friction. I know that I should just trash the syringe that becomes a drag, but I can't help wondering...

Websnail, Thanks very much for your answers. You answered a detail that has puzzled me, concering the air balance reset for this dual-row form of external tanks. I wonder if any other seller has ever furnished the correct information. There are several styles of air balance tanks being sold...

Websnail, Another question about the Rihac CIS instructions. Do they tell you clearly how to reset the ink level in the external bottles when you have done a refill, or to start with? It appears to me that some special trick would be needed due to the double row style of the bottles. (Or...

I have been feeding business card weight card stock into the top feed of my iP4200 Pixma printers with no problems. I think all modern Canon printers probably handle that just fine. The bottom paper tray, on Pixma printers that have one, is probably not a good place to feed in such card stock...