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I was not content with orange cap and rubber band, so here is the result of few days work.

Because I had a good experience with InkTec ink for Canon 525/526 cartridges (no clogs, good compatibility with Canon ink, good color reproduction) I was curious to see how it works with 2 cheap photo papers I currently have, Verbatim and Real glossy photo paper. The setup: a pattern of...

Last 2 days I printed about 2000 pages of black only text on Pixma IP5000. Before that, the nozzle check was ok. After, exactly a quarter of cyan, yellow and dye black nozzles were gone. This happened also some time ago with yellow in my first Pixma IP4500, in similar circumstances. All I can...

With introduction of opaque cartridges, top filling and German method are seriously hindered. As a way to know exactly when the reservoir is filled to capacity, I am proposing an electric way to see it, by permanently inserting two electrodes in spongeless side of cartridge and measuring the...

:lol::lol::lol: I proudly present you the Fridge method! No needles! No holes! No plugs! No seals! Only a syringe and a fridge! Here it is: Step 1. Drip ink in outlet port until the sponge is saturated. Step 2. Place the cartridge in fridge for couple of hours, outlet port down. Step 3. Take...

Just for fun.:lol: All tested.:D

Well, instead of drilling the hole in usual place, I drilled it on the side of cartridge, at about half the distance between outlet port and spongeless compartment, angled toward spongeless compartment. It is a bit more difficult to drill the angled hole, but it allows to use a far shorter...