Is there a consensus on refilling PGI-9 carts for the Pro9500 MK II?

[The Hat]

poi123
Regarding the ink it will depend on which supplier you purchase from, I got mine from Efillink.
The inks I use all 10 colours are (Image Specialists) and they works very well for me, efillinks were a bit expensive but the ink is the best quality so I have no worries with it.
I have never used Inkjetcarts.us inks and cant comment on their quality or service but on this forum it has a good following.
You could even try http://www.precisioncolors.com or try email Mike to see if he has all the colours.
Its common knowledge on here that Canon printers dont work well with CISS systems, but the pro 9500 being different than all the Canon printers that went before it, most certainly will not work on CISS ever for the simple fact that it only uses pigment and wont work with dye inks.
There are other reasons why this printer wont accommodate a CISS system, but that is for another day.
Where did you buy your resetter, because the one I have will not reset two of my PGI-9 cartridges..

 

[poi123]

poi123
Regarding the ink it will depend on which supplier you purchase from, I got mine from Efillink.
The inks I use all 10 colours are (Image Specialists) and they works very well for me, efillinks were a bit expensive but the ink is the best quality so I have no worries with it.
I have never used Inkjetcarts.us inks and cant comment on their quality or service but on this forum it has a good following.
You could even try http://www.precisioncolors.com or try email Mike to see if he has all the colours.
Its common knowledge on here that Canon printers dont work well with CISS systems, but the pro 9500 being different than all the Canon printers that went before it, most certainly will not work on CISS ever for the simple fact that it only uses pigment and wont work with dye inks.
There are other reasons why this printer wont accommodate a CISS system, but that is for another day.
Where did you buy your resetter, because the one I have will not reset two of my PGI-9 cartridges..

"Resetter" answer sent to your mailbox, just don't wanna disclose the name of the manufacturer here. By the way, I gonna try the canon pigment ink from inkjetcarts.us and have the result reported here once I received the ink.

 

[The Hat]

poi123

Yes received that with thanks.
I will look forward to your reply on the inkjetcarts.us inks test..

 

[stratman]

"Resetter" answer sent to your mailbox, just don't wanna disclose the name of the manufacturer here.

Why not?

The purpose of this forum is to openly share information with all, not parse it out in emails as if it were state secrets.

 

[poi123]

"Resetter" answer sent to your mailbox, just don't wanna disclose the name of the manufacturer here.

Why not?

The purpose of this forum is to openly share information with all, not parse it out in emails as if it were state secrets.

Ok Stratman, got these chips from my friend who bought it from:
http://www.chncolor.com/pro.php?smid=7

I think all those China CISS carts for Mark II using these chips.

 

[stratman]

Thank you poi123.

It is helpful to know what does and does not work regardless of where or who makes/sells it. What you share may help another user in the future.

I believe there is at least one member from China on this forum. Your information may help them save money --- a very good thing!

 

[poi123]

poi123

Yes received that with thanks.
I will look forward to your reply on the inkjetcarts.us inks test..

First impression of the inks:
- All 10 colours compatible with original cartridges, "test pattern" passed after a few head cleaning. Prior before this, we'd tried pigment inks from China, not that cheap either just -US3 per 100ml, but all colours very pale / desaturated; "Magenta", "Gray", the 2 blacks being the worst at any trial & error, and most of the time the mentioned inks not even coming out. China's pigment inks is not matured yet for this model, but the problem is they do selling this immature inks via Alibaba!
- Use sRGB profile to print without any adjustment, printed colour is acceptable, at least for our studio prints for wedding & model portraits.
- The pigment inks namely "Red", "Magenta" (or maybe "Photo Magenta"), "Cyan" (or maybe "Photo Cyan") needs about a day to settle / adhere to nano-porous papers including Canon's everyday, HP's advance glossy, Ilford's Smooth Pearl & Smooth Glossy, Chrome Metallic Inkjet Paper; same amount of time required for Baryta papers of Ilford & Harmen too. Any time earlier than that, if you rub it with your finger (apply just slightest pressure) and the pigment "powder" especially Red & Blue will drop off... So fastest time-frame to deliver prints is at least 1 day for these papers with Inkjetcarts Lucid ink on 9500 mark II.
- For "glossy" paper, i guess HP advance glossy performs quiet well amongst others. No obvious advantages for Ilford Smooth Gloss or Chrome Metallic paper.
- For "pearl" paper, Ilford Smooth Pearl performed really well, both surface texture and rendered colour.
- Baryta of Harman is not water-resistant (a raindrop this noon spoiled the texture of paper permanently), its surface is better than the Ilford from what I see, worst side being the paper will curl (unbelievable, about 60 degree on 4R size - we cut it from 8R paper, the original 8R paper is slightly curl also, and it can't restore straight once curled) after printing. Haven't do water testing on Ilford... but the paper is straight and firm after printing. The surface and color on this paper is on par but is not greater than the Harman, examined by my naked eyes.

To update more after more testing.

 

[NorthernComics]

After using a Canon i960 and refilling BCI-6s for years, I came across a deal for a PRO9500 Mark II that I couldnt resist. I was worried about refilling PGI-9s, but after reading several of the posts here I took the plunge, ordered some supplies, and I can happily report that I find them very easy to refill.

I ordered supplies from inkjetcarts.com and was quite happy with their turn around time. Living in British Columbia, Canada. I didnt want the hassle of shipping across the border through a customs broker I prefer to drive across the border and come back through customs with the supplies in hand. Inkjetcarts.com had no problems shipping to a drop box just across the border where it arrived one day earlier than their promised delivery date. I wouldn't mind finding a Canadian supplier. Precision Inks doesn't seem to carry PGI-9 inks.

I ordered a 10-colour ink set, which came with 10 syringes, for $135, a Canon PGI-5/CLI-8 chip resetter (black no model number) for $14.95, and some compatible chips for $2.90 each. One nice surprise, the ink bottles that arrived were actually labeled Lucid Pigments instead of what looks like IJC Cmax on their web site.

The PGI-9 carts are easy to refill using the method described by Prima (www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=34022#p34022) and siuisiuenen (www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=42546#p42546) no need to seal any holes with a glue gun.

The chip resetter (black, no model number) works on eight of the cartridges similar to the reports by The Hat and InkMiser (www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6068&p=2). The resetter is tricky to use in that the adapter is a little tight. You have to press down harder than I expected on the cartridges for them to make proper contact with the pins the cartridges seem to snap into place.

The compatible chips I bought were for the other two colours Photo Black and Gray. The old chips pop off rather easily you only need to pop off one side and slide the other side out. A very small dab from a glue gun holds the new chip in place. I didnt seem to find any reference to a better way to do it.

Unless I can find a resetter that can reset all 10 chips, I may give the ARCs sold on ebay by cisschina a try. I am a little doubtful of this right now. Does anyone have a lead on a better resetter?

Thanks to all the previous posters who provided the information that allowed me to go ahead with confidence.