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    Experiment: pigment ink in Epson XP-15000 dye ink printer

    TBH, that was my first thought and I'm fascinated that you decided to do this as I'd pretty much decided it wasn't going to fly. So, long term it's going to be interesting to see how things go with this and, to be brutal, rather you than me ;) As to limiting your endeavours to your expertise...
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    Canon pro 10 "strange yellow"

    I've provided some instructions on how to flush the cartridges to remove any possible issues such as different ink formulations combining poorly in a way that promotes clumping/clogging... and also helping to flush the internal mesh and sponge in the cartridge. I can see I need to do a more up...
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    SERVICE MANUALS LINKS - post here -Compliments of PeterBJ

    Closest thing you'll find is this disassembly guide for the Pro-100: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/canon-pro-100-cabinet-removal-procedure.14918/ I've noticed that the Pro-10 and Pro-100 seems to be incredibly similar in terms of case design, so it may well be enough to get you where...
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    "Epson Printer Utility 4 cannot be launched"

    I wish I could give you a definitive answer on this but where MacOS is concerned I'm a total n00b. I'm not aware of any specific firmware updates incorporated into the drivers and while HP are actively pushing out those sorts of "improvements" I'm not convinced Epson is following suit via...
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    Artisan 1430 Begins Startup for a moment, then all lights are flashing. USB connects for split second?

    It looks like a General Error which is never fun but you need more data so here WICReset is your friend. Grab a download via 2manuals or our more limited one at https://www.octoink.co.uk/goreset Get it installed and then run it. The function you need is the "Report" button (not the reset...
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    Bought a used Canon Pro-10s - Do I try and return this or is it still salvageable/fixable?

    As an aside, one thing that's not been suggested is to save some time and buy yourself a new printhead. You're obviously in the UK so the best source for one of those is here: https://www.crc-tasktron.co.uk/product/20010/genuine-canon-print-head-qy60085010 (CRC-Tasktron are the service centre...
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    Epson L6570 Printer firmware

    Did some digging and it seems the L6570 manual does mention that there should be firmware available but I'd done a lot of digging around and can't, for the life of me, find any Epson site that has it. One site claims to offer it but it's actually just a bait site with a firmware version that's...
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    Bought a used Canon Pro-10s - Do I try and return this or is it still salvageable/fixable?

    Disclaimer: I sell remanufactured OEM cartridges with pigment ink so I am by definition biased That aside, I looked up the cartridges sold by the Cartridge people and they look like the, frankly, bloody awful sponge in a box cr*p that we've seen in the past that uses the tech from non-pigment...
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    Why does somebody call a thermal printer low-end?

    If it's anything like the Zebra G420d then you need to look up how to recalibrate the printer to the media it's using. For the Zebra it's a case of pressing and holding the button until you get a double flash then release but I'd expect your printer has a different process. This is one of those...
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    Refill megatanks

    Can they? Haven't tried to physically open one of those bottles as yet so don't know if there's protective designs that make opening the bottles harder but don't see why not otherwise. The only caveat I'd add though is make sure your "old" ink isn't so old that it's developing biological growth...
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    Pro 10s magenta

    As Borut has said, there's enough reports about the Grey that we're investigating whether our ink has not been filtered properly or if the bottling process has not been correctly completed (ie: bulk ink containers not properly mixed/agitated before rebottling) such that there's an over...
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    Pro 10s magenta

    I'm actually going to disagree on this point but only in the sense that any air in the cartridge will be taking up space that should be taken up by the ink. So, if the cartridge is running close to what the chip thinks is empty, then there's a risk that the cartridge will run dry which is never...
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    Pro 10s magenta

    Sounds like I need to do some more video content. I've found that there's a plethora of ways to use the flush clips (they don't make breakfast in bed though... Dangit! :hu ). Where they really come into their own is when you need to remove air, and when someone messed up and put the wrong ink...
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    Pro 10s magenta

    Quite a lot to unpack in this thread from the last few days so I'll bullet point: 1. Get rid of the air in the cartridges. I'd strongly recommend using a flush clip (and syringe) to do so but note you will need to pull the whole lot (ink included) out of the cartridge then refill again with the...
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    HP Firmware lottery - Again

    The short answer is "I don't know" but I'd like to think that you would be fine so long as you didn't install any new drivers. The "don't know" part of it is not having any data on whether HP have been adding firmware updates to their driver updates or indeed to the Windows Update updates...
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    Canon G6050 / G6020 and/or G7050 / G7020 models sought

    Putting out a request for anyone who might find themselves reading this and who has a Canon Megatank 6000 or 7000 series printer that is showing error code 1700 or anything that indicates the waste ink pads are full. I'm slowly working my way through different printer models with a view to...
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    Successfully serviced two clogged Artisan 1430s perfectly - Small milestone

    Thanks for sharing that... Did some digging and it's possible to get the same tools using keywords "4 piece hook set".
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    G6020 Woes Black no print and now 5B00

    Resurrecting this thread with a G6050 which I'm intending to document the process for fitting an external waste ink tank to and the reset process too if I can. Has anyone come any closer to figuring out how to reset these and which (if any) software version/tool is compatible? Any help...
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    Project? - i1Pro cradle needed

    Okay so this gets weird now... I've taken the arm back off (powered off obviously), turned everything upside down, etc... Rotated everything to their limits, etc... then put it all back together and assumed it was game over for now. Then I decided to make a video of the actual problem so I...
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    Project? - i1Pro cradle needed

    Ah... So, effectively the same as the timing strip and disks in inkjet printers then. Hmm... Any ideas how I get to them to clean them up. As things stand I've got no recourse for sending this back and I have all the tools I'll likely need, so I can take this thing apart to clean it if needed?
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