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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotj69BT8Uo Found it...

There's a video clip on youtube of a guy using a syringe with the spike removed and poked into a hole. Pulling on the syringe creates a vacuum in the cartridge that forces ink into the sponge like magic.

I tried the sock trick once and ended up banging my head on the wall !. I would advise anyone tempted to give it a go, don't do what I did.....make sure you take your sock off first :rolleyes:

I think printer manufacturers only know one word......"Don't".

Cityinkexpress and Inkexpress here in the UK both use genuine Pigment ink in their compatibles. Actually City Ink seem quite reasonable price wise, 100ml bottle of ink, ARC cartridge and a syringe all for £8.40 free shipping. Might give them a go.

There's one for sale on ebay, £140 though :(

You can never be really sure of what you're getting in a cartridge until you start printing or at least test it first. I was assured the cartridge I purchased when I had problems contained Pigment ink and discovered (eventually) it did not. Another problem is this, just because an ink cartridge...

I should imagine the overwhelming majority of printer users do just that, I did even when I didn't want to thanks to being sold the wrong ink.

Which brings into question the whole purpose of having the extra black cartridge if two are sharing the same ink ?

At one time I had a iP4000 printer and a very nice piece of kit it was too. I'd always used OEM inks but I decided to give compatibles a go, so I sent a message to my supplier of choice to find out what ink was in their large black cartridges. I was assured it was Pigment as were all their...

I'd echo what "The Hat" has written. It's always worth remembering though when you buy a new printer and lift it out of it's nice red and white box, you'll find enclosed a set of brand new unopened ink cartridges. Nothing will print better than those...full stop. You can try compatibles, filling...

This whole pigment/dye thing has been a pet grievance of mine for years. You buy an ink cartridge with the letters PG in it's description so you would think like the OEM version it contains Pigment ink but no it does not, or very rarely anyway. Different people will have their own views on...

As the years go by this ink type thing becomes more and more of a minefield it seems. I saw an ad for inkjet cartridges on ebay recently that showed an image of a cartridge with 'Pigment' printed on the side. In the product description however it said the ink was dye based, honest maybe but...

@The Hat... As I've already pointed it wouldn't be for me to take civil action against Canon, in fact.....oh dear :rolleyes: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/170371-canon-inkjet-printer-class-action-settlement/ As for stocking up...well that's just exactly...

@The Hat... Unfortunately for Canon, Epson, and many other manufacturers of electronic equipment, causing a device to cease functioning correctly after a pre programed length of time can, and has fallen foul to such legislation as the Unfair Commercial Practises Directive not to mention UK...

Yeah...I told her that and she hit me round the head :barnie

My mrs. owned a Renault once that when you started it up would run for exactly 11 seconds then switch off. We eventually got it to a garage whereby the mechanic reset the electronics and all was well, and we were 75 quid lighter. Apparently Renault cars have a habit of deciding they don't want...

@The Hat I think we're rather drifting from the point here if I might say so. But back to basics....if and when my Canon printer flags up ink absorbers full, I will if possible enter service mode and use a readily available official tool to reset it. No Canon firmware will be altered or...

The reason I asked about the Service Tools was that if a piece of electronic equipment is designed to be firmware upgradable, then by definition it can be upgraded in that way. Now if as result of attempting an upgrade to the said equipment it locks you out permanently, then under European law...

A thought's just crossed my mind. These Service tools that are available online, are they official Canon software or third party apps.