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agreed, $500 is a big number. run the numbers, 5 new carts at $15 each = $75. ballpark payback is around 7 full set(5 carts) of refills back in the day, the payback was 1 set of refills, when refurb'd MX870s/MX860s were $59/$69 J...

The Hat knows the Maxify line well, his advice is spot on if you are willing to roll the dice there is a new MX870 on ebay for $499, big money but easy to refill, 5 carts are easy to refill and reset. i am using one that i have used/refilled for years again you are rolling the dice on a...

good to hear you are back up and refilling. your IP4500 is one of canon's best quality ink jet printers, large PGI5/CLI8 clear ink carts, released in 2007. i have a new IP4500 that i have as backup if needed. also nice job by "the Hat " to help out a fellow re-filler J...

good news, my 15 year old MP980 is back in business. i followed the advice of The Hat and PeterBJ and got a perfect nozzle check, see jpg pretty sure it was the bottom of the carriage that was gunked up that caused the issue. guess after 15 years a little gunk can be expected The Hat and...

been getting these ink dots vertically down the page on my MP980, see nozzle check(jpg and PDF). i realize the printer is 15 years old, but still think there is some life in it. i have tried: - several bottom plate cleanings - several roller cleaning - a few ink cart cleanings - have cleaned...

The Hat agreed, would have been nice to hear the outcome also your offer was most generous J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Active Printers: MX700(2007), MP980(2008), MX870(2010), PRO-100(2013) • Stored Printers: IP4500, MX700...

i have a 2013 pro-100, ever since moving to W10 been having WIFI issues. using the WPS method i can see the pro-100 on WIFI, but when try to install using the pro-100 install SW that i downloaded it fails. i also do not have the original pro-100 CD anymore any suggestions or could you post...

agreed on the build quality of the older canon printers. the last of my old MP830s w the PGI5/CLI8 carts died and have been using a MX870 and MP980 for a few years now. both use the PGI220/CLI221s that are 50% opaque. i had given away to a friend and was refilling an older MX700 that used...

thought so, thx for the confirmation J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Active Printers: MX700(2007), MP980(2008), MX870(2010), PRO-100(2013) • Stored Printers: IP4500, MX700, MX860, MX870, MP980 • Past Printers: MP830 •...

been a canon printer guy for many years. attached is a PDF of the latest ratings. was surprised canon is rated so low, mostly the mega tank line, but still surprised about the low ratings wonder how some of the previous printers would have been rated, the PGI5/CLI8 printers or PGI220/CLI221...

i've had a few PGI5/CLI8 battery based re-setters over the past 15 years with replaceable batteries. some have a sticker over the back 4 screws. i also have a USB resetter that can reset both PGI5/CLI8's and PGI220/CLI221's as well. the battery ones seem to work better. good to hear there...

might want to borrow a true W10 machine so to attempt the reset instead of using a MAC emulator. a reset is still needed even after changing the waste pads. when disassembling, take plenty of pics along the way, they will come in handy best to listen to PeterBJ's advice, he is the resident...

could just temporarily turn off your router to force it to use USB not elegant but effective J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Active Printers: MX700, MX870, MP980, PRO-100 • Stored Printers: IP4500, MX700, MX860, MX870 • Past...

could also see if you can borrow someone's W10 laptop to do the reset, using a guest acct could also buy a cheapo used one, here in US is one W10 for $43 https://www.ebay.com/itm/115834035199?hash=item1af83f1bff can keep or resell for similar $ J...

here's a link from the past that shows an ink pad change i did. my MP830 ink pads were at 93%, see link for pics of dissemble of MP830 and pad change of MP830. https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/sharing-my-mp830-waste-pad-replacement-at-37-000-pages-w-pics.7646/ it was no fun, but got...

pharmacist first big thx for your post back in 2009, along with a German video below started me on this refilling journey, see https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/german-durchstich-refill-method-for-the-pgi-520-cli-521-cartridges.3806/ well, i have never flushed an ink cart over my...

been a while, quick update. just cleared 2,000 refills, been refilling using the German method for 15 years now, much thanks to the members here. a bit of a refilling dinosaur and printer hoarder here, currently refilling MX870s/MP980s that use the PGI220/CLI221 ink carts, with several...

yup, looks like there is a bottom pull out tray https://www.photospecialist.com/canon-pixma-ts7450a J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Active Printers: MX700, MX870, MP980, PRO-100 • Stored Printers: IP4500...

Q. any ballpark #s on how much ink is used for a nozzle check ? J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Active Printers: MX700, MX870, MP980, PRO-100 • Stored Printers: IP4500, MX700, MX860, MX870 • Past...

good info here. here are 2 pages from my MP830 service manual(PDF), which shows the amount of ink purged when cleaned based on hours of inactivity. it does support the practice of refilling/topping off all color inks carts when one need refilling, due to the fact that all color ink carts are...