Peter W
Getting Fingers Dirty
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Hi all,
I just bought a used Pro-10s with original Canon PGI-72 carts. There's quite a bit of ink left but I plan to refill with a 3rd party ink rather than buy more Canon cartridges. I've read every thread here about the subject, but some are 6 years old and suppliers/quality/prices change.
1. I've read that it's good to have a second set of filled cartridges, all 10 being replaced each time one gets low. This is apparently to prevent waste as all carts are purged each time one is replaced, so best to change them all at once. I'm not sure of the logic of this. But alternatively, why not remove all the carts when one gets low, fill them with the modified clip and syringe which as I've seen on YouTube is quite rapid, and then put them all back? How long can the printhead be left uncovered before it dries out? I'd be happy to use 2 sets of carts but empties are hard to find, especially complete with the orange cover clips, and I don't want to spend £110 on a set of new carts just to have the empties.
2. There are many options for ink, though some don't seem easy to find, e,g, Prodinks, Image Specialists (STS), OCP, KMP. Being in the UK I can get Octoinkjet easily, and also InkTec from Germany. I'd like to have Precision Colors available but the extra 50-100% on the price through shipping, forwarding and taxes make it an expensive option. InkTec, I understand, are manufacturers (in S. Korea) and Octinkjet are simply resellers of various products including InkTec. They do sell the resetter.
Of the two I can get easily, InkTec costs about £80 for a 100ml/colour set, and Octoinkjet costs £135 for a 125ml/colour set so quite a bit more expensive. Has anyone experience of these on the Pro-10s?
Many thanks,
Peter
I just bought a used Pro-10s with original Canon PGI-72 carts. There's quite a bit of ink left but I plan to refill with a 3rd party ink rather than buy more Canon cartridges. I've read every thread here about the subject, but some are 6 years old and suppliers/quality/prices change.
1. I've read that it's good to have a second set of filled cartridges, all 10 being replaced each time one gets low. This is apparently to prevent waste as all carts are purged each time one is replaced, so best to change them all at once. I'm not sure of the logic of this. But alternatively, why not remove all the carts when one gets low, fill them with the modified clip and syringe which as I've seen on YouTube is quite rapid, and then put them all back? How long can the printhead be left uncovered before it dries out? I'd be happy to use 2 sets of carts but empties are hard to find, especially complete with the orange cover clips, and I don't want to spend £110 on a set of new carts just to have the empties.
2. There are many options for ink, though some don't seem easy to find, e,g, Prodinks, Image Specialists (STS), OCP, KMP. Being in the UK I can get Octoinkjet easily, and also InkTec from Germany. I'd like to have Precision Colors available but the extra 50-100% on the price through shipping, forwarding and taxes make it an expensive option. InkTec, I understand, are manufacturers (in S. Korea) and Octinkjet are simply resellers of various products including InkTec. They do sell the resetter.
Of the two I can get easily, InkTec costs about £80 for a 100ml/colour set, and Octoinkjet costs £135 for a 125ml/colour set so quite a bit more expensive. Has anyone experience of these on the Pro-10s?
Many thanks,
Peter