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Don't understand, this has three individual colur tanks doesn't it? This maybe my answer to superceding from my aging MP730. The Black plus C,M,Y is a great combination for general office work. The MX700 seems to be a replacement for the MP530 here in Australia and has ethernet connectivity...

This is a feature that I came across when I was refilling with my IP3000 ( now CISS). It is particularly noticed when the yellow cartridge gets contaminated. I think this cross contamination occurs because the C,M,Y have a common container that they share when the printhead is at rest. If there...

Just reporting back re my Canon CISS IP3000/MP730 yes rihac supply dye ink for their CISS as large volumes of pigment ink tend to make blockages in the purge system and printhead and leaves deposits under the carriage system. I have had a number of purge sytem blockages on the black system and...

You need to work out if this is a printhead blockage or if if the purge mechanism is blocked. My experience of this problem is gained from IP3000 and MP730 Canon Printers so bare with me - I don't know the exact setup of the MP830. If the printer has had lots of use and then is left for some...

I think sinopis and rihac inks for the 3eBK are dye. Formulabs (Sensient) were available thru www.inklink.com.au but have folded and the Australian distributor is www.ausjetinks.com.au Black ink is $59 / litre when I called them last week.

I have experienced similar printout patterns when setting up CISS on my IP3000/MP730. I have always had difficulty working out was there too much or too little ink. There is no doubt that too much ink has an effect on the printout. This is illustrated here on an IP3000...

Nice clear analysis of the bottle height issue that sellers pay little detail to. The level of the ink in the reservoir is held constant by the marriott breathing system. Howvever if receive your CISS already primed, that level may well have changed. The systen I have on my IP3000 X2 and MP730...

My reading suggests that that maybe the canon grommets in the newer chipped cartridges are less likely to leak than the earlier canon printers ( no personal experience of this). One variation to using silicon washers to secure the seal between the grommets and the cartridges is to use O rings...

I admire your persistance. I have 2xIP3000 and 4 xMP730 running with CIS and it has been a long journey over 3 yrs. I have commented on this forum before. I have experienced the too much ink phenomemon presenting as though there is ink starvation. This was particularly noticeable when filling...

Well the above reply from diana displays a number of concerns. The printer illustrated is not an IP3000 IP3000 cartridges are not chipped. The unit is poorly installed if the lid of the printer has to remain open. My experience of sourcing CISS bits and pieces from Asia/China has been a...

Very observant. The uninstalled system is not the same CISS set as the installed system. I have 5 of these and when they arrive after shipping there is often air in the line. If it is greater than a few inches then it pays to reprime these lines. I took the photo of a CISS just removed from its...

MP830 is a 5 ink cartridge setup. Are the 4 ink cartridges systems ( like the MP730) no longer in existence?

Either blocked black of printhead (unlikely as this is new) or more likely a blocked purge line. Do Triggers 37 trick and drop some windex on the rubber boots that the head parks under. There are two of them. Turn the machine off and on to cycle the purge unit and then look and compare the...

You need to approach this logically and look carefully at all possibilities. Consider Ink Tanks Printhead Purge Unit - if suction is not created to pull ink into the printhead then it will not print. There is a pad in a rubber cup for the pigment black and another pad in a rubberholder for...

I have been pleased with this system. It has been well thought out. I even let the black run out inadvertently and as the exit port clip could be easily attached and the tube easily removed from the ink cartridge it was easy to reprime without getting ink everywhere. To answer your question...

Hi Websnail, does that mean that your Canon CIS machines are defunct?

Grandad thanks for the tip on vacum grease. I have come across various types of goo like this, rubber grease, teflon grease. Dow Corning make one that should have the right properties, http://www.ellsworth.com/display/productdetail.html?productid=403&Tab=Vendors Canonfodder thanks for your...

Here's some pictures of a CISS for the Canon IP3000 that I have just purchased from www.selectiveimage.com.au The unit comes well boxed. The manual is made by a non native english speaker. The tanks are see thru and have a main plug for refilling and a smaller hole for air filter ( not...

Websnail, My undersatnding of fluid dynamics of ink in canon sponged cartridges has no theoretical basis, but only practical experience. I have two different CISS setups on IP3000/MP730 (same printhead). One has the tube feed over the sponged compartment and the other setup has the feed over...

Great discussion going here. With these minds and experience the ultimate flawless CISS (set and forget) can be developed. I have just trialed a CISS on an IP3000. Nice to be able to fool around on a machine that has minimal number of cartridges and no chips. This came from...