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  1. The Old Man

    Canon's secret (sort of) MC-G01/G02 Maintenance Cartridge for some printers

    Yes from maintenance tab. Just to keep the ink cartridge and heads wet with ink so they don't dry and overheat themselves to death.
  2. The Old Man

    Canon's secret (sort of) MC-G01/G02 Maintenance Cartridge for some printers

    twice a week print two test pages. It should keep the ink moving plus won't let the carts dry out which seems to be the main reason for air as per some reports.
  3. The Old Man

    Canon's secret (sort of) MC-G01/G02 Maintenance Cartridge for some printers

    Here is a no voiceover link. This person does a Ink flush which wastes quite a lot of ink. This person uses the syringe method which saves quite a lot of ink when compared to the ink flush but its not that easy specially for the colour carts. There was an error on the second person's part. He...
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    Canon's secret (sort of) MC-G01/G02 Maintenance Cartridge for some printers

    The very reason I chose a G3010 over the G3020 is the issue of paper jams reported on some of the Gxx20 model. For me it was better to get the waste inkpad replaced for a mere 10$ and reset the ink counter from the on board control panel. Currently I am at 12% Saturation of the waste pad as...
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    Numerous minute air bubbles inside the colour tubes

    Hi, I managed to bleed the air out of the tubes. But in turn discovered something. In my Ink reservoirs there are two spouts (1&2). Both have a tube attached to them, one tube comes from bottom to top and one goes from top to the carts. So why are there 2 spouts? 1. Is one for ink delivery...
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    Numerous minute air bubbles inside the colour tubes

    Hi. I have numerous minute air bubbles inside the colour tubes at various points. Dont know how they entered. Black tube is fine. Printhead check pattern is fine with 0 imperfections. Will these bubbles cause any issue in printing or ink delivery? Printer is a G3010 around 3months old bought...
  7. The Old Man

    80GSM Paper from two different brands have different drying time

    Doesn't say bond on the package. Maybe the smooth surface makes the ink dry slower.
  8. The Old Man

    80GSM Paper from two different brands have different drying time

    Hi, Can anyone tell me why 80GSM paper from two different brands have different drying time? I am printing office documents and the 80GSM from brand A dries quicker than 80GSM from Brand B. The 80GSM from brand A has a rough surface texture as compared to brand B. Is that the cause?
  9. The Old Man

    Air Bubbles in Black reservoir

    Only the tank has some bubbles that came when the installation person was pouring the ink from the bottle. Apart from that everything else is fine. Thanks for the reply btw
  10. The Old Man

    Air Bubbles in Black reservoir

    Hi, My son recently got me a new G3010 printer 2 months back along with a set of 2black and 6 colour (2x yellow, magenta, blue). The printer is running fine but there are some air bubbles in the black tank. I asked the person who installed it but he was not sure about it so I am here for help...
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