Plugs for Canon Ink Cart

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Sheet metal screw (about 1/4 inch or less) with flanged or overhanging head.
Don't overscrew!
Joe
 
I find that using the small screws recommended in other posts works. But
I found something that helps the seal: Put a drop of rubber cement on
top of the screw head after you screw it in. Make sure it flows around
the sides of the screw head and on to the top of the cart. Dont't get
carried away... it only takes a drop or two. It works like a champ and
is real easy to rub off when you get ready for the next refill.
JFK
 
Satoshi said:
I refill Canon ink cartridge by drilling a hole on the top.
I wonder where to find/buy tiny stoppers for the hole to seal it.
Satoshi
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Is it worth the trouble to refill ?
I think that you can get Canon competible color inks for 8$ and black ones
for about 3$ (Depand on the printer you use)
 
It's more than worth the effort. Quality bulk ink is available from a number
of sources. In my case I use Sensient-Formulabs ink from
www.alotofthings.com. Purchased in 16oz bottles the approximate cost of
refilling an entire set of cartridges is approximately $1.25. With
inexpensive third party cartridges the origin of the ink generally isn't
known whereas with a known vendor selling quality ink it is. I've used third
party cartridges without any problems and when they are empty I then refill
them with my bulk ink. I haven't had any problems with aftermarket
cartridges although some on this newsgroup have reported poor experiences
with them. I don't consider compatible inks to be 'pirate' any more than any
other aftermarket part or accessory.
 
Ron Cohen said:
It's more than worth the effort. Quality bulk ink is available from a number
of sources. In my case I use Sensient-Formulabs ink from
www.alotofthings.com. Purchased in 16oz bottles the approximate cost of
refilling an entire set of cartridges is approximately $1.25. With
inexpensive third party cartridges the origin of the ink generally isn't
known whereas with a known vendor selling quality ink it is. I've used third
party cartridges without any problems and when they are empty I then refill
them with my bulk ink. I haven't had any problems with aftermarket
cartridges although some on this newsgroup have reported poor experiences
with them. I don't consider compatible inks to be 'pirate' any more than any
other aftermarket part or accessory.
--
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So Canon cartridges can be taken out and be reinstalled again!?

Morgan O.
 
Woobie said:
Sheet metal screw (about 1/4 inch or less) with flanged or overhanging head.
Don't overscrew!
Joe
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Why does recycling instruction tell to reopen the original fill-point?

Why not just drill a new hole?


Morgan O.
 
You want to be very sure the metal screw is coated with something sothat the
ink does not see metal. I used some plated 4-40 screws and the plating
turned black, the yellow ink changed color and the print head was ruined. I
now fill thru the original canon hole and use a small rubber ball to seal
same.
 
If you would have read the very first reply to your question, you
would have found that I answered it.
 
Hi Tal,

I don't have a money tree like you. So it is worth refilling it. My time
is $0.00 anyway.
Satoshi
 
It costs me about $1.00 per color per refill. I have saved over $200
in the past 6 months by refilling. Does that answer your question?
 
Absolutely. I've been using the original set that came with the printer
along with two sets of inexpensive 3rd party cartridges for well over a year
in my s820 and in my recently purchased i950. Once one tank shows empty, the
entire set is pulled and the spare set of refilled tanks is installed. All
the tanks in the removed set are then filled back to capacity and that set
is put in a plastic bag as the spare set waiting to be installed in
whichever printer comes up next with an empty tank. This way I always have a
full set of tanks ready to go. They have been refilled many times. One thing
I didn't make clear in the previous post was the cost of approximately $1.25
per refill. That cost is based upon having to refill all the tanks at empty.
In actual usage only one tank will be empty, another one or two will be half
full to low and the remaining ones nearly full. This makes the cost of
topping off the entire set well below the $1.25 I stated.
 
Absolutely. I've been using the original set that came with the
printer along with two sets of inexpensive 3rd party cartridges for
well over a year in my s820 and in my recently purchased i950. Once
one tank shows empty, the entire set is pulled and the spare set of
refilled tanks is installed. All the tanks in the removed set are
then filled back to capacity and that set is put in a plastic bag as
the spare set waiting to be installed in whichever printer comes up
next with an empty tank. This way I always have a full set of tanks
ready to go. They have been refilled many times. One thing I didn't
make clear in the previous post was the cost of approximately $1.25
per refill. That cost is based upon having to refill all the tanks at
empty. In actual usage only one tank will be empty, another one or
two will be half full to low and the remaining ones nearly full. This
makes the cost of topping off the entire set well below the $1.25 I
stated.
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Only thing is it's not advisable to use same crt more than max 10 times,
since sponge gets deteriorated and as a result whoile cart can leak once.
That happened to a guy who sold me ink - he poured whole cart into printer
once...
 
You want to be very sure the metal screw is coated with something sothat the
ink does not see metal. I used some plated 4-40 screws and the plating
turned black, the yellow ink changed color and the print head was ruined. I
now fill thru the original canon hole and use a small rubber ball to seal
same.
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Use stainless setscrews, they won't effect the ink--you should be able
to find these at a decent hardware store.
 
I've not had any problems so far. I've seen lots of comments about sponge
deterioration after a certain number of refills. However, I think it is more
of an elapsed time and drying out issue than the amount of ink flowing
through the sponge. Allowing the tanks to run empty and depleting the last
little bit of residual ink from the sponges thereby causing them to dry out
would seem more likely to be the cause of deterioration than would just
topping off the tanks. I don't let the sponges dry out and as a result
haven't experienced any of the problems others have reported. I'm also aware
that anything mechanical - including ink cartridges - can and will go bad.
The question isn't if there will be a failure, but when?
 
BF said:
It costs me about $1.00 per color per refill. I have saved over $200
in the past 6 months by refilling. Does that answer your question?
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The cheapest refill bulk ink is 0.05? /mL (most suppliers 0.10? /mL)

The normal compatible cartridges are 0.55? /mL

Refill is usually 80-90% cheaper.
Fill one set of cartridges and you will save _minimum_ 16? (~18$)

Morgan O.
 
I've not had any problems so far. I've seen lots of comments about
sponge deterioration after a certain number of refills. However, I
think it is more of an elapsed time and drying out issue than the
amount of ink flowing through the sponge. Allowing the tanks to run
empty and depleting the last little bit of residual ink from the
sponges thereby causing them to dry out would seem more likely to be
the cause of deterioration than would just topping off the tanks. I
don't let the sponges dry out and as a result haven't experienced any
of the problems others have reported. I'm also aware that anything
mechanical - including ink cartridges - can and will go bad. The
question isn't if there will be a failure, but when?
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Good point. This just happened to my local salesman, which has i550 like me
and that was it's advise. On the other hand it could be that cart leaked
because he didn't seal it well, or....
But by the time i refill 10 times, some time will pass....
 
Hi Jim
I find that using the small screws recommended in other posts works. But
I found something that helps the seal: Put a drop of rubber cement on
top of the screw head after you screw it in. Make sure it flows around
the sides of the screw head and on to the top of the cart. Dont't get
carried away... it only takes a drop or two. It works like a champ and
is real easy to rub off when you get ready for the next refill.
JFK
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I've found that the by far easiest method is to use
Silicon Aquarium Sealer, uo to now it has NEVER failed to seal the
fill hole, never goes rusty or contaminates the ink and is easy to
remove for the next fill. I strongly recommend it.

Regards from another Jim

Down by the River Plym
www.jkindon.freeserve.co.uk
 
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