snydley said:
Olin,
You say that you refill "to yout heart's content". This is one area I'm
not too sure of. Right from the beginning with this printer I never bought
Canon ink. I first started refilling the cartridges with refill kits for
Walmart, then I found it was as cheap to buy cartridges on eBay and not
have to mess with the refilling. I think that could be what caused the
problems with this printer in the first place. I read on here about
someone buying "HobbyColors" ink refill kits. What do you use? I don't
know WHAT kind of refills or cartridges to use, but I don't want to make
the mistake I did last time.
Thanks,
Snyde
Snyde - first of all, I'm sure you have come to realize that Measekite has
never used aftermarket products but continues his two year old rant against
them. If you are using a newsgroup reader that has the ability to killfile
him, do yourself the favor. You can bet that he will jump on this part of
your posting thread - like a moth to a flame.
Three bulk refill aftermarket inks seem to be the favorites here. MIS,
Formulabs, and Hobbicolors. I've also used Computer Friends inks. All have
had really good reports and appear to be very kind to the printers as well.
Refilling is really easy, fast after you get the hang of it, and any mess
you might encounter is easily contained. Generally, the ink you would
purchase for refilling from Costco or stores like Walmart fall into the
"generic" classification. Generic inks are sold as suitable for several
different printer mfgrs products. I'd stay with one of the bulk refill inks
that have been formulated specifically for Canon printers. I have
personally used MIS and Computer friends inks (presumeably both made by
Image Specialist) and liked them both. I haven't experienced clogging any
more than with OEM inks. This generally occurs if you leave your printer
idle for a long period of time. Other people have reported good color
response and safety with their printers with Formulabs and Hobbicolors inks.
I had suggested that you go onto the Nifty-Stuff Forum for info on
disassembling and cleaning the printhead. Go there also for a wealth of
information on refilling, sealing the fill hole, potential problems you can
encounter, etc. Also, at the top of the Nifty-Stuff web page is a link to
Neil Slade's info - a must read for a prospective refiller.
Purchasing prefilled aftermarket carts can be a crap-shoot. The quality of
many of the carts and their ink is poor. Although Neil Slade, a fellow who
has lots of experience with aftermarket inks and has written excellent
articles about them, has stopped refilling and now uses G&G carts from
inkgrabber, if you have the time and inclination I would suggest refilling.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/
http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html