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Lynn, it's quite obvious that you are experiencing an 'infant mortality' failure, this occurred with my first s9000--after a few months, thankfully, I did not have repeat performances from my subsequent 9xxx's. I strongly recommend that you take up Canon's offer and install a new printhead...

Rodbam, not quite, but what you said will work. I use the Colormunki to profile my monitor and printer. Your being in the land of Oz and those astronomical prices, I suggest to check around for local camera clubs or friends with profiling devices and bring over a few beers with your...

Rodbam, I have gone down that path with my Canon i9900 and Pro 9000. When I switched to OCP ink several years back, I simply refilled each OEM cart as they emptied and replaced them. I did not get any bizarre eruption of colors, however, I did immediately run a new print profile and continued do...

Wil, thanks for a most intelligent and well done response. We both use the OCP inks and the same paper arsenal plus others. I believe we have shared posts previously here and on dpreview. I am presently using the Colormunki for my profiling, having sent my Spyder3's back to their web. I would...

Lynn, I have previously used 10,20,60 ml syringes over the last decade+, they are infinitely less convenient than squeeze bottles, the stiction factor alone is a PIA. NOT recommended. 2 or 4 oz squeeze bottles AOK! As Stratman states, "there is no definitive right way"--but there are many wrong...

Stratman, my reply addresses Joesph's situation and was not intended to paint a brush stroke over all refillers. We have responded to his previous posts and are aware that he is not printing in large quantity, desires to keep his hobbyist costs down and was searching for a good quality...

Joseph, there are several suggestions I will offer to protect your investment and future printing sanity. Unless you are printing several hundred prints daily or weekly my suggestions are: 1: Purchase 3 8 oz bottles (squeeze bottle preferred), fill each with each color. 2: Continue the use of...

visit Ross Hardie http://store.inkjetcarts.us/pro-9000-c104.aspx For 7 or 8 $ you can buy prefilled carts. If you just need the R&G carts, buy those. If you have used CLI8 carts, but not R&G ask to buy just the chips for R&G and mount them on any of your used CLI8 carts and relabel. His ink is...

***********DO NOT DO********* 3. I will be purchasing 1 liter of ink from InkTec or some other brand of ink. I will pour about 30 ml of ink into the 2 oz. squeeze bottle. After injecting ink into the ink tank I will pour the remaining ink in the squeeze bottle back into the 1 liter bottle. For...

You are close enough, over the last decade when refilling a cli8 or bci6 with 'no' ink in the refill chamber I find 8-10 ml does it. With the new 'black hole' carts, a weight scale and and 'top' filling can take over. We still do not want to over saturate the foam, so blindly waiting for...

Using the classic ON/OFF power routine get the head to move freely by hand. Can you move the printhead smoothly across the carriage by hand--can you feel any rough or tough spots causing this behavior. I'm curious if a piece of crap is riding the 'rails' and randomly binding. "There seems to...

I assume you are in the US. If so, start with the Costco Kirkland Pro Glossy paper. It is quite well received and inexpensive: 4x6 300 sht ~$13 8.5x11 150 sht ~$18. If you are not a member, as a friend. No friends? Go to store and ask a customer to but it for you! It's an excellent paper...

Gentlemen please! We are creating a 'tempest in a teapot'. I do not microwave my ink on a regular basis, nor do I freeze them yet. My suggestion is based on the known scientific fact that cooling a 'physical' material or group of materials in contact slows down chemical interaction. With...

I recommended the microwaving of the ink in the squeeze bottle after it has been replenished with ink from the refrigerated bottle. This obviously will occur only once for the ink contained in the squeeze bottle, after refilling the cart the bottle is placed along side the other bottles near the...

ff: there is no additional sealing material--not needed the rubber cap is soft. There is a small 'sealing ridge' at the bottom that yields a snug fit. irv weiner

Bertil, you right on. Get some 2 or 4 oz squeeze bottles and store the remainder in the frig--if you are desperate for a refill-reload you empty squeeze bottle and microwave for 10-12 secs!! ld allan: here is my updated list of the 'good guys': These are some of the vendors that are most...

Rocco, visit Ross Hardie;s Inkjetcarts site (http://www.inkjetcarts.us/support/article/epson-pro-3880-3800-refillable-cartridge-installation-tutorial-file.html) Search for his article on the initial priming of the refillable carts or email him asking where to find the article. I purchased...

ldallan, here is the correct url for the 1813 caps that fir the CLI8 carts--I dont know what you found with 469. http://www.rjettek.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/469 irv weiner

Roy, thanks for the kudos. I observe the same concerns with 'many' camera club members--their artistic skills are high, their techno knowledge inadequate and their fears regarding equipment usage bordering on paranoiac. The use of 3rd party ink filled carts is the major hurdle--the dominant...

ldallan: Here are the exit port caps that I use on my CLI8 cats, work very well. Check their #1916 plug for the refill port. Thr exit port caps let you store the carts side by side. http://www.rjettek.com/catalog/product_ cts_id/469 Instead of the syringes you might prefer squeeze bottles...