Inktec refill inks / cartridges

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I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity. I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often. What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties. Does anyone have
experience and source of supply for the sponge less cartridges? My
cyan sponge seems to clog up much quicker than the others.

Thanks

Ray
 
ray said:
I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity.
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wilhelm labs concluded that generic ink fades quickly and is of poor
quality.
I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often.
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more people on this ng work for or are associated with the other relabelers
What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
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kind of leaky
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties.
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that tells you something about the quality
Does anyone have
experience and source of supply for the sponge less cartridges? My
cyan sponge seems to clog up much quicker than the others.
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i am saure it does and the printhead is next
 
ray said:
I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity. I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often. What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties.
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Please let us in on what brand(s) and model(s) of printers you've been
using.

Thanks.

Richard
 
ray said:
I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity. I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often. What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties. Does anyone have
experience and source of supply for the sponge less cartridges? My
cyan sponge seems to clog up much quicker than the others.

Thanks

Ray
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Glad to hear you're not using "generic" ink. MIS is excellent and rivals
oem and will not clog or damage your printer. Inktec ink is also an
excellent alternative to over price oem ink. Hobbicolor ink is also
another excellent alternative to expensive oem ink.
Frank
 
Hi,

We've been using Inktec with our Epsons (740, 880, C80, C82) for over 4
years with very satisfactory results. They've Our Epson 740 printers are now
7 years old and do fine with it as well as the other models.
I switched to the MIS spongeless cartridges for our C84 Epsons because
they 5 of 6 of them clogged with Epson's Dura-brite and third party inks.
I've used the spongeless cartridges since the middle of January with
dye-base ink from MIS and all 3 new C84 printers that I put into service
appear to be running well with no clogs. I have another seven C-84 printers
still in boxes that I will put into service in September if the spongeless
printers show no difficulty printing after letting them sit for ten weeks
during the summer.
 
Frank said:
Glad to hear you're not using "generic" ink. MIS is excellent and rivals
oem and will not clog or damage your printer. Inktec ink is also an
excellent alternative to over price oem ink. Hobbicolor ink is also
another excellent alternative to expensive oem ink.
Frank
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Please people, be specific about which printers you're talking about.
As far as I know, Hobbicolor only sells ink for Canons. And I'll bet
that you're right about them. I've read of excellent results with MIS
ink in Canons, too. It's certainly possible that an outfit that markets
great ink for Canons may sell mediocre ink for Epsons. No?

But I'm interested in ink for _my_ printers, which are HPs!

In my case, my first experience with InkGrabber refilled cartridges is
good for my HP (except for lousy packing). I've also read that their
cartridges are trustworthy for Canons.

So, it's important to me that we always go that extra inch to state
where our experiences have been good or bad. It helps a lot.

Richard
 
ray said:
I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity. I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often. What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties. Does anyone have
experience and source of supply for the sponge less cartridges? My
cyan sponge seems to clog up much quicker than the others.

Thanks

Ray
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Canon??? If so, replace the little rubber plugs in the MIS virgin carts with
#6-1/2 inch stainless steel phillips pan head sheet metal screws with tight
fitting O-rings Just screw them into the fill hole as they will cut their
own threads. Don't use a power screwdriver to screw them in as you may
strip the threads in the soft plastic. You can also buy a small kit from
Hobbicolors (on ebay) that include empty carts and 2 oz containers of ink.
The kit costs about as much as just buying MIS empty carts. Both vendors'
carts seem to work well. I've used both. If you use the Hobbicolors carts
I would change the screw that comes with it to a stainless steel one as
described above. Easier to insert and start after refilling as it has a
point and is tapered and phillips instead of a standard screw. There are
some garbage carts out there, but these seem to be quite good. I've also
cleaned out arrow carts from Alotofthings and refilled them with MIS and
Computer Friends inks and they seem to work just fine. On a few of them I
enlarged the air vent holes with a push pin as they seemed to be a bit
small. Spongeless carts for Canons haven't worked out well from what I've
read on the Nifty-stuff Forum. Go there for really good info on refilling.
Sign in and participate. No trolls to give misinformation there. MIS has
spongeless carts for Epson that they claim work quite well.
 
Please let us in on what brand(s) and model(s) of printers you've been
using.

Thanks.

Richard
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Canon IP5000 now. Previous ASR 35, ASR 33, Printronic 80, Epson
MX80, Epson JX80, HP2225, HP525, HP 972, Canon i850. Print head
clogging was not an issue on the impact and the dot matrix printers.
Yes I did refill on the ribbons.
 
Please people, be specific about which printers you're talking about.
As far as I know, Hobbicolor only sells ink for Canons. And I'll bet
that you're right about them. I've read of excellent results with MIS
ink in Canons, too. It's certainly possible that an outfit that markets
great ink for Canons may sell mediocre ink for Epsons. No?
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The name of the company turns me off. I would prefer to do business
with a professional rather than someone who does it as a hobby. I
don't buy anything on eBay and will not do business with anyone whose
sole dealings are through them.
 
ray said:
I have been using MIS ink with fairly good success. I have read on
nifty forum that Inktec ink may be better in terms of longevity. I
don't see it mentioned on this group very often. What kind of
experiences have people had with it? I see sources for the refill
ink, but pre filled cartridges seem hard to find in the USA. I have
used the MIS empty cartridges but don't like their tiny rubber plug.
Any suggestions on better empties? It seems strange that cheap filled
cartridges are less expensive than the empties. Does anyone have
experience and source of supply for the sponge less cartridges? My
cyan sponge seems to clog up much quicker than the others.

Thanks

Ray
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I've had good luck with Inktec refill kits for my HP 56/57 carts. No
personal info on longevity yet, as it hasn't been long enough to tell.

TJ
 
ray said:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:36:00 -0700, Richard Steinfeld


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The name of the company turns me off. I would prefer to do business
with a professional rather than someone who does it as a hobby. I
don't buy anything on eBay and will not do business with anyone whose
sole dealings are through them.
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i agree with the above statement. i also will not do business with the
hawkers on ebay and i found that the vast majority of relabelers are
unprofessional. and they will not disclose what they are selling and
all they say is the word compatible. that only means that the cart fits
in the printer and squirts ink.

snip
 
ray said:
The name of the company turns me off. I would prefer to do business
with a professional rather than someone who does it as a hobby. I
don't buy anything on eBay and will not do business with anyone whose
sole dealings are through them.
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I'd feel that way too, except that I heard that their inks are superb
for Canons for serious photo work. I believe it was Neil Slade's site.
Last time I looked, their web site needed some work, but you can call

them. There are businesses that evolved from other beginnings -- such as
Tandy Leathercraft (Radio Shack). A rather impressive ink seller has the
name "...shareware." Sometimes, you can't tell. But I do agree with you
about eBay -- it's a magnificent place to get ripped off and/or to scam
customers. And yet, I've found a few people who sell excellent products,
are responsible, and sell exclusively through them. But it pays to get
good references up front. I certainly won't buy supplies for my Okidata
LED printer that way: the drums are too expensive to risk, like if a
toner cartridge contains dirt, ground up cockroaches, etc.

But note that you now have at least two positive references for Hobbicolor.

Regarding your earlier question about cartridge plugs, Slade recommended
the refill kits from Computer Friends on the basis of their plugs, which
he said are better than any others he's used.

Whose ink have you used in your HPs that was good and reliable?

Richard
 
measekite said:
i agree with the above statement. i also will not do business with the
hawkers on ebay and i found that the vast majority of relabelers are
unprofessional. and they will not disclose what they are selling and
all they say is the word compatible. that only means that the cart fits
in the printer and squirts ink.
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Whay????

Your an idiot. Do OEM's cartridges sing and dance?

Over 5500 useless post and counting.
 
measekite said:
i agree with the above statement. i also will not do business with the
hawkers on ebay and i found that the vast majority of relabelers are
unprofessional. and they will not disclose what they are selling and
all they say is the word compatible. that only means that the cart fits
in the printer and squirts ink.
Click to expand...



Whay????

Your an idiot. Do OEM's cartridges sing and dance?


Over 5500 useless post and counting.
 
measekite said:
i agree with the above statement. i also will not do business with the
hawkers on ebay and i found that the vast majority of relabelers are
unprofessional. and they will not disclose what they are selling and
all they say is the word compatible. that only means that the cart fits
in the printer and squirts ink.
Click to expand...



What????

Your an idiot. Do OEM's cartridges sing and dance?


Over 5500 useless post and counting.
 
Richard Steinfeld said:
I'd feel that way too, except that I heard that their inks are superb for
Canons for serious photo work. I believe it was Neil Slade's site. Last
time I looked, their web site needed some work, but you can call

them. There are businesses that evolved from other beginnings -- such as
Tandy Leathercraft (Radio Shack). A rather impressive ink seller has the
name "...shareware." Sometimes, you can't tell. But I do agree with you
about eBay -- it's a magnificent place to get ripped off and/or to scam
customers. And yet, I've found a few people who sell excellent products,
are responsible, and sell exclusively through them. But it pays to get
good references up front. I certainly won't buy supplies for my Okidata
LED printer that way: the drums are too expensive to risk, like if a toner
cartridge contains dirt, ground up cockroaches, etc.

But note that you now have at least two positive references for
Hobbicolor.

Regarding your earlier question about cartridge plugs, Slade recommended
the refill kits from Computer Friends on the basis of their plugs, which
he said are better than any others he's used.

Whose ink have you used in your HPs that was good and reliable?

Richard
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The plugs in the Computer friends refill kits are designed and sized for the
fill holes in the Canon OEM carts. They are used after you either extract
or punch in the plastic ball that the factory inserts to seal the fill hole.
The empty MIS Canon carts have a tiny rubber-like plug that is in a much
smaller fill hole than the OEM fill hole that the CF plugs fit.
 
Ian said:
measekite wrote: [snip]

What????

Your an idiot. Do OEM's cartridges sing and dance?

Over 5500 useless post and counting.
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Three more useless posts from you in five minutes. Do not feed the
troll.
*PLONK*

- Bob
 
I'd feel that way too, except that I heard that their inks are superb
for Canons for serious photo work. I believe it was Neil Slade's site.
Last time I looked, their web site needed some work, but you can call

them. There are businesses that evolved from other beginnings -- such as
Tandy Leathercraft (Radio Shack). A rather impressive ink seller has the
name "...shareware." Sometimes, you can't tell. But I do agree with you
about eBay -- it's a magnificent place to get ripped off and/or to scam
customers. And yet, I've found a few people who sell excellent products,
are responsible, and sell exclusively through them. But it pays to get
good references up front. I certainly won't buy supplies for my Okidata
LED printer that way: the drums are too expensive to risk, like if a
toner cartridge contains dirt, ground up cockroaches, etc.

But note that you now have at least two positive references for Hobbicolor.

Regarding your earlier question about cartridge plugs, Slade recommended
the refill kits from Computer Friends on the basis of their plugs, which
he said are better than any others he's used.

Whose ink have you used in your HPs that was good and reliable?

Richard
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I used atlascopy ink (repetotype). Color was good. I didn't do any
longevity testing. I had cross contamination problem with the tri
color cartridges.

Ray
 
Richard Steinfeld wrote:
I'd feel that way too, except that I heard that their inks are superb
for Canons for serious photo work. I believe it was Neil Slade's site.
Last time I looked, their web site needed some work, but you can call

them. There are businesses that evolved from other beginnings -- such as
Tandy Leathercraft (Radio Shack). A rather impressive ink seller has the
name "...shareware." Sometimes, you can't tell. But I do agree with you
about eBay -- it's a magnificent place to get ripped off and/or to scam
customers. And yet, I've found a few people who sell excellent products,
are responsible, and sell exclusively through them. But it pays to get
good references up front. I certainly won't buy supplies for my Okidata
LED printer that way: the drums are too expensive to risk, like if a
toner cartridge contains dirt, ground up cockroaches, etc.

But note that you now have at least two positive references for Hobbicolor.

Regarding your earlier question about cartridge plugs, Slade recommended
the refill kits from Computer Friends on the basis of their plugs, which
he said are better than any others he's used.

Whose ink have you used in your HPs that was good and reliable?
Click to expand...
Like anywhere else, you have to be careful of what and how you buy on
eBay. But, you shouldn't condemn a vendor just because eBay or Yahoo or
Amazon or any of several other online store providers is his only
outlet. You have to be careful of what you buy from Walmart, too.

You don't have to be big to be professional.

TJ
 
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