The salesman at Staples in Aberdeen offered us a set of carts for 50+ when we bought the printer. That was his reply when I asked him why we should buy carts when they were already supplied with the printer.
You say 'ready to be chipped'. Have you found a source?
Transfering the chips from the original five Canon carts to the 521s and resetting them is exactly what I intend to do. But that still leaves me a set of chips short for the second set of carts. I have searched ebay for chips but no-one seems to sell them as discrete items.
Several sellers of...
My cousin (a female pensioner) has just bought a laptop and a Canon MG5150 printer. The salesman said the supplied carts contain only enough ink for setting up and testing (another sign of the times?). So I have been tasked with the job of getting suitable carts for her.
I hope to use two sets...
I've never found it necessary to clean out the needle - after all, the ink cannot dry out.
I just wipe the ink from the outside of the needle and replace the cap on it.
The Hat "The tendency in the past was always to put a much ink into the cartridge as possible and then reseal.
We now know that was the wrong thing to do as it nearly always ended up with unnecessary spillages".
Possibly because you did not cover the top vent and the sponge saturated during...
Joseph, I think your problem is because you are only part-filling the cart.
When you have refilled, ink will drain into the sponge until the difference in air pressure above and below the ink in the tank is sufficient to hold the weight of the column of ink. The pressure above the ink drops...
Just a thought...... How about a hole and rubber plug in the bottom of the ink container. The cart could then be inverted to fill as for the German method and you could see how much ink was being shringed in.
When filled and plugged and turned the right way up, there is only a slight negative...
I have bought paper from various sources, but I cannot remember seeing it stated on the packet whether it's swellable or microporous type. Usually it just says 'Instant dry' or something similar.
How can I tell the difference?
See here about value of goods - not postage
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?
_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_001454&propertyType=document
It's worth noting that the 18 threshold is for goods only - not goods + post/carriage. My purchases of refills from Hobbicolors have always been under that limit.
I had the same problem at first. Then, from something I read, I realised I had drilled the hole too high in the end wall. So I filled the hole with hot glue and drilled another one right down at the bottom of the end wall. Now when I enter the needle I can see it slide along the bottom and see...
In the UK, Lexmark could not get away with it. You cannot be bound by the terms of a contract that you knew nothing about when you made the purchase.
If I had bought the printer, it would go straight back to the shop for an immediate refund, followed by a complaint to the Trading Standards...
You say some of the files were created with 'Paint'. Did you originally print from that program? If so, what are the results if you reload the file into Paint and print it from there again?
I've used Hobbicolors for about 3years now. First for an IP4000 and now with my MP600.
Obsolutely first class product and service. I Use the printer about once a day, on average, and I have never needed to do a head clean on the MP600. Nozzle check is always OK.
If you still have a set of empty OEM carts, try buying a Hobbicolors refill kit and refill them yourself.
You will find it very easy and low cost, and that will be an end to your cartridge problems.
Here's a writeup for the IP3300. It looks like it uses CLI-8 carts for which you can get a resetter.
http://www.gadgetspeak.com/gadget/article.rhtm/130124/360344/article.html
I made my own cleaner using 'Household Ammonia' from a Poundstretcher shop. It should be available from any hardware shop that supermarkets haven't put out of business! I made up a 5% solution of ammonia in water.