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    Canon CLI refilling experiences?

    Doug, I have been refilling a number of Canon printers including an ip8500. I never do anything to keep ink intake covered or sealed when I refill. I can do it very quickly though in about 5 minutes per cartridge. For about 2 years I don't remember having any problems caused by not protecting...
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    What manufacturer's ink does each reseller sell?

    Again I may be blowing smoke. But someone posted a message saying something about Costco's Kirkland brand 8x11 glossy photo paper. It was speculated that it was sourced from Ilford. It was very cheap, much cheaper than any Ilford brand paper you can find. Nobody knows for sure if it was truly...
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    What manufacturer's ink does each reseller sell?

    This is my guess of why many smaller resellers do not want you to know who their source manufacturers are. Try to buy a, say Sony brand, TV. You probably will go to many of your town's retailers to find one that you like most. After seeing many resellers you probbaly will find that for a...
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    I'm Just Giving Up On My Canon

    I picked up a new ip4300 from Fry's last week when it's on sale for $79. But there is a $20 rebate that I will get back in a couple of months. What a deal! I just can't resist the temptation of getting one. It is so fast and prints so nicely. The ip5200 can be equally good or better than ip4300...
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    Inkgrabber: Poor experience with G&G

    You are right to consider this as defective. But on the other hand they may be easily fixed before you put them into your printer. For the price you pay this is not really too bad. I may be wrong, because I never used G&G cartridges. My guess is that the sponge they use in the cartridges gives...
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    Inkgrabber: Poor experience with G&G

    Dsimonl, what you described sounds like a leaking on the print head. But it may not be really caused by defective cartridges. I could be wrong but it sounds very similar to what I have experienced with Hobbicolors virgin cartridges. It turned out that I put too much ink into the cartridges when...
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    New technique to clean BCI-6 carts

    I just looked at the Hobbicolor's ebay item again and realized it is for PGI5 and CLI8 cartridges. It says to drill a hole on the top of the reserve ink tank of 1/8th of an inch. So the plugs are not for sealing the original ink fill hole which is a lot bigger I believe. The plug is for sealing...
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    Ip4300 colour query

    The goal of color management originated by members of International Ccolor Consortium (ICC) is so that an image regarless what input device is involved to capture it will appear indentically or as close as possible on any output deveices such as different printers and computer display monitors...
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    Ip4300 colour query

    Actually there are RGB and CMYK mode when you look at a color image. In RGB mode a 100% luminance of Cyan is represented as 0, 255, 255 in 8 bit colors. But in CMYK mode the same Cyan is represented at %24, %79,0,0. There are also other color representation modes such as Lab Color, etc. Just...
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    Ip4300 colour query

    When the color data of your source image are converted by the two layers of profiles the data are changed. If they are not changed coreectly (corect color management scheme) the colors are changed. Cyan color should be 255, 0, 0 theorectically. But for a printer to print a correct cyan color it...
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    New technique to clean BCI-6 carts

    There is another way. Have you seen this photo? This photo is on an ebay item sold by Hobbicolors. Perhaps this is what you are looking for? This is the ebay item: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250075504433&rd=1&rd=1 I have...
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    Ip4300 colour query

    Tiggzz, I think the problem has something to do with color management. The color data of your image will be converted by several layers of profiles before it is printed. When you use an image editing program such as photoshop or Coreldraw to print an image there is an input profile to convert...
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    Green cast in normal quality on Canon MP760

    Do a nozzle check. A nozzle check not only checks the condition of the print head. It actually checks the combination of ink cartridges as well as the print head. You may have a cartridge that was overfilled. You just refilled your Cyan so look for the Cyan cartridge first. Or you may have a...
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    How to test ink quality and/or compare?

    There are at least two quality categories to consider. One is in terms of colors. The other is how it works and this seems to be the problem for you. Be aware that this is an issue of ink and ink cartridge combined. Both are variables to determine if they together will work fine. In my opinion...
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    Should I Replace Whole i960 or Printhead?

    No matter what caused your i960 print head to clog you probably have killed it. If you buy another inkjet printer and print only once every month or two you will likely to repeat your i960's fate. If you still want an inkjet printer you should consider an ip1600 or one that's similar at a very...
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    Help! (problem with hobbicolors refill system!)

    Ggn, remember Canon printers do not actually measure ink level out of the ink cartridge. They estimate ink consumption by keeping nozzle firing counts in the memory inside the printer. When you swap a cartridge the printer will not know if you put in a new one or a used one. So the printer will...
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    Help me decide

    Because I have an ip4200 I will vote for keeping the 830. CLI8 and PGI5 can be easily refilled. Hobbicolors sells refill ink for them. The plugs came with the refill ink kit from Hobbicolors are extremely easy to plug and unplug repeatedly with no wear. Seals effectively. Sealing problems become...
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    Help! (problem with hobbicolors refill system!)

    ggn, you have a leaking Magenta. Your Magenta cartridge may be defective or as many have said the screw is not sealing tight and causes the leak. If your Magenta sponge is over saturated you can blow through the vent to get some ink out of the sponge throught the ink outlet at the bottom...
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    Help! (problem with hobbicolors refill system!)

    Vkakula, I haves used two refill kits from Hobbicolors and both were WC-6 ink. I think the ink is actually a very nice set of ink for my ip8500. I have not had any green cast others reported and I have no yellow cast as you described. In fact I printed a few pictures with both Canon OEM and...
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    Green colourcast using Image Specialists (MIS) Ink with Canon iP5000

    Inky, I have used both BCI-6 and UW8 ink from Hobbicolors. I can see what you are talking about. I believe the Image Specialists and Hobbicolors WC6 inks are probably based on a same generation of ink technology. According to UW8 instruction they say the UW8 ink uses a latest generation ink...
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