I have always drilled a hole at the top of the cart and filled from there.. I see some instructions show you to remove the ball and do it from there... what is the difference ??
I just go another printer that has the same carts as my older printer. I have a refill kit but only enough plugs for the first set. So what can I use that could be found at a hardware store to plug the new carts after filling..
Thanks
I don't feel good about a used printer... these things have such an unknown shelf life and a used one is not that cheap and could die or be clogged tomorrow...
I have a coupon for $25 off at staple.. and am looking at either the mp560 or the ip4600 for $75
I never used the resetter on my old printer
With the inks I have for the cli-8 carts... are there other canon printers with different cart that I can use the same needles and inks to refill... might make it easier to find a replacement printer..?
Pixma iP3600 Photo Printer for example ???
If my printer is toast I would like to replace it with another canon that uses the cli-8 inks..
or any other printer that I could use the same refill kit that I have. I've filled so many of these carts that I am quite comfortable doing it, after spilling my share of ink.. (on paper) I have...
I tried all the hold down button suggestions online. I took out the head and put it back in.. I didn't do anything to the head except wiggled it good when putting it back in and still have 5 blinking orange lights.
I do hope to get this running again.. if it is toast I would like to purchase...
I have been using what seems like the easy method with success.. just drill a hole in the ink chamber, fill and plug.. I see other instructions with two holes.. removing the ball ????
Joel
This is the larger black cart from the cli series.. It did run dry..
I refilled it and cannot get it to work.. It's the the printer because I moved it into another canon printer I have and it does not work there either... Can it be saved.
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Well can't complain about...
yes held down the button.. and also made sure the cart is sitting well.. cleaned the chip... no change. Went to Staple to just buy another yellow and at $18 , I don't think so.. I know I can get it a little cheaper
I get an error .... ink tank error, replace ink tanks on which ink lamps are off.
These tanks are original canon tanks refilled once.. They worked fine after refill and then it began blinking. It seems to be the yellow and large black.. I have a ip4200 in the house and tried putting them in...
Yea... I was hoping the process would just be once... It doesn't happen everytime I go to print but does happen here and there after the first round of warning screens :( .. maybe soon someone will devise a crack for the print drivers :)
Printer keeps giving me warning messages about the empty cartridge one after another screen and then the canon warning about the cartridge... takes many screens before I can print again. This is all after I replaced the cart and already went through these messages and held down the printers...
I read the instructions on how to fill.. basically just drill the whole in the reservoir tank.. fill... use his plug.. cover air intake and squeeze sponge section until about 5 drops come out and your done.. I've been reading through some posts here and all seem more involved than this.. So...
:/ okay if I were to go the refill route.. a good source for that ?? price and quality equally important.
And I know I can probably seek out the instructions, but if you can piont toward good simple instructions that would be great.. In the past I found people putting up different approaches and...