BulkInkJetCarts

[JV]

Summary of non OEM cartridges Tested

BIJC#1 & BIJC#2 carts were purchased from www.bulkinkjetcarts.com at $1.79 per cart for BIJC#1 and $1.86 per cart for BIJC#2 including shipping. Contact is Scott 1-888-259-3827. www.2for1imaging.com and several other web sites are at the same Atlanta, GA address as BIJC. Per Scott all ink (non OEM Canon carts) sold in USA come from 3 chinese manufacturers.

OA100 carts were purchased from www.private.abacus24-7.com at $2.50 per cart for 8 carts including shipping.

See Post #23 for comparison of the cartridges tested.

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[dashisiong]

the manufacturer #2 one is from Inklab?

 

[JV]

dashisiong,

Scott confirmed that BIJC#2 are from www.inklabcartridge.com. Pictures of BIJC#2 used to be on their web site. The manufacturer is Multi Union. See Post #21.

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[JV]

In www.jv70.cjb.net click on Ink Cost_BIJC#2 to get the Excel spread sheet of the above.

Ink with a new cartridge cost for BIJC#2 is 15.7 cents per 8 x 10 photo print when unused ink in carts is included. If unused ink is not included then cost is 13.4 cents per print. With the spread sheet it was calculated that the 26 cart group gave the lowest cost.

The ink cost is from printing 205 8 x 10 photo prints plus 216 plain text sheets with some graphics. It was assumed that ten plain sheets use as much ink as one photo print. All cleaning cycles are included. Ink density of 1.04 g/cc was used as measured for BIJC#1. Each cart was weighed a number of times to calculate the amount of ink used as was done with BIJC#1 in Post #9.

In www.jv70.cjb.net click on Ink Graph_BIJC#2 to get the Excel graph of the above.

The ink plots for all carts fell in one group except the first PC cart for an unkown reason fell below the rest. The carts were used until the "empty" signal, except the PC carts were used til the "low ink" signal. The first PC cart was near the lowest measured ink, of 2.1 cc, in the sponge chamber of an "empty" OEM cart. One Y cart was also used until "low ink" to get a ink sample.

Average difference between "low ink" and "empty" was 0.6 cc.

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[mytime45]

On BIJC#2 there is a dot with printed "PUSH". At what point and if ever it should be used?

 

[JV]

mytime45,

I scraped off the label and found a 3 mm hole thru about half the thickness of the case at the "Push" location on top near the center of the ink tank. I could stick a needle thru it. It must be an alternate location for refilling the cartridge. The carts would usually be refilled by removing a rubber plug 8 mm forward of the 3mm hole. I have not refilled yet.

JV

 

[drc023]

On BIJC#2 there is a dot with printed "PUSH". At what point and if ever it should be used?

The word 'PUSH' is printed there just as an additional instruction for someone installing the ink cartridge. You push on it to seat the cartridge in the print head assembly.

 

[mytime45]

Im on second set of BIJC#2 cartridges. First BCI-3eBk stopped printing after several pages, there was ink in the chamber but sponge looked dry. After puncturing the tape, ink transferred from one chamber to other. But, because I forgot to seal the hole, the cartridge was empty by next day. This morning my son notified me about problem printing some papers. Same black ink is giving us problem. Just have to remember to seal the hole this time. I had problems with colors and still have them. I think that the uneven flow of ink is the problem. Every time I think I have got the colors right, they change. But for me, bigger problem is black BCI-3eBk; there is something wrong with those cartridges. We will see. I have 2 more waiting to be used.

 

[JV]

mytime45,

What printer are you using? I only have experience with the BCI-3eBk (BIJC#1) carts on a i860 printer. It is printing without problems and with good photo colors without a printer profile. With BIJC#2 on the iP8500 printer I was getting a green cast on brown and black colors that was corrected by Grandad's printer profile for the Old Ink Grabber carts.

Puncturing the carts most likely is not necessary since the first about 30% of ink comes from the sponge chamber without a reduction of ink in the ink chamber. See graphs in Posts #9 and #34. The sponges may look dry but there is still ink in them. You can only determine the amount of ink in the cart by weighing the cart.

Is there some cleanup required inside the printer of the ink you lost from the punctured BCI-3eBk cart? I have not had that experience, but someone on this forum may be able to help. You could call Scott, 1-888-259-3827 at BIJC.



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[mytime45]

I'm using Pixma MP760