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Hi, My Canon i860 halted printing in the middle of a page. The orange light blinked. A message was sent to the screen - some error with a 4 digit code. Unfortunately I thought the problem would just go away with a power on/off and didn't record it. FOLKS - ALWAYS RECORD ERRORS AND BLINKING LIGHT...

I just found a nice looking s900 to add to my collection of BCI 6 cart Canon printers. It printed on all, but on the yellow it doesn't quite get all the grid printed on the test print. I processed it today - the big clean - and discovered the prior owners had forgotten to remove the tape for...

I'd searched before posting the prior message, and have again, but haven't found the BCI-3eBK cleaning procedure. What is the latest method for purge cleaning the the big BCI-3eBK cart? Does anyone know the web link to the nifty-stuff procedure for this? In place of the 3/8th Vinyl tube...

The big BCI-3eBK cart - what is currently the best tubing/connectors/parts combination for cleaning/purging it out? I've seen the 3/8" vinyl tube for the BCI-6 carts. What's been found to be best for the bigger BCI-3 pigment ink carts? (Edit - or is this the cart type you don't bother trying to...

The printer was printing fine for a while, then I noticed horizontal streaks of white on my black prints. It got worse. I looked at the ink and it was empty - no warning - I think there must have been a bad seal at refill time. Anyway, I filled it. It printed a couple of good pages and now I'm...

I was wondering if anyone knows how to both remove and replace the Canon i960 / i860 QM2-0588-000 Paper support unit. AKA the titned plastic thing at the back that flips up to hold the sheets upright. Also, do you have to be careful -do they break easy Thanks

Hi, I was told there was a paper jam on my Canon i860 and they tried to pull the paper out, but it would not budge. I looked at it and removed the sheet. It was angled at 45 degrees. Hard to pull out. It didn't feed in properly which is why it all went wrong. Anyway, The photo that printed...

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a shelf life on Toner cartridges, and HP Laserjet specifically is that makes a difference? What goes wrong with them. Toner? Other parts in them? How quickly do they go bad. Thanks :/

I'm flushing old carts TODAY - Any ideas on what I could use as an "non hazardous" Algae killer pre treatment? Fill with vinegar first, or something like that? :/

Hi all, I want to clean out some BCI 6 cartridges. I read the details and saw the tools you were developing a few years ago and I'd like to see that post again - anyone have the link to that? But it's been a few years since that, so I'm interested as to what the generally accepted best/easiest...

s900 nozzle check - how do you do a standalone one using the buttons? Nozzle checks can be found in the following manuals that can be obtained at the Canon website (see their drivers/manuals section). User Guide P76 has a color nozzle check. Quick Setup Guide Page 24 (but P31 in adobe...

if algae form in inks, it's probably best to store them at a low temperature? What about refrigerate? Risk - what happens to the ink if the refrigerator decides it's going to go into freeze mode, and freezes the ink? I presume dye and pigment inks can't be frozen? and I suppose that brings up...

When should you pitch bulk ink. I've heard it has a 2 year shelf life. I presume you should buy new shortly after that? I've seen lumps (large clogs) in my older inks, but around the lumps there's still liquid ink. Is that liquid ink usable, or is there a strong possibility of it causing...

I did a quick search, probably not hard enough, to find out what the purpose of / difference is between the Canon i, s and pixma series / lines of printers. I was initially wondering what the difference is between an i860 (or i960) and a s900, and that made me question what the various series...

I've searched and only found wholesalers/importers, but does anyone know of a RETAIL source for the internals of a toner cartridge. 98A for a Laserjet 4 ? I need an (some) OPC drum. I might buy wipers with them. Thanks

Hi I've seen messages on sources for bulk inks (not carts). Time has moved on and we're approaching 2010. There should now be more experience with bulk ink sources. Which source seems to be one of the best for no clog 3eBK pigment ink. Which source seems to be one of the best sources for the...

Hi, I was looking at an i860 printer (to get around my i960 woes). I ran the nozzle check pattern on the i860. All the colors printed, but its black pigment 3eBK ink pattern was completely missing from the top of the sheet. Is that a dire situation on these i860 printers? Is it not worth...

Canon i960 print head. Does anyone know what glue is used on the electrical ribbon at the bottom of the EEprom board which is on the back of the black plastic carts holder. It's that brown looking brittle glue. It sticks the plastic ribbon to the side of the ceramic base, and is also no doubt...

Hi, I have a Canon Pixma ip5000. It appears to be dead - will not power up, no lights. How can I diagnose what's wrong - could it be something simple? I'm also interested in printer power supplies. Computer ones generally work in different computers. With regard to this printer, I though I...

Hi, I haven't shopped for "new" printers for some time. I could take quite a while to shop and find out later that all that time was wasted when I discover there's some catch, like it can't be refilled. Of the printer makes and models available "new" now, what is considered the best for color...