Completely dried out CLI-8,CLI-42 cartridges. How to ready to use?

avolanche

Print Addict
Joined
Jun 5, 2007
Messages
247
Reaction score
64
Points
178
Location
East Tennessee
I can't seem to find the definitive thread on getting my CLI-42 cartridges ready to use. I have been using CLI-8s in my ip4200, but want to transition to my new Pro 100.

I have a couple of sets of OEM Canon CLI-42s (and plenty of CLI-8s for yellow to re-chip). I have the propylene glycol + alcohol, etc. ready to go.But I can't find the thread(s) on how to get the cartridges ready. They are very dry!

Thanks!
Fred
 

stratman

Printer VIP
Platinum Printer Member
Joined
Apr 19, 2007
Messages
8,712
Reaction score
7,163
Points
393
Location
USA
Printer Model
Canon MB5120, Pencil
Pharmacist's Conditioning Solution:

https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/cleaning-solution-the-ultimate-test.5296/

Are the cartridges flushed or not flushed before dried out? i would flush them before use if never flushed. A wet sponge will also improve ink take up even without the Conditioning Solution. If you have Hard Water then you can use a distilled water flush at the end of your flushing procedure to help remove minerals in the tap water if you like.

**** The CLI-42 YELLOW Cartridge****

The CLI-42 Yellow cartridge requires a different flushing procedure than the other cartridges due to the potential for Yello Gello formation not only from water flushing but refill ink use.

@The Hat recommends using ONLY Windex with Ammonia formula to flush and clean the CLI-42 Yellow cartridge followed by Pharmacists solution:

https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...estions-on-cli-251-printers.11587/#post-97508

Other Canon Yellow cartridges were afflicted with the same/similar issue as per Mikling and Websnail. Mikling recommended a solution of Cascade Automatic Dish Washing Soap in warm water for those cartridges models:

https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...21-yellow-ink-is-coagulating.6144/#post-45952

https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...alife-100-yellow-251-551-271-571-et-al.11495/

The same goes for flushing out a print head affected by Yello Gello.

The easiest/best thing to do to not risk the Yello Gello in your new and never installed Pro-100 printer is to never use the CLI-42 Yellow cartridge at all, or, only use OEM CLI-42 Yellow cartridges always. To never use... transfer the chip from the CLI-42 cartridge onto a CLI-8 cartridge which has been or will be flushed before resetting and then refilling and then using to install the print head and printer.
 

Latest posts

Top