Canon ink compatibility

[wizzard]

I have refill ink bottles left from my last Canon S520 printer which is broken. The cartridges were the BCI-3 type ones. The black ink is pigment type.

Can I use these inks for my Canon ip3500 ones or is it likely to cause problems?

thanks

 

[pharmacist]

No you cannot, but installing the CLI-8/PGI-5 cartridges from a IP3500 into a S520 is possible. So the cartridges are only backwards compatible not upwards, because the new printers are using chipped cartridges.

 

[wizzard]

No you cannot, but installing the CLI-8/PGI-5 cartridges from a IP3500 into a S520 is possible. So the cartridges are only backwards compatible not upwards, because the new printers are using chipped cartridges.

I am talking about using the refill Ink and NOT the cartridges.

 

[pharmacist]

Ohh sorry, just misread it.

Sure you can, but there will be some colour shifts.

 

[wizzard]

Ohh sorry, just misread it.

Sure you can, but there will be some colour shifts.

Thanks. I do not intend to print photos but just colour pages etc. from internet. I was not sure about using the pigment black ink which I have as I am not sure if the 3500 black is pigment or not. Also was not sure about the printhead getting blocked. I may be wrong but guess the Canon inks must be compatible with different canon printers.

 

[pharmacist]

The larger PGI-5Bk is certainly pigment based, so you can use this pigment ink. I use the same pigment KMP ink for both BCI-3 and PGI-5 based cartridges and no problem at all.

 

[wizzard]

The larger PGI-5Bk is certainly pigment based, so you can use this pigment ink.

Thanks! You just andswered the question I was about to ask!