Re-inks

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Don Davis

Hi,
Because of the recommendations from this NG, I ordered three sets of ink
cartridges from Re-inks for my Canon i850 and found when I opened the color
cartridges that the color ink cartridges were 3/4 full.
I called Re-inks about this and the person there said that the cartridge
needed an air space to make the cartridge work. I find this a bit dubious.
The black cartridges were quite fill.
The instructions on refilling cartridges never mention leaving any air
space, in fact they indicate that the cartridge could be completely filled.
Has anyone had this sort of experience? How full should the cartridge be?
I haven't been able to check out how full the Canon cartridges are
because they can't be opened at the store to check and I didn't think to
check the level on the ones I installed initially.
Thanks.
Don Davis
 
It could be that when the cartridges were initially filled the reservoir was
actually full. The sponge side will absorb some of the ink which would bring
the level down. However, the new cartridges I've seen (tonight since I've
just put a set in a used i950 I bought) have more ink remaining in the
reservoir than what you describe. If you refill then this really isn't a
problem due to very low cost of bulk ink vs. new cartridges.
 
Don said:
Hi,
Because of the recommendations from this NG, I ordered three sets of ink
cartridges from Re-inks for my Canon i850 and found when I opened the color
cartridges that the color ink cartridges were 3/4 full.
I called Re-inks about this and the person there said that the cartridge
needed an air space to make the cartridge work. I find this a bit dubious.
The black cartridges were quite fill.
The instructions on refilling cartridges never mention leaving any air
space, in fact they indicate that the cartridge could be completely filled.
Has anyone had this sort of experience? How full should the cartridge be?
I haven't been able to check out how full the Canon cartridges are
because they can't be opened at the store to check and I didn't think to
check the level on the ones I installed initially.
Thanks.
Don Davis
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When you visit the super market, pick up a can of ground coffee and give
it a shake. You'll hear coffee moving around. Shake a carton of milk
and you'll hear a sloshing.

My point is this: a container need not be absolutely full of the
product you want in order to conatin all of the product you *pay*for*.

Your "problem" reminds me of Bill Cosby's lemonade stand joke. Sign
reads: "LEMONADE - all you can drink for 5-cents". A passing man pays
his nickel, drinks the glass, and asks for another glass of lemonade.
Child tells the man "That'll be 5-cents, please". The man points to the
all-you-can-drink-for-5-cents sign. Child says, "Yes, one glass is all
you can drink for 5-cents".

Ink carts contain all the ink you can have for the money you pay.
Sheesh.

And by the way, you do *not* want airless, sealed ink carts because not
much of a temperature increase would be required to burst the thing.
Which is why soda bottles have an air space.
 
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