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I looking at some carts with ARC for my MG5650. I understand that when a printer is switched off the chips reset, is that correct? Do these also reset if the printer goes into power save mode?

OK I've just got myself a Canon MG5650 for the bargain price of £50. I know you cant' reset the chips on the carts this uses (551/550) but I see there are refillable carts with auto reset chips available. I may look into those at a later date but for now can anyone recommend good compatible...

I refilled my Magenta cart last week and it stopped printing in that colour on my MG5350! I checked the ink flow and it was OK. So next I cleaned the print head over night and it printed the first pattern check OK but not perfect, so I ran clean cycle but then I got no magenta! Next I tried a...

Hi guy's I haven't been on here for sometime :oops: but I'm still refilling my carts OK :celebrate I was looking at A3 printers but don't want to spend big bucks ;). I've seen the Ix6550 printer going for as little as £140 which on the face of looks like a good deal. I believe I'm right in...

I've started to use squeeze bottles a while back and the top fill method with my 521/520 carts. Is there a way to stop the air/ink bubbles when filling ?:rant

OK after my print head having to be replaced I'm very concerned about putting a refilled cart in my machine again. Are there any sure ways of testing the cart without causing any damage to the print head?

I've just refilled a 520 PGBK cart in place of a 526 and I'm getting no printing at all from it! It's showing up OK as a full cart and I've tried blowing the ink out and it flowing OK... Help!! I did a top fill and it has a silicone plug in place.

Anyone looking for ammonia in the UK can get it from Homebase. It comes in a white bottle and is part of their value range. :). Just look in the household cleaning section.

My carts always seems to run out at the wrong time so I'm making up a second set of 521,520 carts with 526,225 chips. I have Octoinkjet cart clips on them but do I need to put some Aluminium tape over the top vent holes if there going to sit around for a while?

I v'e picked up some empty PGI 525 and CLI 526 carts on Ebay which I'm going to swap the chips into some 520 & 521 carts. Unfortunately there was no CLI 526 black carts in my buy :(. Now my question is are the other colour CLI 526 chips the same as the black one?

At present I have my MG5350 set up via usb and it's on my home network. Is it possible to set it working on Wi-Fi as well? The reason is I like my wired network and full Wi-Fi network is not an option!

What's the best technique for removing chips from PGI-525/CLI-526 cartridges without damage :eek: and fixing them into PGI-520/CLI-521 cartridges ?

OK as it's now dead but has served me well, I have a MG5350 Pimxa on it's way:clap. Are any of the Octoinkjet ip4500 inks compatible with it as I have some left? Looks like I need a new re-setter as well.:( Any tips on filling the MG5350 cartridges?

Could someone please tell me or point to a thread that tells you how to remove the print heads in a IP4500?

Can I make my own cleaning cartridges from empty ones (Canon ip4500) and what would be the best mix of cleaner to put in them, Ammonia etc? I don't what to remove the print heads;)

I've been refilling my Cannon cartridges (ip4500) using the German refill method and Hobbicolor inks and had no problem so far:) I'm sure this has been asked before:rolleyes:but what is the best way to flush out old cartridges? I have some from EBay and don't really want to use them without...

Can anyone tell me the best tape to seal a cartridge to stop it drying out or leaking after a refill.

Does anyone know where I can download the Olmec icc profiles for a IP4500. I can find then for the IP4000 would they be OK?

Has anyone tried the refillable cartridge sets for the ip4500. I have seen these on ebay UK and one company online. They have a small coloured plug in the top of each cartridge and you can get these with or without a chip. They are 14.99 empty with chips on Ebay. Are these any good or should...

Hello everyone. Can anyone tell does the universal ink monitor Inkmon work OK with the canon ip4500? I looking to refill my cartridges and don't want to risk burning out the print heads. Sorry if this has been asked before:)