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@The Hat Well, technically, as you well know, even if you apply the ghwellsjr's method for some hours, the result is a humid sponge and not a dry one like it is now. I was just wondering if I could just fill the cartridges with the ink or not; and I did not want to make mistakes and start the...

Hi all, I have a set of cartridges (PGI520 CLI521) that I have cleaned and left empty very long time ago (> 2 years) but that now I would like to use. In light of this, I am sure that the sponge is completely dry, so do I need to restore the sponge funtuctionality prior to fill the cartridge...

No one? :)

First of all, thank you to all of you guys for participating in this thread. Can we say that the sealing of the vent hole is not necessary, irrespective from the refelling procedure used (top-fill or german method) and from how strong both the refill hole and cartridge exit port have been...

@The Hat Where do you store your cartridges? in a special container (what type?) or?

@The Hat Are you sure that if the cartridge is stored with the Octoink's storage clip and the refilling hole is closed with the Octoink's silicon plugs plus some bluetack as top cover, there is no risk that the ink will exit from the vent hole left uncovered?

PeterJB you are essentially confirming that also your aluminium tape tends to leave on the cartridge part of the glue

Hi all, I usually seal (as a precautionary measure) the vent hole of my canon cartridges (PGI 520 and 521) when not in use. However, the aluminium tape in my possession (bought long time ago from octoink in strips of 1mt) it has always been very difficult to remove and, every time, the glue of...

and do you know if the same logic board is installed on other printers or it is specific to the model mg5250 ?

Do you know if with some electronic knowledge is possible to repair the logic board?

Thank you Peter. However I want to buy this printer not to let it works again but just for spare parts, logic board and power supply are the two parts that I would like to save.

Hi all, I am interested in buying a printer with error B200. The owner said to me that he disabled the color nozzles with same electrical tape applied to the printhead and after this he was able to print in black and white. I would like to buy this printer for its logic board and power...

Sorry startman but I do not understand your post, most probably is due to my limited english knowledge. As far as I know the correct procedure is: - Flush the cartridges with distilled water to remove the ink. - Once done, use the ghwellsjr's method but dot not completely dry the sponge. -...

Hi all, I have a set of refilled cartridges (PGI520 CLI521) that is empty (*) from around 5-6 months, can I just refill these cartridges or considering the long time I must do some preliminary action? Ofc I will refill this set with the same ink used previously. (*) with EMPTY I mean that the...

I made a mistake. I wrote distilled water without think that before dry the cartridges I insert into the cartridges the pharmacist formula. So I use this method to remove the pharmacist formula and not distilled water. Dunno if this change something.

Very useful guide! I usually change the paper towel one time after 1-2 hours. How many hours in total you let the cartridges sit with the paper towel? Should I place the cartridges over the heating radiator? ps: I am using this method to remove as much as possible distilled water from...

Hello The Hat! You are right, the electrician tape really sucks when used on the exit hole (I had leakages on 3 of 5 cartridges), next time I will surely try to use the genuine orange caps. Sorry but I do not understand exactly why even if the cartridges weight is quite lower/different from...

There was probably some misunderdtanding, I am aware of the weights of a full refilled cartridges. What I do not understand is the strange weights that I have found for the two black cartridges. The cartridges weights are respectively 32.2 and 18.7 grams, the electrician tape and the plug have...

I resume this thread because I am having issues with my third kit of cartridges. It's the first time that I refill this kit. The weight of the two black cartridges just refilled as much as I could are respectively 32.2 and 18.7 grams. Is it normal? It's the first time that I found weights...

Anyway the issue is only during the change of the train because when I'm up I can lie the luggage so the printer will not stay in that position for 6 hours.