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@turbguy thanks for the reply so ur saying that the plastic tape is better than aluminium? i've got plenty of the stuff! i actually purchased aluminium tape after the advice given on the video :( the german method with the hole in *defintely* has an effect i can't see where i could have gone...

@Grandad35 thanks for the reply i taped the carts exit with aluminum tape and refilled leaking was still there, but controllable (but hugely messy) EDIT: where can i get those clips in the UK? + rubber band?? can u give some links to videos that show how to do... i probably don't need now...

OK... The same happened to all of the cartridges The video I started with was this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaxI2QPWLWA I've looked at other videos and they all use an orange clip before filling with ink The above video didn't mention :( Is this where I went wrong? EDIT: where do I...

First time doing top refilling Yellow ink cartridge leaking!!! I suspect the others might leak as well What am I doing wrong? I followed octoink video on youtube I'm using aluminium tape BIG disaster so far :( HELP! I need to print urgently before midnight!!! Thanks Omar

I've decided to switch to top filling (after a reply on the forum) Is it OK to start top filling a cart that I've been German filling? Or do I need to start with a new cart? Thanks Omar

@PeterBJ thanks for the reply yes: it was fibres top filling? for some reason, i thought the german method was the best i will do as u advise and get another cartridge the problem with octoink is that the postage costs are too expensive (not the fault of octoink of course - it's thanks to the...

I used the big fat syringe and orange clip from Octoink to purge my PGI 520BK This had been messing around for a long time - very hard to fill + I can never fill upto the top - always would leak When I had clear water in the cartridge, I could see small bits of debri - I assume these were from...

thanks for the link it's got me thinking now... what do the ink refill shops have that is sooo special? what kind of machinery do they have?

@PeterBJ thanks for the great reply oh... i assumed the car shop stuff was ok? question: what do the print cartridge refill shops use?

They charged £1 some time ago at the car shop for 1 litre the last time I bought a few years ago I'm sure they've put up the price Where else can I buy a bigger quantity to get a good price? Thanks Omar

@The Hat, thanks purge: flush with normal water and then finish with distil water? thanks

Always OK after 1 or 2 head cleans, but always fails again I had a similar problem with the blue. Solution was to replace Should I do the same? Or maybe try flushing the cart first and giving that a try? Thanks Omar

I *always* have trouble refilling the PGi-520Bk in my Canon MP640 It will take 60% ink in and then JUST refuse to take anymore I've no idea what I'm doing wrong It starts dripping out both outlets Any ideas? Thanks Omar

@mikling thanks for the awesome reply. very educational. the only conclusion from which is that: don't buy new canon printers? @The Hat thanks for the list. really useful. i did a quick check on amazon. ALL new canon printers seem to have the newer cartridge. am correct in saying this...

@The Hat, let me put it another way: what new printer would you recommend that is easy to refill + gives good prints and lasts a long time? the answer cannot be canon as they have the new cartridges (i assume) let me know the answer thanks

thanks for the replies hmm.. so does this mean when buying a new printer, you should *avoid* canon and go with epson for example? (assuming u cant buy one of the other older models) normally, i always recommend canon and say forget other models!

thanks for the reply i dont buy the bit about single use carts the reason why there are 3rd party single use ones is because no one has bothered trying to crack them since it's just not worth it :) surely ALL canon chips are meant to 'single' use anyway and are meant to be non-resettable? i...

why wont it ever be possible to reset? what clever things have canon done? what's the quality of the 3rd party carts? thanks

I'm looking for best practices to refill CLI-551 / PGI-550 cartridges I assumed you could get the older transparent carts and swap chips I looked under the newer cartridges and the underside shape is different (Do you think someone told Canon??) :) Thanks Omar

@The Hat you are awesome! i thought it was a pretty dumb question to ask :) but i thought i'd ask anyway don't need the large format right now... but if you have... would love to have thanks!