T
Talal Itani
I am thinking about Continuous Flow for Inkjet. Have you used it? I would
appreciate any comments on this. Thanks.
appreciate any comments on this. Thanks.
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blodwyn
I installed one I bought on eBay a few weeks ago on my Canon iP6000D.
It's working OK so far. Positioning the bracket that guides the ink
tubes was a little tricky to get in the best position, but otherwise it
wasn't hard.
It's working OK so far. Positioning the bracket that guides the ink
tubes was a little tricky to get in the best position, but otherwise it
wasn't hard.
R
Rob
blodwyn said:I installed one I bought on eBay a few weeks ago on my Canon iP6000D.
It's working OK so far. Positioning the bracket that guides the ink
tubes was a little tricky to get in the best position, but otherwise it
wasn't hard.
I think that sums it up - they work great but make sure the tubes don't
foul anything (and attach they securely).
A
Arthur Entlich
Which brand and model of printer are you considering installing it on?
Art
Art
T
Talal Itani
Arthur Entlich said:Which brand and model of printer are you considering installing it on?
Art
I have a Canon i850. Yet I am considering getting a new printer, if this
printer cannot take continuous flow. I am not sure which printer/printers
work best with continuous. I prefer canon, since I am happy with my current
canon. Thank you.
A
Arthur Entlich
Earlier the Epson printer were the ones best suited to CIS, because they
used permanent ink heads and didn't have chipped (having a microchip
that kept track of the ink levels) cartridges.
When the chipped cartridges came about, that put a temporary snag in
things until they figured out how to either reprogram them or develop
chips which read "permanently full".
Now, with Canon's semi-permanent heads, using a CIS is viable. Canon
has since come out with chipped cartridges , which I don't believe have
been "cracked" but since they do not stop you from using the printer,
even if they are not reset, that isn't a real problem. When you shut
off the ink counter system, however, you no longer can tell if the
cartridge is empty, and with the Canon thermal heads, they can burn out
if run dry. With a CIS that is less of a risk.
So, it comes down, as you say, to which printer have CIS made for them,
and also which kind of inks you prefer using. Image permanence is still
an issue, and in general, pigment inks still provide more stable images
over the longer term. There are more options in pigment inks in the
Epson printer line. Although Canon now is offering some pigment
inksets, they are still relatively new and so longterm reliability of
the printers with those inks is still a relative unknown. Epson has some
good inks in that area (the Ultrachrome ink sets).
If you do consider getting an Epson printer to use with a CIS, I
recommend using a CIS that uses what are called "spongeless" cartridges.
These use an ink-damper type of cartridge that has a contained siphon
break and pressure regulation system and these tend to work best.
Art
used permanent ink heads and didn't have chipped (having a microchip
that kept track of the ink levels) cartridges.
When the chipped cartridges came about, that put a temporary snag in
things until they figured out how to either reprogram them or develop
chips which read "permanently full".
Now, with Canon's semi-permanent heads, using a CIS is viable. Canon
has since come out with chipped cartridges , which I don't believe have
been "cracked" but since they do not stop you from using the printer,
even if they are not reset, that isn't a real problem. When you shut
off the ink counter system, however, you no longer can tell if the
cartridge is empty, and with the Canon thermal heads, they can burn out
if run dry. With a CIS that is less of a risk.
So, it comes down, as you say, to which printer have CIS made for them,
and also which kind of inks you prefer using. Image permanence is still
an issue, and in general, pigment inks still provide more stable images
over the longer term. There are more options in pigment inks in the
Epson printer line. Although Canon now is offering some pigment
inksets, they are still relatively new and so longterm reliability of
the printers with those inks is still a relative unknown. Epson has some
good inks in that area (the Ultrachrome ink sets).
If you do consider getting an Epson printer to use with a CIS, I
recommend using a CIS that uses what are called "spongeless" cartridges.
These use an ink-damper type of cartridge that has a contained siphon
break and pressure regulation system and these tend to work best.
Art
T
Talal Itani
Thank you!Arthur Entlich said:Earlier the Epson printer were the ones best suited to CIS, because they
used permanent ink heads and didn't have chipped (having a microchip that
kept track of the ink levels) cartridges.
When the chipped cartridges came about, that put a temporary snag in
things until they figured out how to either reprogram them or develop
chips which read "permanently full".
Now, with Canon's semi-permanent heads, using a CIS is viable. Canon has
since come out with chipped cartridges , which I don't believe have been
"cracked" but since they do not stop you from using the printer, even if
they are not reset, that isn't a real problem. When you shut off the ink
counter system, however, you no longer can tell if the cartridge is empty,
and with the Canon thermal heads, they can burn out if run dry. With a
CIS that is less of a risk.
So, it comes down, as you say, to which printer have CIS made for them,
and also which kind of inks you prefer using. Image permanence is still
an issue, and in general, pigment inks still provide more stable images
over the longer term. There are more options in pigment inks in the Epson
printer line. Although Canon now is offering some pigment inksets, they
are still relatively new and so longterm reliability of the printers with
those inks is still a relative unknown. Epson has some good inks in that
area (the Ultrachrome ink sets).
If you do consider getting an Epson printer to use with a CIS, I recommend
using a CIS that uses what are called "spongeless" cartridges. These use
an ink-damper type of cartridge that has a contained siphon break and
pressure regulation system and these tend to work best.
Art