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Hi dont worry that your printer is not listed, you just need bci-6 ink i can also endorse www.octoink.co.uk ink almost indistinguishable from original Cannon ink. IMHO its best to refill genuine Cannon cartridges, compatibles can give problems.

Wish you all the best of luck, and very pleased you are prospering, i think i would comment suicide if i had to buy new original canon ink-carts ever again. Mike

I refill HP300 for a friend without any problems But it is very easy to burn out the print head as you dont get any indication that it has run out of ink until it stops printing and then its too late! they are disposable cartridges after all.

you can buy empty (virgin not been previously refilled) cartridges very cheaply on ebay for that printer and they are easy to refill, mike

What happens when you wipe the cartridge print head gently across some absorbent paper (kitchen towel/toilet paper in UK) you should see three clear lines red blue yellow if not place cart with printhead down in an old sock, take outside and swing vigorously, then try the smear test again

You should put the needle all the way into the cartridge and fill very very slowly, the printhead should leak ink slightly if not it will need priming. to Prime wrap cart in absorbent paper (kitchen towel in uk) place with printhead down in an old sock, take out side and swing franticly until...

Had a look at the fade test i have been doing for the last 3 months today. they have been in a glass frame facing outwards in a south facing window, paper was very cheap tesco supermarket going to do another one with lidl paper to see how that behaves. I was quite surprised how some of the...

Thanks for that I had not tried Lidl photo paper before, so only bought one packet of A4. It really is very good so went back today to get some more Sold out, it seems other people have also discovered how good it is. I dont normally use Lidl for shopping so next time its available another...

? thats all Greek to me :)

Yes i top fill and that is the method i use, no drips and no overfilling. no possible damage to the sponge or outlet sponge filter and if anything quicker then the German method.

i have been refilling HP78 cartridges for over 10 years, i regularly get between 10 to 20 refills without problem, and virgin used carts are very cheap on ebay. i have also been refilling Canon CL-51 carts for some time failure rate is similar to HP but their lack of ink capacity is a major...

But You don't need to completely immerse the printhead in cleaning fluid, and if you have taken out a canon print head that has had a lot of use the underneath is usually covered in ink so it has, by design, to be relatively immune to wetness. The i865 i was recently given had sat without ink...

no more dangerous then all the other household cleaners you are likely to have in your house. You don't want your children to have access to any of them. Mike

Yes i have been trying to get it going with both wireless and networked to my router im a good mechanic, but PC networking and IP addressing is driving me NUTS at the moment. Mike

Hmm Ebay :) i have just bought an Ip4000R for 10 ( about $16) it came with 5 full genuine canon ink carts installed and 5 new genuine spare. Easter holiday and the weather is sunny for a change so everybody must have been out enjoying themselves instead of looking for bargains on ebay That...

For other UK people you can also get it from Toolstation when Lidl offer has finished. http://www.toolstation.com/ pt,no 97723 And Boots the chemist do Household ammonia at 1.75 for 500ml, for mixing with isopropyl and distilled water for print head de-clogging mike

Ding! yes i was thinking as a 4 colour printer owner, i had not thought Photo=LIGHT Magenta/cyan. Thanks for all the other comments i will try the CLI-8 ink Mike

Thanks for the reply i cant easily get Hobbicolors ink in the UK but i assume I.S. CLI-8 ink would be somewhat similar. Now i have a choice dilemma ! is the general consensus that photo ink is defiantly the way to go for printing on photo paper. Mike

Three weeks it's taken me to unclog the print head in the i865 i was given, so now i need to buy some ink. So question, is the I.S. photo ink dye based, and is it worth while buying it over their ordinary ink for photos. Also it seems www.octoink.co.uk are running down their supplies of Bci-6...

I would have thought a print on photo paper using a CMYK test print would have given a better real world indication of fading.