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I think the refill system is like this: IMHO it only saves the trouble of washing the syringe after refill. Probably, but I cannot use it on my Canon carts. Maybe The Hat can use something similar for PGI-9 / 29 carts...

I may add different kinds of sponge, able to hold more or less ink.

Consider the following scenarios - refill with German method when: - the printer monitor shows low ink warning - 4 ml - the printer monitor shows empty cartridge warning - 5-6 ml - the printer monitor shows "ink level cannot be determined" or something like this - another 1 ml If refilled by top...

The black material is rubber from a heavy duty household glove, backed with double adhesive montage tape.

Highly encouraged :somad by the kind jokes :rant posted, I made a long term storage clip that seals outlet port, the hole for German filling and the air vent. I am curious what kind of jokes will generate...

As the cartridges may be dried, it is a good idea to purge before use.

Hi Burt and welcome to forum. You are asking too much for a consensus at refilling cartridges :) The most convenient is option no. 3, and there are no downsides if you use empty Canon OEM 520/521. It may be hard to find CLI 521 Grey but you can use a CLI 521 Blak (after a purge). There can be...

I was not content with orange cap and rubber band, so here is the result of few days work.

I had same error on my second IP4600, "6C10 - Condition: The valve cam sensor was faulty at power-on or when purging was attempted". It was really hard to get access to sensor, take it out and put it back. I still do not know what was the cause, as the sensor - a simple mechanical contact - was...

The Hat You are too kind. I do not think it deserves a separate name, as it is only a small variation of vacuum filling. ThrillaMozilla The plunger lock is essential, as it is not possible to keep the plunger pulled and to operate the stopcock with only two hands... If the cartridge is empty...

Here you are. Overall view 1 BCI-6 cartridge 2 Patafix 3 3-way stopcock 4 syringe with ink, filled with cartridge nominal capacity + 2 ml 5 50 cc syringe with plunger locking feature, for vacuum 6 holder Seal the air vent with patafix, place cartridge in holder, connect the stopcock and...

No problems with Linux Mint 7 32 bit, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17 (for Linux Mint - 1.0), GeForce FX 5500 with hardware acceleration. As PeterBJ said, the clock shows my local hour.

I had a lot more fun and eventually I got it right (with my contraption) - the cartridge filled almost full, in one go, no foam, no wasted ink, no ink left in air maze and upper sponge. However it needs some physical strength, also the cartridge is under considerable mechanical stress because of...

I tested the method using a old contraption I made for Freedom method, a 3 way stopcock and a 50cc syringe for vacuum. It works, but: - all seals must be perfect - needs at least 2 - 3 switches between ink syringe and vacuum syringe to fill the chamber at full - this also fill completely the...

PenguinLust The whole thing about refilling by volume or by weight mostly applies to opaque cartridges like Canon 525/526 and some HP cartridge. The 520/521 (220/221) cartridges are to be refilled exactly as older BCI and CLI cartridges. Either of proper executed top fill or German method...