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    MG7550 clogged pigment black

    :thumbsup After soaking the PH for 48 hours in distilled water with fairy and pushing the PH to a paper handkerchief from time to time, then replacing the solution used, I left the PH for almost 3 days to dry. Would have been more (I think I totaled my last PH due to not being patient enough)...
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    MG7550 clogged pigment black

    Just 5 fills. You will see the poor condition the head is in and you will freak out (as I did) I probably have to test the purge system next. There is not much clearance with the newer canons to safely spill some water there with the syringe. For now I will be soaking the printhead following...
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    MG7550 clogged pigment black

    Thanks @palombian I too hope I’ll get lucky. I read that pharmacist solution maybe better for conditioning cartridges than unblocking printing heads. I am hoping I can avoid ejecting the head for bath, but first I have to find an appropriate replacement for windex-original at the local stores...
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    MG7550 clogged pigment black

    I’ ve been refilling cartridges with ARC chips bought from octoinkjet for a year with no problems. Nothing that couldn’t be solved with a cleaning circle from time to time at least. Two months back I had problems with the pigment black at the nozzle checks that persisted and needed 2-3...
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    non OEM 550/551 cartridges with ARC chips

    Hi I' ve been reading about these for a year now at some threads and I got confused 1) By "ARC chips reseting when you power down the printer" do you mean turning the printer-off from the button or pulling the ac-plug? Will software power-down the printer keep the chips from reseting...
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