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Actually, the problem I had before was clogging caused by cross-contamination between my photo black and print black inks in a worn head. It had been on the shelf for a long time. Great, thanks very much. Now, when I use this suspect cyan cart again, what's the safest way to test it?

I'm using the German method to refill. I maybe should have mentioned that I'm using 220/221 carts, and cannibalizing the 225/226 chips. I'm not sure why you say this is an on-going problem. This is the first hardware problem I've had w/this printer. I topped up the magenta, put in a different...

Whoa! How did this happen? I looked at all the colour carts and only the magenta tank seems empty (but the chip says the cart is 3/4 full) However, it seems that the cyan is what's missing but there's plenty still in the cyan. Here's a scan of what's happening: And here's what it should look...

I bought a bunch of 220/221 cartridges to act as 225/226s for my MG6120, and put the 225/226 chips into them and that's worked rather well for me so far. However, I seem be missing one CLI-226BK cartridge and one PGI-255PGBK cartridge. I don't care about the cartridges, but I'm going the need...

Actually, it looks like 3mL was too much. I filled the syringe with 5mL, and maxed out the tank well before I emptied it. It looks like the sponge is saturated, because several days later none of it seems to be missing. I guess I'll fill the other virgin cartridges with about 7.5mL.

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7483 Ok, so it seems we are arriving at consensus: I should put another 4-5mL in (on top of the 5mL already in there). So, I'm curious as to what's wrong by overfilling by a small amount.

Fill as in to the top? I was also told (a few months back) that it's better to err on the side of underfilling. I don't remember any explanation as to what the dangers of overfilling are, but that underfilling (at least by a little) was not dangerous.

I'm more a fan of the German method. I only use topfill when the hole is already breached. So I've got one telling me that that in addition to the 5mL I've already put in, I should put in another 10. On the other hand, I've been told that the sponges hold no more than 1.5mL, which doesn't seem...

And another problem is that I already sealed the top (I didn't use any hot glue, just the plug and Al tape that octosomething provided. How serious a mistake is that?) so the subsequent fillings will have to be done German. "Empty" in this case, means not a drop of ink. The transparencies were...

I did that. I used the top-fill method this time, because the hole wasn't yet plugged. Now that it is, and taped over w/Al, I'll have to use the German method. So I still have an empty tank and no idea how much more I should add.

I know full well, it went into the empty sponge. So clearly I need to put more ink in than what would be for an almost-saturated sponge. So I bought a bunch of 220/221 cartridges as transparent alternatives to the 225/226s that go into my MG6120. I was told to fill the tank (the magenta one)...

Thanks for the advice. Come to think of it, I really should have known better. Anyway, it didn't tell me if I would always have clearance--only the time when I tried it.

Ok, so I'll go for 5.0000mL. And I'll let you know how it goes, but don't hold your breath, because no news is good news and generating bad news could take a while, if ever at all. Oh, anyone want any unused PGI-220/CLI-221 chips?

Actually, in the end I went with the 221s because they have a transparency that makes it easier to see what you're getting yourself into. What your printer might not like is the chips that come w/the 221s, so you'll have to salvage the appropriate ones. Make sure Mr PrecisionColors knows what...

But isn't there a danger in underfilling it? If the chip reports that the cartridge is not empty, won't the printer try to print while short of ink? I was told that was dangerous. Also, if I do err on the side of underfilling, then I'm back to my question on what to do about the empty sponge.

BTW, I usually do German, but the tops are open right now. So I'll top fill them this time, then seal the hole and German fill every other time after. Ok, so I can err on the site of quite a bit more then. Thanks.

I'm ready to start filling these transparent PGI-220/CLI-221 substitutes for the opaque PGI-225/CLI-226 that Canon expects me to use for my MG6120, but now I'm confused on the question of amounts. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=52047 recommends that I fill by weight. I've...

I think there's something in what Hat's saying. Sure the coins weren't knocked off during calibration when I opened the cover, but I can't generalize to assume that the cartridges won't ever be given more height. I think I'd better just forget about the plugs.

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Well mine has a lip, too. How did you get the head to get that close to it, though? Did you pull the plug when it was in that position? BTW, I did the test w/the 225/226s. Could it be that the 220/221s have a higher profile?