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Printing Apprentice
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- Oct 17, 2025
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- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Printer Model
- Canon Pro-10S, Canon iP8760
I have 2 Canon A3+ printers that I use for photo printing - a Pro 10S using pigment ink and that I feed with Octoinkjet ink (very pleased with this option), and a Pixma iP8700 series dye ink printer that I feed with OEM ink. This query concerns the iP8700 series printer.
I am well placed with supplies of new OEM cartridges for the iP8700, as these are often available from private sellers who have disposed of their printer. However the "value-packs" that I have purchased rarely include the OEM grey ink. I have a resettable grey ink cartridge that I intended to refill with grey Rihac ink (a well regarded Australian ink supplier), but note that Canon supplies a grey dye based ink in 70ml bottles (GI63-GY) for the Pixma G660. Would this be a suitable refill option for the ink used in the CLI-651 cartridges (I think these may be designated CLI-551 in other parts of the world) or is it likely to be a different chemistry or colour density?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts ...
I am well placed with supplies of new OEM cartridges for the iP8700, as these are often available from private sellers who have disposed of their printer. However the "value-packs" that I have purchased rarely include the OEM grey ink. I have a resettable grey ink cartridge that I intended to refill with grey Rihac ink (a well regarded Australian ink supplier), but note that Canon supplies a grey dye based ink in 70ml bottles (GI63-GY) for the Pixma G660. Would this be a suitable refill option for the ink used in the CLI-651 cartridges (I think these may be designated CLI-551 in other parts of the world) or is it likely to be a different chemistry or colour density?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts ...
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