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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Well I bought everything I needed at the local hardware store to clean my cartridges and it worked like a charm. I used my rainbow vacuum cleaner to pull out all the excess water from the cartridges and I must say they were very clean. I did not drill holes into my original canon cartridges...
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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Fotofreek and Grandad35, Thank you for your replies and advice. I try not to let my ink go completely dry anymore. I realize the problems it could cause. I know the sensor thing is no big deal, I just like to know the inner workings of things and it bugs me that it doesnt work. I checked...
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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Hi. Just wanted to provide an update on what I did to fix my PM problem. I tried using a OEM PM cartridge but the print head was still clogged so I read and read and read and I first tried to soak my print head in Windex overnight and hoped that would work, what ended up happening is my...
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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Panos, hpnetserver, Grandad35.. Thank you for your responses and I appreciate you taking time to help me with my printer issues. This forum is awsome with a wealth of information and I am glad I came across it. Thanks again.. Gwrentch03
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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Thank you so much for your response. yea I was thinking it could be from the start.. I tried several non pm and had the same result and the only one that worked was OEM PM... Oh well atleast I can still use some of the non OEM's just have to use OEM for one... Now I need to do some searching...
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    Canon Pixma ip8500 - Photo Magnetta issue

    Hi.. I have searched everywhere and cannot find a answer to this issue I have been having with my old printer. I have done cleanings, deep cleanings multiple of times and when I do a nozzle check everything checks but the photo magnetta. I contacted canon and they said to power off the...
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