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OK now? Proprint is the way to go and you will find various quantities for nearly every printer you can think of Doug

Hi Stevec. As I live in the Scottish borders I get my inks locally but did not know this when I first orfered online. Inktec are great and I find are very close to Canon spec You need to get the formulated inks specific to your printer of course but the web site gives all the info you need. P&P...

Contacted Canon for guarantee repairs. Told to send back at own expense and they will exchange for newer iP3600 as 3500 no longer available. Not on as I want to retain the advantages we all know too well on the 3500. Telephoned Amazon from whom it was purchased in the first place and they...

Sorry no go on my 3500. See my post under "failed to unclog". Electrical I think for sure as nozzles spray when pressured. Great suggestion though and I will certainly bear this in mind if (and when) there is a next time. Doug

Hi all Its not all success in this game. Recently worked for two days trying to unclog a canon iP3500 print head that was giving very poor fuzzy and pale prints. Used a mix of 20 parts hot water, 2 parts vodka, and 2 parts household ammonia which has always worked brilliantly in the past in...

Resetter works with OEM carts and some compatibles but NOT the Inkrite C005 with chip suitable for use in iP's 3300, 3500, 4200, 4300, 4500, 5100, 5200, 5300 and iX's 4000, 5000 and MP's 500, 510, 530, 600, 610, 800, 810, 830, 950, 960 and MX700. Cart works fine but as I said unable to be reset...

Amazon is worth trying. I have recently bought a third ip3500 through them for 49.99 with free p&p from Nanobits ltd. Arrived 2 days after ordering. Great. They still seem to have some left. Grab them while you can. 4500's also available. Doug

Now have three of these for future use and replacement as each one dies. Last price in UK two days ago was 49.99 through Amazon which is a little more than what I would expect to pay, although I think the shortage of this item is now commanding higher prices. Still a good deal considering the...

Two images attached to show the cart to be a genuine canon. One pic taken with a strong backlight showing no indication of ink level even though I have just done a 250 A4 print run of text. Canon ink level monitor shows cart half full (or empty) Doug

Thanks for the usefull advice. The cartridge however came straight from the box of an ip3500 which I bought a few months ago as a backup for my first ip3500. It is wrapped in the original canon paper and had all the genuine canon seals and labels. Is this just one that has escaped any quality...

Hi all Anyone bought a PGi-5BK recently as I have done and found the usual clear ink tank area to be made from a dense black plastic with no way of checking contents. Is this another method to deter us folks from refilling . It is certainly difficult using the German method as it firstly...

Found "Car Plan" windscreen washer fluid in my local Halfords. Blue colour and contains alcohol and ammonia. Works a treat either neat or diluted in cleaning blocked heads. Doug

Have you tried "Control Panel" - "Printers" - Right click on your printer and untick "Use Printer Offline" Doug

Try www.midmeds.co.uk/syringes-needles-c-25_49_174.html in uk. 1.04 for 10 (2" 18g) Mine come through the post- no questions asked and they are all in an individual sheath for safety. P&P is 2.50 so it may be worth ordering a supply for like minded friends or a supply for life. Doug

Just a small point is that the ammonia I use is "Household Ammonia" which is supplied in a 500ml bottle diluted to 9.5% and not the neat 100% concentrated stuff that could possibly be obtained through a pharmacy. Diluting this Household Ammonia in my formula with a further 9 parts liquid (water...

Hello again The ammonia I use is Household Ammonia where the bottle label shows contents as 9.5% Ammonia Solution. Bought at my Home Hardware store for 1.99 500ml. For general cleaning and windows the advice is to use 70-140mls to 5 lts cold or warm water so my home made head cleaner of 1 part...

Hi. I have just added this to my previous post asking about UK alternatives for Windex which may be of interest to anyone about to spend a fortune on head cleaning solutions. Made my own solution as follows :- 1 part ammonia (household ammonia from local Hardware store) 8 parts de ionised water...

Hi. Doug again. Made my own solution as suggested with a slight alteration. 1 part ammonia (household ammonia from local Hardware store) 8 parts de ionised water (From car parts shop) and due to unavailability of isopropyl alcohol 1 part Gin.Works atreat and cleared a blocked head from a Canon...

Hi to all you dedicated printer buffs. I am now well into refilling and am planning towards the day when I experience my first "Clog". I have read up on cartridge flushing methods and have practised this on some old carts and find that they work fine once they are dried and refilled. However...

Hello all. I have posted this on other places in these forums about canon chip resetters and there is no need to order from the States. You can get a CL1-8 and PG1-5 resetter from WWW.tonerplusuk.co.uk (find it under Canon" It is a mains powereed resetter at 19.75 with free p&p and is...