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Replacing a half empty cartridge with a full one will have no effect on the ink level since the sensor had not detected an out of ink condition, which is the only condition that can be detected. However, replacing an empty cartridge with one that is only half full will result in the ink level...

I'd completely forgotten about Fullmark. I used to get their ribbons for my IBM ProPrinter and Okidata 320 back in the late 80's but haven't used their inkjet products. The ribbons were OK, but nothing to set them apart from the competition except for the very low price. They are a Singapore...

Both Canon models you mentioned would be excellent for a job site, but your requirement of 11x17 eliminates them. A work around would be to continue using the HP1200 for the 11x17 output and get a Canon iP4200 for photos (the iP4000 and MP780 are discountinued and hard to find). If you still...

I'm amazed (shocked / horrified) that a vendor would recommend using bleach on a printhead. Bleach is a caustic chemical which can easily cause extensive damage to the delicate printhead components. Windex or a dilute solution with non sudsing ammonia has been the most recommended chemical...

Back flushing would certainly be a good idea, but in all likelihood the OEM tanks are OK to refill without any problems. At most there would be some dried ink on the outlet filter material. If so, then rinsing that area will dissolve any dried ink. I've refilled empty cartridges older than that...

Don't overlook the fact that failing ink cartridges with inadequate ink flow can be mistaken for a clogged printhead.

Any hardware store I've ever been to has a specialty fastener/parts assortment - usually in plastic pull out trays. Home Depot has an even larger section. All of them have stainless, nylon and brass screws and o-ring assortments.

I'm puzzled as to your concern over reusing the damaged yellow tank. If it's cracked you run the risk of all the ink leaking out and causing more of a mess than you want to think about. As to the dye vs. pigment determination, you can do the swab test on plain paper by tanking a sample from the...

I'm the one who uses 10-32 nylon screws. See the following thread for pictures of cheap third party cartridges which have been threaded for use with the screws. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=433 To cover a few of the concerns you mentioned in the original post. The threads...

Since the original yellow cartridge was cracked, it's no good anyway and should be discarded. One of the black ink tanks must have had a slight air leak caused by an improper fill port seal. Excess ink leaking out of a black tank can get wicked back to another tank. Due to it's position in the...

The larger BCI-3eBK pigment ink cartridge is only used when plain paper mode is selected. For all other paper modes black is either from the BCI-6BK dye ink cartridge or is a composite of CMY.

All the third party cartridges I've seen have a rubber or silicone plug sealing the fill hole. I can't remember if OEM Canon tanks have the same type plugs or if they are sealed over with plastic. For tanks with a sealing plug there isn't a need to make another opening. Remove the plug and use a...

Lifting the lever won't cause any harm to the printer. It's only there to lock the printhead into position. Hint: break off the outlet seal on the ink tanks and then hold them on with a rubber band before doing the initial ink fill. The caps on some of the tanks are attached more than is...

Alexandereci I want to clarify a couple of items in the above posts: 1: HobbiColors does indeed sell pigmented black for the BCI-3EBK cartridges. 2: Since you will be paying for international shipping, it would be in your best interests to order as much as possible at one time. 16oz of each...

Dave at HobbiColors only lists a few items on eBay which IMNSHO isn't such a good idea. His eBay store needs to list a more complete product offering since he does have a much wider selection available. i.e. individual bulk inks in larger quantities, extra refilling supplies, and extra tanks...

CIS stands for Continuous Ink System. See www.inksupply.com for photos and prices. CIS is mainly for Epson printers. On Canon printers, CIS setups aren't as necessary due to the ease of refilling and swapping ink tanks.

I own all three printers if you consider the ip1500 to be essentially the same as the ip2000. I wouldn't have purchased the ip1500, but since it was a freebie with a new system that's why I have it. Text print quality is excellent on all three, but surprisingly I think the ip1500 may have...

The current models of the Pixma's are iP4200 and up with prices starting around $100.00. I don't know much about the 8500, but the ip3000, 4000, 5000, 4200 and 5200 are all great printers. The iP8500 is too expensive and seems like overkill for what your client is needing to print. I have an...

Any of the Canon Pixma printers (ip3000 and above) will print a very nice image. The paper surface is most important in getting a crisp image. I print many labels with my Canon printers, but it's on old plain paper pin feed stock torn into individual sheets. Even then, the label is pretty good...

It sounds like you have an electronics problem with the printer. Try using an OEM cartridge, either new or refilled with ink from one of the favorite suppliers mentioned here. While it's highly unlikely the ink cartridge has anything to do with the problem, it wouldn't hurt to eliminate one...