Tesco refill kits-How good?

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If refilling it 'may' be advisable to stay clear of 'universal' inks
the inks same ink that can be used in Epson & Canon printers say
from my learnings its better to use formulated inks

Epson is a cold ink whilst Canon has to boil it hence inkjet an
bubble jet, meaning to say my way of thinking 'may' have to be
different formulation

Just my learnings onl

Davy
 
Epson is a cold ink whilst Canon has to boil it
sence inkjet and bubble jet, meaning to say my
way of thinking 'may' have to be a different
formulation.
Just my learnings only
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Agreed.... not only this but the canon ink seems more viscious than the
epson r200 dye ink... even when looking at formulated aftermarket ink
for the same printer.

There is some universal ink in the states at costco called IMS that
while it works so so for canons... it's by no means perfect.

Tesco might be Jettec.... I can't say for sure but i've seen it
referenced as such in this group.
 
Davy said:
If refilling it 'may' be advisable to stay clear of 'universal' inks,
the inks same ink that can be used in Epson & Canon printers say,
from my learnings its better to use formulated inks.
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THOU WILST STAY CLEAR OF ALL AFTERMARKET UNBRANDED INKS. IF YOUR
PRINTLOAD IS HIGH AND YOU CAN FIND (LOOK REAL HARD) BRANDED PREFILLED
CARTS THEN THAT MAY BE MORE ECONOMICAL AND YOU SHOULD ROLL THE DICE.
FOR IF YOU GET MORE THAN THE BREAK EVEN NUMBER OF CHANGES BEFORE THE
CLOGS RUIN THE PRINTHEAD THEN JUST GET ANOTEHR PRINTER.
 
Blair said:
Has anyone experience of using the Tesco refill kits?
Blair
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Found something on the Net called the "Tesco Value Inkjet Refill Kit".
From the poster's review it appears to be a universal-type refill ink -
an ink formulated to work in most printers, most models. This is NOT a
good compromise. Whether this strange ink concoction will work satis-
factorily in your printer, I don't know. There will always be certain
risks, including poor print quality, using ink of this type.

Experienced users in this group prefer refill inks specifically MADE for
our cartridge types. In plain English: ink that is formulated for only
one brand of printer and only certain models within that brand.

Spend a little more and get a "real" kit ;-) . . .

-Taliesyn
 
Taliesyn said:
Found something on the Net called the "Tesco Value Inkjet Refill Kit".
From the poster's review it appears to be a universal-type refill ink -
an ink formulated to work in most printers, most models. This is NOT a
good compromise. Whether this strange ink concoction will work satis-
factorily in your printer, I don't know. There will always be certain
risks, including poor print quality, using ink of this type.
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THE RISKS ARE TRUE FOR ALL UNBRANDED NON OEM NON GENUINE INKS
 
Tyler said:
We all agree, refilling with universal ink would be as stupid as taking
advice from a troll. Stay away from both.
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DUMB QUESTIONS RETURN DUMB ANSWERS. BUT MAYBE THE STUFF IS GOOD FOR
THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PRINT. HAPPY CLOGGING. I GUESS IT IS TURKEY
DAY. CAN U SAY GOBBLE GOBBLE
 
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There is no such thing as a dumb questions... only dumb answers... from
people who have no experence.

But according to you refilling is perfectly safe for heavy users...
only light users risk clogs... which is in part true as we all know
inkjets will dry out if left off and unused. I'm not going to say
Tesco's kit is anygood as I don't know anything about it... only those
universal kits while often being the lest spendy per ml are often work
somewhat OK in one printer and piss poor in others. In the UK there
are require a few off the shelf solutions as well as refill inks from
the likes of OCP and Lyson or imports like Image Specalists or
Formulabs. While I have no direct experence with OCP or Lyson your far
far far more likely to find others with experence with those brands and
make a valued judgement based on others *experence*.
 
Taliesyn said:
Found something on the Net called the "Tesco Value Inkjet Refill Kit".
From the poster's review it appears to be a universal-type refill ink -
an ink formulated to work in most printers, most models. This is NOT a
good compromise.
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If its a Tesco 'Value' range I'd say avoid it. El cheapo hot chocolate
is fine, or the cheap bread for toasting purposes, but I wouldn't trust
the stuff in a printer, unless I was about to throw it out and there was
nothing to lose.
 
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