Source for OEM Canon ink for a Pixma 6600D? CLI-8

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I have been looking online for a source for small quantities (about 4 oz
or so) of OEM Canon inks with which to refill my CLI-8 cartridges.
Does anyone know of a source?

(I have heard that using non-OEM inks is risky--is that people's
experience?)


Thanks
Ken K
 
I have been looking online for a source for small quantities (about 4 oz
or so) of OEM Canon inks with which to refill my CLI-8 cartridges. Does
anyone know of a source?
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OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
Canon manufatures its inks. So, OEM ink for Canon printers is the Canon ink.
And Canon doesn't sell in bulk quantities, Canon sells only cartridges. For
bulk ink you sould buy aftermarket inks.
 
Ken said:
I have been looking online for a source for small quantities (about 4 oz
or so) of OEM Canon inks with which to refill my CLI-8 cartridges.
Does anyone know of a source?

(I have heard that using non-OEM inks is risky--is that people's
experience?)


Thanks
Ken K
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I've been refilling my CLI-8 and PG-5 carts for almost 2 years already. You have
to reset the chip also when you refill the cartridge, or your printer will think
the cartridge is still empty. I bought a resetter on Ebay from RNB import &
export. It was shipped from Germany. It came with 5 bottles of ink, the
syringes, and a drill to get into the cart. So far---no problems. I also have
been using inks from MIS Associates for many years with no problems. In fact,
the inks that came with the chip resetter are almost finished and I have the MIS
inks here and ready to go. MIS also goes by the name of Ink Supply.


RON
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OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
Canon manufatures its inks. So, OEM ink for Canon printers is the Canon ink.
And Canon doesn't sell in bulk quantities, Canon sells only cartridges. For
bulk ink you sould buy aftermarket inks.
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Do you have any recommendations for high-quality inks? Who are the best
manufacturers?
 
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I've been refilling my CLI-8 and PG-5 carts for almost 2 years already. You have
to reset the chip also when you refill the cartridge, or your printer will think
the cartridge is still empty. I bought a resetter on Ebay from RNB import&
export. It was shipped from Germany. It came with 5 bottles of ink, the
syringes, and a drill to get into the cart. So far---no problems. I also have
been using inks from MIS Associates for many years with no problems. In fact,
the inks that came with the chip resetter are almost finished and I have the MIS
inks here and ready to go. MIS also goes by the name of Ink Supply.


RON
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Gottcha. Ordered my chipsetter yesterday and found the Inksupply.com
website. It looks like their Premium inks are the MIS inks.

Perhaps you can answer a question for me. I have been looking at videos
about refilling and the process seems pretty straight-forward, although
I don't have any of the equipment yet. On the written instructions on
the inksupply.com
(http://www.inksupply.com/instructions/can_cli8_pgi5refill.pdf), they
state one should drill a small hole into the top of the sponge
compartment (page 3, #3 instruction), but if a vent is needed, why
wasn't one put there to begin with? Also, on a couple of youtube
videos, no one put a vent hole into that compartment.

Please tell me whether you do that and whether you have any other tips
(such as when I change from the Canon inks to theMIS inks, do I need to
change all of them at the same time to keep color relatively the same).

Thanks
Ken K
 
Ken said:
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Gottcha. Ordered my chipsetter yesterday and found the Inksupply.com
website. It looks like their Premium inks are the MIS inks.

Perhaps you can answer a question for me. I have been looking at videos
about refilling and the process seems pretty straight-forward, although
I don't have any of the equipment yet. On the written instructions on
the inksupply.com
(http://www.inksupply.com/instructions/can_cli8_pgi5refill.pdf), they
state one should drill a small hole into the top of the sponge
compartment (page 3, #3 instruction), but if a vent is needed, why
wasn't one put there to begin with? Also, on a couple of youtube
videos, no one put a vent hole into that compartment.

Please tell me whether you do that and whether you have any other tips
(such as when I change from the Canon inks to theMIS inks, do I need to
change all of them at the same time to keep color relatively the same).

Thanks
Ken K
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There is already a vent under the cellophane on the top of the cart. The chip
resetter I got came with 5 bottles of ink and different instructions. I drill a
hole in the front of the cart, above the exit hole and inject ink through the
sponge and into the reservoir. I don't have to plug the hole afterwards either,
and no ink drips out. Where did you order your chip resetter from ??? If it is
called the "Redsetter", it will probably come with ink and those same
instructions. You can refill the carts as needed--not necessary to do all at the
same time.


RON
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Ken said:
I have been looking online for a source for small quantities (about 4 oz or
so) of OEM Canon inks with which to refill my CLI-8 cartridges. Does anyone
know of a source?

(I have heard that using non-OEM inks is risky--is that people's
experience?)
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Do you think it likely that Canon has a factory making its own inks?

I've used supermarket refill inks for several years on a Canon mp160 (every
6-12 months we buy new PG40 and CL50 cartridges and we refill them as
necessary) and had no problem with it.

Most times a genuine cartridge will survive 3-5 refills.
 
OG said the following on 3/23/2010 5:58 PM:
Do you think it likely that Canon has a factory making its own inks?

I've used supermarket refill inks for several years on a Canon mp160 (every
6-12 months we buy new PG40 and CL50 cartridges and we refill them as
necessary) and had no problem with it.

Most times a genuine cartridge will survive 3-5 refills.
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Thanks. I hadn't thought about the lifespan of the cartridges. How do
I recognize when a new cartridge is needed and not just a refill?

Ken K
 
Ron in NY said the following on 3/21/2010 8:03 PM:
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There is already a vent under the cellophane on the top of the cart. The chip
resetter I got came with 5 bottles of ink and different instructions. I drill a
hole in the front of the cart, above the exit hole and inject ink through the
sponge and into the reservoir. I don't have to plug the hole afterwards either,
and no ink drips out. Where did you order your chip resetter from ??? If it is
called the "Redsetter", it will probably come with ink and those same
instructions. You can refill the carts as needed--not necessary to do all at the
same time.


RON
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Thanks for the info. I found instructions somewhere that show putting a
needle through the sponge, injecting 3-4 different directions, then
remove the ball on top of the reservoir, replacing it with the rubber
portion of a plunger from a 1 cc tuberculin syringe (I have legal access
to them). What I am wondering with your method is whether, if I can
fill the reservoir by drilling a hole and sealing it with glue, is there
any reason to remove the ball valve that seals the top of the
reservoir??? Seems like there would be no reason to remove it. (What I
don't understand is when you say that you drill a hole in the "front" of
the cartridge, which is the side you consider the front??)

Thanks
Ken K
 
Do you think it likely that Canon has a factory making its own inks?
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Yes - they are big enough to have this option.
I've used supermarket refill inks for several years on a Canon mp160 (every
6-12 months we buy new PG40 and CL50 cartridges and we refill them as
necessary) and had no problem with it.
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On the other hand I seriously doubt that the stuff sold in supermarket
refill inks always comes from the same source, same ink, same quality.

Personally, I sometimes buy 5x100 or max 5x250 ml and will refill for
ages.

- Martin
 
Martin Trautmann said the following on 3/24/2010 12:48 AM:
Yes - they are big enough to have this option.


On the other hand I seriously doubt that the stuff sold in supermarket
refill inks always comes from the same source, same ink, same quality.

Personally, I sometimes buy 5x100 or max 5x250 ml and will refill for
ages.

- Martin
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Which brand of ink do you recommend, Martin?
 
Ken said:
What I am wondering with your method is whether, if I can
fill the reservoir by drilling a hole and sealing it with glue, is there
any reason to remove the ball valve that seals the top of the
reservoir??? Seems like there would be no reason to remove it. (What I
don't understand is when you say that you drill a hole in the "front" of
the cartridge, which is the side you consider the front??)

Thanks
Ken K
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Ken,

Turn the cartridge upside down, with the exit hole facing up. If you look
closely, you can see the passageway between the actual reservoir and the sponge
chamber. The instructions that came with my chip resetter/refill kit says just
drill a hole in the front of the cart, at the same level as that passageway.
Then you insert a long syringe through the sponge and directly into the
reservoir chamber. You drill the hole directly above the ink outlet right
through the front face of the cartridge. It takes a few tries to get into that
passageway, but you get better with each successive refill.


RON
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Which brand of ink do you recommend, Martin?
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Typical brands in Germany are KMP, InkTec or Jettec

KMP mostly sells cartridges, while some sources do sell ink in e.g. 100
ml, 250 ml or 1000 ml bottles.

Some do sell printrite, under various labels.

- Martin
 
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