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Hi Some time since I posted here as everything has been working very well for nearly a year. However today I suffered from a loss of colour with all printing coming out a pinky-broewn colour. Cartidges have bee refilled many times on my Pixma iP3500 so I put in a new set but no change. Deep...

Keeping my print heads and purge unit clear is a priority for me and the advice available here is absolutely essential for anyone wanting to keep their printer in tip top condition. However after looking at the various pics of purge pads in different Canon printers I looked closely at mine and...

Hi. Anyone tried the inks from Cartridge Logistics on e-bay. I noticed that they do both dye and pigment inks for Canon printers which seem specific to various models in 100ml and 500 ml quantities as well as complete sets of 4 or 5 bottles depending on printer. Seems a fairly comprehensive...

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...

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...

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...

Hi has anyone tried this yet. There are 4 pins on the chip - Vcc,GND,CLK and Data. The GND pin is the longest and the second from the left. Put tape over this pin to insulate it and you should find that the cartridge still works and the red light is still on. I think that the printer can still...

Hello again Sorry to be stuck with this but I have been buying remanufactured 21 and 22 carts for my Deskjet D1470 printer. The ink quantity in these is 2 or 3 times more than in the standard HP carts but at refill time the carts often give up on one or two colours and despite flushing and...